Ever been watching a movie and thought, Wait a second… isn’t that just a regular old stapler pretending to be a high-tech gadget? You’re not alone. The hilarious subreddit r/Thatsabooklight is ...

Look around your home some time, and you'll notice yourself surrounded by objects so familiar they're more or less invisible. Your lightbulbs. Your corkscrew. Your coat hooks. Your thermostat. But ...

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Ah, the 70s — a decade that brought us bell bottoms, disco balls, and some truly iconic everyday items. What you might not realize is that many of those items, once just part of the daily grind, have ...

Every day, you interact with a range of objects that you might never suspect could come to your rescue in a pinch. From the mundane to the slightly more obscure, these items can become lifesavers when ...

Artist Hugh Hayden transforms everyday objects, from schoolhouse desks to basketball hoops to cast-iron cookware, into something surreal. An exhibition at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University ...