In ancient Greek Mythology, there were 9 Muses--goddesses that inspired artists and scholars in different fields, including poetry, comedy, astronomy, and history. Prudent people would venerate them in the hope of recei...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Muses-for-Modern-People/If you have 3.2 million dollars to spend on a bulletproof suit chances are you have something worth saving, at least on paper.And if you happen to be one of these wealthy targets for violence you need to check out the Di...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/The-Diamond-Armor-Suit-For-The-Distinguished-Super-Spy/(Revenge of the Blue Fairy t-shirt now on sale at the NeatoShop)We may have gotten used to the Disney versions of classic fairy tales when we were children. It's a good thing because the original sources for those movies...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/In-the-Original-Story-Pinocchio-Murdered-Jiminy-Cricket-Got-His-Feet-Burned-Off-And-Was-Then-Hanged-and-Left-for-Dead/[http://youtu.be/kEhnVAJmHJQ] (YouTube link)There are some things that are just too much to ask of a child. Daddy, I love you, just don’t ask me to promise that! Anything but that! You know how daddies are protecti...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Repeat-After-Me/How much potassium does your regular umbrella have? I’ll bet that you’ve never even considered that question. This cute umbrella from Firebox comes in both ripe (yellow) and unripe (green) ve...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/This-Banana-Umbrella-Keeps-You-Dry-and-Well-Nourished/You don't have to love salad to love the look of it -or to wear it around! This fresh fascinator will surely draw the eye and start conversations. And it's not only a hat, it's a one-of-a-kind artwork.Costume designer Ma...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Salad-for-Your-Head/Decades after she told us all to go ask Alice and feed our heads as the singer for seminal rock band Jefferson Airplane, Grace Slick still had white rabbits and whimsical images of Wonderland dancing around in her head,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Go-Paint-Alice-The-Artwork-Of-Grace-Slick/(Photo provided to the Citizen-Times of Asheville, NC)Grayson Bruce, 9, is a student at Candler Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina. In defiance of gender stereotypes, he likes the cartoon M...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Good-News-9-Year-Old-Bullied-Brony-Will-Be-Allowed-to-Bring-His-My-Little-Pony-Backpack-to-School/We’ve brought you plenty of pun headlines, but there are so many more that never get published, because they are rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. Heds Will Roll is a fairly new Tumblr blog f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Heds-Will-Roll/MyCKs Sato painted this charming watercolor image. It's set near the camphor tree at the heart of the Hundred Acre Wood, where a flying ace dog and a wizard's apprentice take a day off from their labors....
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Totoro-and-Friends/The annual Diagram Prize for the oddest book title has been awarded to How to Poo on a Date: The Lovers' Guide to Toilet Etiquette. The winner was decided by votes, and the book by Mats & En...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/The-Oddest-Book-Title-of-the-Year/(Video Link)Spring has sprung once again, at least in some parts of the world, but have you ever wondered about the forces at work behind the scenes? Who is responsible for turning back the sheets of snow and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Springtime-Has-Sprung-In-This-Classic-Happy-Harmonies-Short/Thirty years ago, French artist Thierry Noir surreptitiously painted elephants, bunnies, and faces on the Berlin Wall. It wasn’t just a subversive act of protest; it was very dangerous. Noir painted mile after mile...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Thierry-Noir-Thirty-Years-of-Political-Street-Art/(Video Link)As combat sports continue to grow in popularity, and MMA style fighting inevitably gives way to something closer to full blown Thunderdome, there arises a need to protect the combatants so they ca...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/High-Tech-Battle-Armor-For-Weapon-Based-Combat-Sports/[http://youtu.be/TpaQYSd75Ak] (YouTube link)This Singing Nun has her Sister Act together! Sister Cristina Scuccia, a 25-year-old nun from Comiso, Sicily, sang Alicia Keys’ hit song “No One” on the Itali...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Suor-Cristina-on-The-Voice/(Images via Myles McGuinness)Taking a spin on this free-floating skateboard ramp is not only more thrilling than busting smith grinds at your local skate park, it's also more dangerous, which is why it's floating atop La...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Awesome-Free-Floating-Wooden-Skateboard-Ramp/[http://youtu.be/yJ7-v7xVm3I] (YouTube link)Tom Fletcher of the band McFly writes a song for every personal milestone in his life, the most popular being his wedding speech song medley, but the pregnancy announcement was...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/From-Bump-to-Buzz/Sergei Nikolayev Knurov, a chef in Ukraine, built this model sailing frigate. The 30-pound hull is made of 17,000 coins held together with a silicate glue. The sails are made of paper currency. According to Oddit...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Model-Ship-Built-out-of-Coins/Seattle has its share of mysteries, but one that everyone seems to enjoy is the Coke machine at the corner of John Street and 11th Avenue East. This vending machine is far from new; in fact it looks like a soda machine f...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Seattles-Mystery-Coke-Machine/(Video Link)You don’t have to be a film scholar to notice one interesting/signature thing about all of Wes Anderson’s movies- they contain an inordinate amount of extremely symmetrical shots. Clearly Mr. Ande...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/An-Exploration-Of-Wes-Andersons-Obsession-With-Symmetry/Just look at these banana dolphins! A kid wouldn’t be able to resist helping himself to these treats, even if he is one of those who’s made up his mind to hate fruit. Luz of Luz’s Unique Creations gives...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Banana-Dolphins/I don't know about you guys, but if there's one thing my house could always use, it's more storage. That's why I simply loved writing this fun article on shelving units for Homes and Hues.The designs range from the fun t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/16-Absolutely-Awesome-Shelving-Systems/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5V5bNnA-Lg](Video Link)Baby Christian wants to sleep. But when he hears the Bruno Mars song "Runaway Baby," he can't help but dance his little butt off. His father, Walter Piper, says, "T...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Baby-Jams-Himself-Awake/Forget magazine clippings and newspaper headlines. If you really want to put your finger on the pulse of American culture, just flip through an edition of the Joy of Cooking.The ubiquity of the Joy of Cook...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/The-Genius-of-The-Joy-of-Cooking/7 Theme Parks That Helped Inspire Disneyland (Mental Floss)Apparently, Danny Trejo Loves to Make Bread Shaped Like Cute Animals (Geekosystem)10 Fascinating Facts About Roses (The Presurfer)Fan of Veronica Mars? You Just...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Neatolinks-Danny-Trejo-Making-Adorable-Animals-Out-of-Bread/[http://youtu.be/pTFL9l5SkDU] (YouTube link)Annmarie Richards is an extraordinary Jamaican woman with a big heart and lots of love for children who need it. Over the years, she has taken in and raised 32 street children...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Annamarie-and-Her-32-Kids/I love this idea! Etsy seller Zuzia Zuber, a designer in Poland, makes rolling pins with unique print designs, including burgers with fries, dinosaurs, dogs, cats and text. She uses locally sourced wood...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Custom-Rolling-Pins-Print-across-Your-Dough/Cat Alarm Clocks Are The Best Alarm ClocksDoes your cat do this? It’s been a long time since I was awakened by a cat, since there are four people in my house who are all equally as likely to fill the cat dishes...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Cat-Alarm-Clocks/These are so cute! Etsy seller Veselka Bulkan, an artist in Munich, Germany, makes all sorts of different crafts. But my favorites are these needle felted vegetables that dangle down from from their leav...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/21/Felted-Vegetables-Hang-from-Cross-Stitch-Hoops/
