Creative Products
January 17, 2019

This Company Makes Custom Slippers to Look Just Like Your Pet

When you have a furry best friend, it’s natural to want to celebrate them in any and all ways possible. Cuddle Clones is making it easy—and extremely cozy—to display your love for your favorite kitty or pup thanks to their custom creations. The company fashions handmade fuzzy animal slippers that are the spitting image of your beloved pet, down to the patterns in their fur and the distinctive expression on their face.

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Art
January 17, 2019

What If People from Famous Paintings Were Modern-Day Instagrammers Taking Selfies

Before the invention of photography, portraits were rendered using oil paint and were reserved for those wealthy and powerful enough to afford the artist commission. Nowadays, anyone can take an instant photo of themselves on their smartphones. It’s so common, in fact, that the act of doing so has been given its own well known term—the selfie.

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Animals
January 16, 2019

Pet Owner’s Webcam Captures Adorable Lovefest of Her Cat and Dog While She’s Away

Have you ever wondered what your pets get up to when you’re not at home? Perhaps you suspect your fluffy pals of moving your slippers. Or maybe you just want peace of mind knowing your pets are happy and content when you’re gone. If so, you’re not alone—one pet owner known as elphaba1 on Reddit recently decided to install a secret camera so she could film her pets’ shenanigans while she’s at work.

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Environment
January 15, 2019

‘The Guardian’ Swaps Out Plastic for Compostable Wrapping to Reduce Harmful Waste

Readers of the UK's The Guardian newspaper may have noticed something a little different when they received last weekend's edition. Instead of receiving the newspaper's supplements in the normal plastic packaging, everything was placed inside a silky translucent wrapper. No ordinary plastic wrapper, The Guardian‘s new packaging is made from potato starch, meaning it's completely biodegradable. In fact, rather than placing the new wrapper in the recycling bin, it should actually be composted or placed with food waste.

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