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Call it the Beyoncé effect: At this year’s Grammy Awards, the supernaturally fresh skin and relaxed waves that the singer has made her signature seemed to have infiltrated the collective subconscious. 

With all of music’s biggest and brightest under one roof, making an entrance at the Grammys is just as important as the performances themselves.

As the sun of a new day rises above the arid plains, the majestic lion surveys his majestic realm in all of its majestic majesty.

No creature is safe from the cruel snap of his mighty jaws!

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“Hi dear Cute Overload, This is my tuxedo cat Mephisto’s, toe beans. I love that it’s so funny with the black-and-pink pattern! Your site always cheers up my day, thank you for that!” -Nikki (from Macon, GA)

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The Earth is home to some wonderful things. There are thousands of unique landscapes for us to explore, hundreds of nations all with their own rich histories and cultures, and there are billions of individual life forms all on their own journey. We also have booze.

Arguably some of these are common knowledge: Guinness is from Ireland, Vodka is from Russia and Tequila is from Mexico. But can you guess where Hawaiian Sea Breeze comes from? Hawaii? Yeah. Okay, how about Single Malt Whiskey? Or Vitalo?

Travel around the world in 80 drinks; how many do you know?

Around The World In 80 Drinks | Wine Investment

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One of the more amusing news bits to come out last week was the announcement that would be releasing a special "sing-along" version of Frozen into theaters on January 31st, 2014. What's amusing is that it's exactly one week before the debut of Warner Bros.' The Lego Movie. Now a sing-along version of Frozen in its 11th weekend of release isn't likely to make much of an impact, as it's more of a cheap shot along the lines of Disney reissuing The Little Mermaid one weekend before the release of 20th Century  Anastasia back in 1997. But the move shows both that Disney is in a position to be punking their competitors again, as well as the fact that for the first time in forever (sorry), Warner Bros. Animation is actually a serious competitor. I had thirteen people at my house this Saturday, ages ranging from 2 to 65. Every single one of them wants to see The Lego Movie.

If your advertising campaign’s goal is to redefine beauty and help High School girls accept and even embrace the flaws so studiously eliminated on magazine covers, you’ve got an uphill battle ahead of you. But Dove is fighting (and maybe even winning) that battle, and one of the ways they’re doing it is by putting the selfie to more empowering use.

The short doc Selfie, embedded above, shows how the company used the expertise of professional photographer Michael Crook and the oft-mocked ‘selfie’ to help High School girls and their mothers embrace the unique traits that they have, over the years, tried their best to hide.

The process involved giving the girls a photography workshop on the power of self-portraiture (much better term than selfie workshop, in our humble opinion) and then sending the girls home to take pictures of themselves that purposely incorporate the parts of them they didn’t like.

Those photos were then put up on display in an interactive exhibit where people were encouraged to write something they liked about the picture on a sticky note and attach it to the portrait.

In the end, of course, this is a marketing campaign, but the video struck a chord with us regardless. The practice of excessive retouching is so abhorred that some of that hate is spilling over onto photography as a whole. But photography is, or at the very least it can be, a great source for good.

To learn more about the Beauty Is campaign or ‘join the conversation’ with your own selfie, head over to the Dove website here.

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This is an amazing research that confirms music can improve brain functions, and that there’s a strong correlation between musical training and certain other mental abilities such as levels of memory and attention, and language development in children.

“We therefore hypothesize that musical training (but not necessarily passive listening to music) affects attention and memory, which provides a mechanism whereby musical training might lead to better learning across a number of domains,”

Trainor, Director of the Institute for Music and the Mind at McMaster University in Canada

Read the full story by TunedBody here.

Now that you know how music can enhance our brain powers, you should really immerse yourself in music more, or even take up an instrument to play. Also look at this infographic presented by University of Florida on the psychology of music to understand more about how your brain respond to music.

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I love coffee. To me it’s a magical elixir that helps me both wake up and not punch somebody in the face in the morning. But despite being many people’s caffeinated beverage of choice, few know just how good it is for you. So next time somebody goes on a rant about you should quit coffee, drop some of these knowledge bombs on them.

1. It helps to burn fat

There’s a reason why caffeine can be found in most fat burning supplements. In fact, it’s one of very few naturally occurring fat burning substances. Studies have shown that caffeine boosts your metabolic rate by 3–11%, and increases fat burning from 10–29%.

2. It increases physical performance

Get your minds out of the gutter, I mean with sport!

The caffeine in coffee can increase your adrenaline levels. Also, it can release fatty acids from your fat tissue by stimulating your nervous system. They then enter your blood stream and thus become available as fuel. It’s therefore hardly surprising that coffee can lead to significant improvements in physical performance. You can utilize it by having a cup roughly half an hour before hitting the gym or engaging in any exercise.

3. It reduces the risk of diabetes

Research has revealed that people who drink coffee are on average 25–50% less likely to get type 2 diabetes. Obviously, you’ll negate this risk if you add sugar to your coffee…so maybe don’t do that.

In addition to this, a 20-year study showed that diabetics who were coffee drinkers were 30% less likely to die from the disease.

4. It can make you smarter

There’s a reason that some of the world’s greatest revolutionaries sat around in coffee houses. We’ll ignore the fact that many of them were also smoking.

When a person consumes coffee, the caffeine within it blocks an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain called adenosine. This has a stimulant effect because more neurons in your brain begin firing, which leads to improved energy levels and brain function. Trials have shown that some of the improvements within the brain include memory, reaction time and general cognitive function.

5. Coffee is good for brain health

Research has shown that drinking coffee can help to prevent numerous neurological diseases, including those that are age related. Some of these include:

• Alzheimer’s 
  Despite the fact that there is no known cure for this disease, there are preventative measures you can take, such as eating healthy. Coffee drinkers can be up to 65% less likely to get Alzheimer’s.
• Parkinson’s Disease
  Similar to the above, there still isn’t a cure for Parkinson’s. However, coffee drinkers are between 32% and 60% less likely to develop it. This has been attributed to the caffeine within the beverage itself, as decaf drinkers have not exhibited the same resistance.

6. It fights depression

Sorry all, these statistics may be a bit, well, depressing.

Research from Harvard has shown that women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day are approximately 20% less likely to suffer from depression. In addition to this, anyone who drinks four or more cups a day can be up to 53% less likely to commit suicide.

7. It could aid in the prevention of some cancers

Coffee seems to protect against two particular kinds of cancer—liver and colorectal. This a big deal, because they’re the third and fourth leading causes of cancer death, respectively. Research has shown that coffee drinkers can be up to 40% less likely to develop liver cancer and 15% less likely to develop colorectal cancer.

8. Coffee protects the liver

The liver is an important organ that helps hundreds of functions throughout the body. One of the worst diseases that can affect the liver is cirrhosis, which can be caused by things such as fatty liver disease and hepatitis. Surprisingly, studies have shown that people who drink four or more cups of coffee a day can be up to 80% less likely to develop cirrhosis.

9. Coffee increases energy

As previously mentioned, caffeine can effect your brain positively when you imbibe coffee. One of these effects is increased energy. This is why you feel so delightfully perky after a cup. Just be careful of the subsequent caffeine crash afterwards.

10. Increased Life Span

Considering that we’ve been discussing a bunch of rather bad things that coffee can prevent, it’s hardly surprising that it can subsequently extend your life span. In a particularly large-scale study, men who drank coffee had a 20% lower risk of death, whereas women were sitting at 26%. This study was conducted over time periods between 18 and 24 years.

11. It’s delicious

…no wait, you guys knew that.

Most of us consume it every day, but how much do we really know about caffeine?http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/these-10-facts-about-coffee-will-blow-your-mind.html 11 Surprising Benefits Of Coffee That Make It More Irresistable

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Here we see Rule of Cuteness #46 (Sleeping in a yin-yang position is cute) in action, demonstrating that when you’re with a soft friend, there’s always enough pillow to go ’round.

Via Cute Emergency.

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A história da propaganda brasileira é repleta de campanhas publicitárias de sucesso. Não há duvidas que várias dessas campanhas proporcionaram comerciais incríveis. Comerciais que marcaram época e são referência hoje em dia, sendo estudados nas faculdades de Comunicação e Marketing espalhadas pelo país.

Como não se lembrar dos garotos DDD da Embratel, dos animaizinhos da Parmalat ou das tartarugas estúpidas da Tortuguita? Essas campanhas foram veiculadas nos anos 90 e nos fazem sentir uma pontinha de saudade. Você se lembra de alguma delas? Caso a resposta seja sim, provavelmente irá sentir-se velho. Confira a minha seleção e deixe o seu comentário sobre algum comercial que te marcou.

Embratel – DDD

Tortuguita – Estúpida

Garoto – Compre Batom

Parmalat – Mamíferos

Yakult – Sandy e Junior

Ping Pong – Splash Comercial

Antártica – Pipoca com guaraná

Sukita – Tio da Sukita

Bombril – Piada suja

Faber Castell – Aquarela

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It’s been a while since the era of the incredibly slow dial-up modems and excruciatingly buggy operating systems, yet still there are problems with slow computers. They are frustrating, time consuming and yeah, often you want to throw your computer out of a window.

US adults waste 4.1 days a year waiting for slow computers to catch up, that’s 16 minutes a day. That doesn’t seem like a lot, but our time is fleeting and precious. 50% of those surveyed stated they were aware they needed more exercise but felt they didn’t have the time to do it, and slow computers are part of the reason we are wasting our time.

37% of people said they felt more drained after waiting for their computer than they would have done if they had worked out. So, what can we do? Well, if you need or enjoy using your computer then you need to figure out why it’s slow and fix it – you can do this by cleaning and decluttering your software, and by installing better operating systems and browsers. If you’re not that bothered about being on your computer then simply do something else; go for a walk, read a book or do something else that you enjoy more than waiting for your dumb computer.

Is Your Slow Computer Affecting Your Health? | Crucial

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Sometimes the most simple, clean hairstyles are the most stunning. This infinity symbol shaped bun is no exception. We get so carried away with texture sometimes that we forget about the chicness of a clean bun. Thought this would be a way to mix it up and keep it from looking boring. Here’s how I did it!

1. Grab a fine tooth comb, various bobby pins and u-pins + a ponytail holder.
2. For this one we put the ponytail a little lower, but as you can see in the top photo on the girl with blonde hair, we put it a little higher. Your choice! Secure the elastic– you want it to be pretty tight. Don’t worry about fly aways, we’ll lock those down at the end.
3. You’re basically going to twist the hair into a “circle 8″ shape. Start by pulling it to the left and twisting upward {toward the top of your head} as you see her doing in photo 3.
4. Circle it around as if you’re going to make a regular bun and use large bobby pins to secure as you go. I like to put them in every inch or so. Should take about 2-3 large bobby pins to secure it on the one side.
5. Once you get to the middle add a couple small bobby pins there to make sure you’re not pulling the other side. You’re now going to be twisting the same direction, but you’ll start rolling it downward as you come around the curve {see photo 5}
6. Keep pinning as you go. Use smaller bobby pins as you get to the end. Personally, I find that you really only need the larger ones to secure the first side as it’s SO heavy.
7. Secure the tail end under the bun using another small pin.
8. Now go around and add any extra u-pins you need to lock it all in place.
9. Last, smooth using hairspray and a fine tooth comb.

Keep this one simple. Just think about making a “circle 8″ and you”ll get it! Check the balance of your infinity bun in the mirror when you’re done. The great news is, this bun still looks really pretty if it starts to get messy! Click read more to see a couple of extra images from other angles. From the side it looks like a basic bun! From the back it looks like much more. Good luck!

We tried to show you some Sea Otter Mama & Bebeh In The Tide Pool Action from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but the video was taken down for some reason.

(UPDATE Jan. 28: It’s baaaaaaack.)

Check out these photos from Zooborns, and this video on the MBA Facebookster.

Photos by MBA. Also submitted by Maureen P.

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“A is for apples, some green and some red, B is for breakfast we’re having in bed.”

As a lover of unusual alphabet books — including ones by Gertrude Stein, Maurice Sendak, and Edward Gorey — I was delighted to come across a new edition of the 1989 gem Quentin Blake’s ABC (public library) by the great Sir Quentin Blake who, besides being famous for illustrating many of Roald Dahl’s stories and the first Dr. Seuss book not illustrated by Geisel himself, also illustrated Sylvia Plath’s little-known, charming children’s book.

Blake’s quirky watercolor-and-ink drawings and zany verses emanate his irreverent humor, enchanting young readers as much as they tickle grown-up imaginations.

Quentin Blake’s ABC is an absolute treat from A-Z. Complement it with advice to kids on becoming an artist from Blake, Sendak, Carle, and other illustrators.

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Há 30 anos, a Apple lançava seu primeiro Macintosh – “o computador que mudou tudo” – e, para comemorar, a empresa lançou uma linha do tempo que reflete os principais usos de suas máquinas nos anos seguintes.

Cada modelo é representado por um profissional diferente, nas mais diversas áreas criativas, contando como o Mac mudou sua forma de trabalho.

Os visitantes do site apple.com/30-years são encorajados a contar qual foi o seu primeiro Mac e qual uso deu para o computador. Com esses dados, a timeline apresenta gráficos em tempo real. Nos primeiros anos, os Mac’s eram utilizados para educação e processamento de textos. Atualmente, email e internet dominam, obviamente.

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Calma, não precisa entrar em pânico: o Facebook está bem. Ele não foi vendido, fechado ou riscado do mapa. Mas, se a pesquisa publicada pela Universidade de Princeton (EUA) estiver certa, é possível que algo do gênero aconteça daqui uns três anos. De acordo com o texto publicado, atualmente a rede social do Zuckerberg já estaria em sua fase de queda. O artigo usa como argumento a informação disponível no Google Trends, que mostra que a palavra “Facebook” vem sendo menos utilizada nas buscas há cerca de um ano. A data de “fim” proposta pela pesquisa é resultado de um cálculo (bem confuso, por sinal) usado para determinar como doenças infecciosas se espalham (!). Sim, ela compara a rede social a uma doença infecciosa (pelo modo como as ideias são “espalhadas” por meio da comunicação) e chegaram a conclusão de que em 2017 o Facebook já deve ter perdido 80% de seus usuários. Para reforçar a teoria dos três anos, a pesquisa aplica o tal cálculo ao caso do MySpace, que foi criado em 2003. Se seguirmos a lógica do estudo, o MySpace teria tido seu ápice em meados de 2008 e declínio total por volta de 2012.

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Assim como eu, imagino que muitos de vocês cresceram assistindo aos clássicos da Disney, aqueles bem antigos (e em VHS), como Branca de Neve, A Bela e a Fera, A Espada Era a Lei, Peter Pan, Alice no País das Maravilhas, Pinoccchio e por aí vai.

Para trazer a tona lembranças da infância, abaixo deixo para vocês 53 pôsteres originais das mais famosas produções de Walt Disney, dos mais antigos até alguns bem recentes.

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A publicidade e propaganda mudou muito desde os anos 80 até hoje. Esse pequeno documentário de 1987 é bastante interessante e curioso para os novatos que estão começando nesse mundo publicitário, ilustrando muito bem a evolução (não muito diferente) da estrutura de uma agência de publicidade.

Destaque para todo o processo manual que o setor de arte tinha de desenvolver.

Vale o play.

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The USA Northeast has been blasted yet again with a giant winter storm. Not everyone seems to have a problem with it.

Photo Creditos~
Shutterstock provided photos of Dogue De Bordeaux dressed with hat, scarf and sweater, German shepherd puppy running behind tabby cat, & Dogs In Winter.

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[What's all the laffing about? Trying to get a little sleep here if ya don't mind!]

“Her name was Crackers for a few days! – a friend of mine had to mind her for a couple of days before she was re-homed. She was found in some bushes but found a nice home soon after!” -Luke R.

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GOOD GRIEF, look at that FACE! And..THE FEET! Er, flippers! Whatever!

This is Otter 649, so named because he is the 649th stranded otter to be brought into the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research and Conservation program since 1984. Learn more about 649 here, and check out their live Sea Otter Webcam!

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You’re a cat, and you’ve had one for the record books. But remember…in this Dog Eat Dog world of ours, it’s good to be The Cat.

Helder C.’s wife giving their kitteh Nina the deluxe treatment.

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Too many of us are always seeking for happiness, believing that happiness is something that we need to chase and catch. Yet so few of us have figured out true happiness is not a destination but the path we’re actually leading.

“Happiness is a journey, not a destination; happiness is to be found along the way not at the end of the road, for then the journey is over and it’s too late. The time for happiness is today not tomorrow.”  - Paul H Dunn

Happiness happens at your least expected moment. So stop chasing it, enjoy every second of your life and you’ll feel it.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU: On happiness | ZEN PENCILS

Why are some people always happy? 18 Things Happy People Never Do

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Produções lindas, maquiagens, acessórios e prêmios rolaram, mas talvez uma das coisas mais legais da noite tenha passado despercebida. Enquanto Cate Blanchett conversava com a repórter Giuliana Rancic, na cobertura do tapete vermelho do E! Entertainment Television, uma câmera indiscreta filmava a atriz dos pés à cabeça, como faz com todas as celebridades mulheres. Mas pela primeira vez que a gente se lembra, uma mulher tombou esse sexismo. Cate abaixou e falou pra câmera: “Você faz isso com os homens?”

Sabemos que a intenção é mostrar o look, mas que deve causar desconforto pra algumas mulheres, deve. Afinal de contas, não é legar estar lá falando do seu trabalho enquanto os olhos do receptor estão no corpo (quem nunca?).

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