Animals
February 22, 2016

Everyone Is Falling in Love with This Cat with the Most Beautiful Eyes

Coby The Cat has given new meaning to the phrase “cat-eye.” With his gorgeous baby blues, the British shorthair manages to entrance his many (274K!) Instagram followers with each and every snapshot. Aside from the oceanic color of his iris, Coby's eyes have a thick, black line around them with a slight flick at the outer corners–making it look as though the cat's an eyeliner expert!

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Books
February 19, 2016

Book Giveaway: "Felines of New York" Reveal What Urban Cats Are Really Thinking

Comedian and photographer Jim Tews combined two separate Internet favorites–Humans of New York and cats–to make one lighthearted series filled with laughs called Felines of New York. “I just felt HONY was ready to be parodied. It's an amazing project, obviously, but it's very serious sometimes. To the point of being depressing. So I thought doing it with cats in some manner would give it some levity,” Tews told us.

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Photography
February 17, 2016

Loving Husband Plants a Field of Scented Flowers for His Blind Wife to Smile Every Day

When Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki married in 1956, they took on a difficult, yet gratifying, life together. Every morning, the pair would rise early to care for their 60-cow dairy farm and they raised two children along the way. They barely had time to rest, but hoped their hard work would one day pay off when they retired and took a trip around Japan. Unfortunately, these plans changed when Mrs.

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