Tagged: culture

RAD Emergency Bra

The RAD Emergency Bra is a bra convertible into face masks with a radiation sensor incorporated into the body of the bra. It costs $50.

Creepy Halloween Costumes From The Beginning of 20th Century (24 pictures)

Long before there were tons of mass produced Halloween costumes to choose from at Spirit and before women tried to out sexy each other, there were these eerie homemade outfits. We have no complaints about the contemporary sexy costumes, but when it comes to giving you the willies, there is no comparison between the giant papier-mache heads and cloths with eye-holes of yesteryear and the popular horror movie character, ill-fitting, overpriced, mask of today. Also, being faded black and white or sepia toned photos adds to the sense of macabre. And here’s a haunting thought to leave you with: all these people are dead!

Amnesty International awareness campaign ‘Not Here But Now’ (11 pictures)

Amnesty International in Switzerland launched an award-winning human rights awareness campaign, “Not Here But Now”, using outdoor poster s on walls in Swiss cities in June 2006. The aim of the campaign was to remind people that human rights violations were occurring within a few hours flight from Swiss cities. Swiss cities are linked with troubled zones: Gaza and Zurich, Somalia and Geneva, Israel and Basel, Iraq and Basel, China and Geneve, Liberia and Winterthur. This poster here is Gaza and Zurich.