Good News
October 29, 2021

Keanu Reeves Gifts His Stuntmen With Personalized Rolex Watches Worth $10,000 Each

Keanu Reeves has often been dubbed “the nicest guy in Hollywood.” He’s humble, down-to-earth, and he even has a private foundation that aids several children’s hospitals and cancer research projects. The Canadian American actor once again showed that he has a heart of gold. He recently gifted each of his John Wick stuntmen with $10,000 Rolex watches as thank-you gifts.

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Installation
October 29, 2021

Swirling Ceramic Installations Raise Awareness For the Fragile Beauty of ‘Our Changing Seas’

Inspired by the sea, artist Courtney Mattison expresses its beauty and fragility through her large-scale ceramic installations. In creating intricate sculptures of coral reefs, she relays the importance of this underwater ecosystem—one that is under serious threat because of us. We’ve marveled over Mattison’s work before, particularly Our Changing Seas, which is an ongoing series that features ceramic sculptures depicting coral artfully arranged on walls.

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Cats
October 28, 2021

Woman Turns Her Chilled Out Cat Into a Zen Garden

Cats are pretty chill, but there’s one feline in Sydney, Australia who’s so relaxed, that she’s become a zen garden. Professor, writer, and poet Sarah Holland-Batt used a tiny rake and some stones to transform her cat, Lola, into what looks like a Japanese landscape. Lola’s sand-colored fur makes the perfect surface for creating swirling rake patterns, and the chilled out cat seemed more than happy to sit still while being mindfully combed.

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Cars
October 26, 2021

Creative Design Turns a VW Bus Into a Luxury Pontoon Boat

If you’ve ever dreamed of dropping everything and taking an epic road trip across the country (and even if you haven’t), then you’ve likely encountered the concept of van life. The freedom of living on the open road has its appealing qualities, and it has blown up in popularity in recent years. Long gone is the stigma of “living in a van down by the river.” Ironically, that’s actually the fantasy for some people now.

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