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The unusual art installation stretches for 2.5 kilometers from the King West district to Canoe Landing Park. The author of the project is the British theater company Station House Opera. Ilana Altman, co-organizer of the event: “The magic of this project is that it brings joy to everyone here. This domino playing field includes businesses and homes. It encompasses all the streets as well. So we had to...

Do you dream of losing weight without strict restrictions and enjoying delicious food? The Mediterranean diet is your answer! This style of eating has been recognized as the best system in the world by US News&World Report for the fourth year in a row and has even become a UNESCO cultural heritage. Suitable for everyone from children to the elderly and pregnant women. Based on the nutrition of...

Flying a gas balloon across Europe, and at speed. This is exactly what the participants of the famous Gordon Bennett Cup, the oldest gas balloon competition in the world, do. This year the participants started in Munster, Germany. To the cheers of the spectators, 21 balloons took to the air. The goal was to fly as far away from the starting point as possible. From Germany, the balloons traveled westward...

Funny images are presented by dog owners on this stage in Moscow. They have created costumes for themselves and their pets specially for the competition which takes place during the Petshop Days festival. One of the most colorful was a team of divers. The scuba tanks are made of plastic bottles, and hoses are made of cables. Arina Denzel, festival participant: “Inspired by this aerodynamic image of our...

When it's time for Shani to go to work, she doesn't have to say goodbye to her Essie - the woman can simply bring the dog with her to the office. Shani works for an insurance company in Hobart, Tasmania. And it's been a great place to bring her dogs for years. “Everyone lights up when a dog walks around the call center and you can reach out and rub it. It makes people happy.” At first, dogs could only...

Dozens of Afro-Cubans with bouffant hair walked the red carpet in Havana. This is the third African-style hairstyling contest in Cuba. Women, men and, of course, children take part in it. Elaine Calderon, mother of a contestant: “My son has been wearing his hair in the African style since he was a kid. He has participated in several of these contests. He loves it and he is also pleased that his hairstyle...

The legendary footballer Ronaldinho has arrived in the TRNC on a visit. The two-time winner of the FIFA World's Best Footballer title landed at Ercan Airport on Thursday evening. Ronaldinho visited Northern Cyprus to attend the International Summit Awards organized by Turkish media group Pars International. The event will take place at a hotel in Çatalköy. Local media captured the world soccer star at...

Fluffy pets in fashionable outfits and accessories take to the catwalk in New York. All, of course, are accompanied by human models. The collection was designed by designers from various brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Caryna Nina and Johnathan Kayne. The FurBaby show is taking place ahead of New York Fashion Week. But the main thing here is not the outfits, but the charity. More than 20 dogs participate...

Berlin's specialty currywurst is celebrating 75 years. It is a sliced fried sausage dipped in a tomato and curry sauce. The dish gained popularity in the hungry post-war years, but it has not lost it even now. The Curry 36 café in Berlin has a queue every day. Cafe Curry 36 has been operating in the Kreuzberg district since 1981. The sauce is said to have been invented by Herta Heuwer, who ran a humble...

Using cutting-edge high-resolution microscopy, researchers were able to track the developmental stages of butterfly scales, tracing their formation from caterpillar to butterfly and revealing how they become so vivacious. Their work reveals that actin, a protein in butterfly’s scales, orchestrates the intricate arrangement of the colorful structures. Conducted at the University of Sheffield and the...