Bare essentials

Cheeky pair of professional dancers redefine ‘traveling light’ by posing in the buff

Scotland’s Kieran Shannon, 27, and his wife, Silke Muys, 29, first got their taste for overseas stripteases, while bathing together under a waterfall. Now, every Friday, the couple posts an Instagram photo of themselves posing nude at a new exotic locale in a tradition they’ve dubbed Freaky Friday.

The couple’s exhibitionist exploits began in January 2019, months after they had met while working for a dance company in Spain. Soon after, they decided to take a year-long trip across Asia—starting in India and then making their way across Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The couple didn’t initially intend to post explicit snaps. Despite their exhibitionist tendencies, the soulmates don’t officially identify as nudists. They simply hope to inspire “self-love and confidence” among those struggling with body issues.

Unfortunately, Coronavirus restrictions have put a crimp in the travel plans. Once the pandemic settles, the two plan to exercise their “10-year plan”: buy a van in Brazil, travel to the southernmost tip of South America and then head back north all the way to Alaska.

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Creepy nostalgia

MyHeritage announced a new tool for animating photos, called Deep Nostalgia, which aimed to let users “bring beloved ancestors back to life”. But, the moving images appear to be creeping everyone out. The app uses tech developed by deep-learning company D-ID, which could thrust photos deep into weird territory. 

Go ‘loopy’ on this pizza

A pizza place in Iowa has gained viral fame for putting fruit loops as a topping. The pizza is produced by Fong’s Pizza and is listed on the restaurant’s menu as “Loopy Fruits Pizza.” The dessert-style dish features a sweet cream cheese sauce, mozzarella cheese and the fruity cereal. On Twitter, one user called the pizza “a sacrilege”.

Epic fail
Man turns wasteland into pink paradise to win back ex-flame, only to be left heartbroken again

Xiao Xu, a young man from Hetou Village, in China’s Guangdong province, went above and beyond to win back the heart of his ex-girlfriend. After Xiao and his girlfriend broke up in 2018, he spent around 100,000 yuan (Rs 11 lakh), turning an ugly wasteland rising up from the lake near his home into a unique symbol of his love. He completed the project last year.  He planted dozens of fake peach and cherry blossom trees and plastic pink daisies, paved alleys with rocks, set up romantic swings and arched wooden bridges to this pink paradise. After finishing work on the project, he sent photos of it to his ex-girlfriend, confessing that he had done it all for her. However, the woman didn’t respond the way he had hoped, and asked him to move on. Even though the island failed in its original mission, the Love Island has fulfilled its purpose of sending a message of love.

Put this feline on the no-fly list

A flight from Khartoum, Sudan, to Qatar that had been in air for 30 minutes was forced to return to its departure point after a loose cat attacked the pilot shortly after take-off. It remains unclear how the purr-turbed passenger got onto the plane. Needless to say, the kitty was not pleased and proceeded to accost the pilot. 

Ex-wife wants to be paid for housework
A Chinese court has ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars to his ex-wife, as compensation for housework performed during their five-year marriage. The woman had claimed that the man had “barely participated in any kind of domestic chores”. 

Woman loses teeth to soda addiction

Victoria Irene Nowakowski has warned others to maintain their dental health after she lost all of her top teeth to her decade-long soda addiction. She had been drinking Coca-Cola, dark soda, for the last 10 years, every single day, and also started smoking cigarettes four to five years ago. 

Hard to Swallow

A talented Japanese art and design student, who goes by the name Hama, recently stunned social media with his collection of delicious-looking sushi made exclusively of stone. Pic Courtesy/@ha_ma_73/Twitter

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