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Taking to Quora, a traveller asked: “I always see this small black triangle on the inside of airplane walls. What does it mean or do?” Several commenters responded, explaining what the triangle does. One, Steven Hoober, revealed: “It is a mark to tell the best position to view various exterior bits of the aircraft. “Only […]
Sarah Jacobs/Business Insider Walmart was once considered the symbol of everything that was wrong with the retail industry. Now, Amazon is taking on that undesirable role. Fish’s Eddy recently put a sign in its window reading “F*ck Amazon: Fish’s Eddy is prime!” The founder of the quirky New York City store assured Business Insider that the […]
– From the August 2017 issue – The first design studies for the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen were made in 1973, appropriately, out of wood. Clay was far too amorphous a material for the domineering angularity of this proto-SUV. Its styling suited the G-wagen’s intent when it was released globally (but not in the U.S.) in 1979. […]
Controversial opinion: I wonder if there’s actually anywhere real-Dale Cooper would fit into the new Twin Peaks. His chipper attitude, fixation on quaint detail, and generally hurried air would all be completely out of place in a series that’s reconfigured itself as an experience stripped specifically of those qualities. As we now reach Part 9 with Cooper […]
Published time: 5 Jun, 2017 01:50 Amid the chaos of the operation to stop three armed terrorists near London Bridge, which ended in a hail of bullets and seven people dying, one man seemed to exemplify the city’s defiant spirit and the famous British “Keep Calm and Carry On” attitude. Given the horrific nature of […]
In his 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class, the economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen wrote that “conspicuous abstention from labor … becomes the conventional mark of superior pecuniary achievement.” In other words, the richer one gets, the less one works and the more likely one is to try to show off one’s ample […]
Illustration: Sam Woolley According to Overwatch lore, D.va is a pro gamer who serves and inspires her country. In real life, D.va’s role is starting to mirror her in-game persona, as she becomes a symbol of hope for women in South Korea. While millions protested and gathered worldwide for the Women’s March on January 20th, […]
