This multi-level, multi-material marvel of architecture is home to a family just outside of the busy streets of Paris. Colboc Franzen & Associes designed the House in Sevres, a three-story structure with a varied cross style layout where one rectangular section sits across the top of the section below. Each section is adorned with its own distinct material, with the top section covered with what looks like reclaimed wood, the middle section a slatted metal with floor-t0 ceiling windows, and a bottom section with aged, rusted metal and climbing ivy....

Friends with benefits has become an increasingly popular phrase in recent years, as people continue to discover innovative (and sometimes inventive) ways of dealing with their complex social lives. Also read: What are friends with benefits? From a purely objective perspective, it’s fair to say that a friends with benefits situation is usually far less complicated than more traditional romantic partnerships. Because these sort of relationships tend not to be extremely serious, both parties are able to enter into them freely and play by different rules – rules that suit their dynamic best....

It’s been six years since Skype-enabled mobile one-to-one video calling, and now the Microsoft-owned messaging app is expanding the feature to multi-person calls on iOS, Android, and Windows 10 Mobile. You can add as many as three additional faces. It’s worth noting that this update doesn’t just allow mobile to mobile group video calls, where everyone is staring at a smartphone or tablet. It also means that people can still join a group call being held by friends who are all using desktop computers....

Using chopsticks may be intimidating. Some who didn’t grow up using chopsticks are pretty reluctant to use the thing. Understandable – using chopsticks does kind of look difficult. But it isn’t really. You just need to learn how to use chopsticks the right way! Once you’ve mastered the skill of eating with chopsticks, they can be the most wonderful kitchen utensil. A spoon and fork, a pair of tongs, a knife, and a whisk all rolled into one!...

Feeling that life has no meaning can make you question everything about who you are or why you even exist. Maybe you’re not quite so philosophical, but you seem to lack a guiding principle for your life. You find yourself thinking, “My life has no purpose, and I don’t know why I’m doing what I’m doing.” Perhaps your job has grown stale, or you don’t know if you’re in the right career at all....

La Hedrera is clearly Mediterranean in identity, but also in location. It rests less than 10 miles from the Mediterranean coast in Alicante, Spain, but is far enough away to offer peace and privacy to its inhabitants. La Hedrera is perched near a peak of the Sierra de Aitana mountain range, overlooking a 1,200 acre hunting preserve with active local wildlife. It’s as much a home of the country as it is of the coast, and it is still close enough to modern Alicante for urban amenities, dining and entertainment....

The new Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce is the latest in a line that bears the “Superveloce” moniker. It translates from Italian to English as “high speed”, and it represents the fastest of each model Lamborghini produces. Before the Aventador version, Lamborghini showed off the Murcielago Superveloce, a remarkable vehicle of its own but one that can’t match the power of the LP 750-4. It’s a semi-annual relay race where the last Superveloce hands off the baton to the latest and greatest, and you’re among the first to see the next one in these photographs....

Before we get started, there’s one important point to consider– being a gadget guy is not unfashionable. Every type of guy, from an athlete to a musician to a business man can find their own sense of style from their own type of identity. The same goes for the gadget guy. Don’t shy away from technology if it seems uncool, embrace it– being fashionable is about translating what you’re passionate about into your personal style....

Part One: A Road Trip as a Story Much like a film or a novel, a road trip is a story. It has a cast of characters, a range of scenes and rising action that culminates in a climax– the destination. Telling a good story with photographs has a lot more to do with discipline than equipment or experience, a discipline than any amateur can master. This discipline includes four basic elements: planning, profusion, perspective and progression....

Photographer David Slijper has photographed Natalie Portman for the February 2010 issue of Elle Magazine UK. The 28-year-old Israeli-born A-lister is shown here decked out in high fashion by Sasa Thomann, giving the supermodels of the world a run for their money. We’ve been hopelessly addicted to Ms. Portman since her debut appearance in The Professional, and we remain enamored as Natalie gets better, and more beautiful, with age. Enjoy the shots below, and find the magazine on newsstands now....

The split between DX and FX has been seen as a split for “hobbyists” vs. “professionals”, but it’s not always that way. The new Nikon D7200 DSLR bridges the gap. It’s a professional-friendly camera, and the absolute best a photo enthusiast can get from a Nikon crop sensor device. The Nikon D7200 is a 24.2MP digital camera that features similar functionality as Nikon’s base model FX camera. In essence, it’s the same body as Nikon’s $1,500 D610 DSLR, but built with a smaller crop sensor that costs much less....

The development company FiftyThree have revealed a new iPad app called Paper, a creative illustration tool. This fun and visually compelling app is designed to provide the look and feel of paper to those who are at their most creative when ink, paint or pencil meets paper. If you watch the video and feel a familiarity with this concept, it has been created by the minds behind Microsoft’s Courier tablet concept....

Though the international arms race may be over and the days of ducking and covering when we see a mushroom cloud are long behind us, the threat remains that a madman could start a global holocaust. Which means you should know where to go should the big boom take place. Determining Where Is Safe During Nuclear War Due to the extensive nuclear arsenals that were amassed by the United States and the former Soviet Union, as well as many other industrialized nations to varying degrees, the estimated destructive capacity of current nuclear weapons on the planet is sufficient to obliterate life on Earth many times over....

When you walk into a room, do you feel confident like you own it? Or do you tend to hide in the corner trying to fly under the radar or simply blend in with the crowd? It can be hard to exude confidence as a woman, especially in our competitive, media-driven society that sends so many messages about who we are supposed to be and how we should look. Fortunately, you can become a more confident woman by changing some of your mindsets and practicing the skills of confidence — skills that can be learned....

The Storrs House by Tim Stewart Architect rests on a 44-acre plot of land in Queensland. This vast property hosted a family farm for decades, but it has begun to revert to its natural state as its occupants approach retirement. The family’s connection to the land is vital to them, so the architect created a home that plays into this relationship. The structure of the Storrs House is firm and lasting, constructed of metal supports and corrugated wall sections....

Though fashion rules tell us that a man in a suit should carry a messenger bag or briefcase rather than a backpack, it’s increasingly common for guys living in New York, up on capitol hill, and around the world to use an EDC backpack for work. Backpacks provide a way to lug all the files and material you need on a daily basis in a way that is kind to your spine, well-organized, and given protection from weather....

Instead of hunting through the yellow pages or combing the streets for rental signs as people did twenty years ago, the smartphone has come to your rescue with a plethora of apps that make finding the perfect place easy and convenient, streamlining the process and giving users an edge over the competition. Try any one of these 12 Apartment Finding Apps and breathe easy as moving day approaches. For Rent For Rent maps out the floor plan of its listings and offers highly detailed information....

Being both prepared and handy have always been in style– so believes Stussy, who has recently released this stylish little pocket utility knife. The Stussy Utility Knife includes a straight blade, a pair of pliers, a screw driver, a saw and a pen light. The dapper, urban MacGuyver in you should not leave home without it. Why not just buy yourself a Leatherman? Its that fresh handle design that has us sold....

Photographer Dan Winters has released a collection of photos that will drive a technophile wild, a series of cockpit shots from some of the world’s greatest vehicles. The Sr-71 Blackbird spy plane, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Triton 1000/2 submarine and more all go under the lens for Winters’ set, as well as the Oasis of the Seas cruise ship featured on our list of amazing luxury yachts. Find the identity of these cockpits in the gallery below, or hit the via link to Wired for larger images....

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