Designs
With the Pacific Games beginning shortly, we felt it was fitting to cast our minds back to the first time the nations of the region came together in Suva for the first South Pacific Games (as it was called then) in 1963. Specifically we’d like to talk about one person who was too young […]
Would you bid on a piece of history? A red sweater that was worn by the iconic Princess Diana that featured a single black sheep among rows of woolly white sheep has sold at auction for more than $1.1m. The Sotheby’s auction house said that there […]
It’s the S we all most likely drew at some point growing up: But what is it called and where did it come from? Well, the first question is relatively simple to answer The official name for this S is “Cool S’ and as to where it comes from, that’s a bit more complicated […]
Suumit Shah, a 31-year-old CEO of an e-commerce platform called Dukaan based in India, is getting torn to shreds online for firing 90 percent of the company’s customer support staff after arguing that an AI chatbot had outperformed them. In a lengthy twitter thread laden with screenshots from action movies such as “iRobot” and “Limitless,” […]
An ambitious plan to fly travellers across the world via space would see the flight time between the UK and Australia drop to a mere two hours. The flights would enter space for a period of time before descending back into the Earth’s orbit – slashing a good 20 hours of flying time in the […]
Affectionately referred to as “fashion’s biggest night out,” the Met Gala 2023 is a fundraising benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The event welcomes stars, young creatives, and industry paragons. The 2023 Met Gala theme will be ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’ to honor Karl Lagerfeld, who was a […]
The most powerful rocket ever developed is about to attempt a launch. Known as “Starship”, the rocket has been built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. It stands about 1200m (400 ft) high and is designed to have almost double the thrust of any rocket in history. Musk said, “It’s the first launch of a […]
The glowing road markings use simple photoluminescent techniques used in children’s toys and the result is that road lines and marking can be seen much easier at night. The markings were tested on a 1km stretch of the Metong road outside Victoria, Australia and are part of 70 projects looking at making the area safer […]
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From returning to the sky to fly for another airline, to being recycled for parts or moving to an aircraft boneyard, the possibilities for retired aircraft are seemingly endless. Some have been converted into restaurants, museums, cafes and even party venues. But this private jet turned luxury villa, located on a clifftop on the Indonesian […]
