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Last week, Harry Potter fans worldwide had a collective geekgasm when J.K. Rowling published a short story — in the form of a Daily Prophet article — about the famous wizard and his friends as adults in their mid-thirties.

(Didn’t read the story? Take a look here — warning: registration required!)

In honor of this momentous occasion (okay, maybe not for most people…but for us Potterheads it is!), Happy Place has created a collection of 7 imaginary book covers revealing Harry’s life as a middle-aged man. Some are quite humorous (adding Cho Chang as a Facebook friend — ha!), while others are depressingly witty.

Enjoy!

Asian, Beauty, Korean, Personal, Shopping, Travel

Korean Beauty Haul: My Favorite Products, Part 1

Jul 16. 2014

In my introduction post, I revealed how Korean women can use 14-17 skincare products throughout a typical day. And if you're anything like me, you're probably wondering what you could possibly do to your skin aside from cleanse and moisturize! Luckily, for the clueless like myself, Charlotte Cho of Soko Glam has shared with us a wonderful tutorial on The 10-Step Korean Skincare Routine. No, you do not have to follow the steps to the T, nor do you have to use the exact products mentioned in the article. And some of the items (like masks) are not meant to used every day. Additionally, because many Korean skincare products — especially emulsions and serums — tend to target only one or two skincare issues (but...

Art/Design, Books

Motion Silhouette: Animated Shadow Book

Jul 15. 2014

Ed. note:
If you tried to access this blog earlier today, I apologize for the error. Someone had tried to hack my site, and my web host had suspended the account for suspicious activity. Normally I would have been able to take care of the issue almost immediately, but I was out all morning and did not have access to a computer. No worries now though, because everything’s back!

Motion Silhouette is a new type of pop-up book. Created by Japanese designers Megumi Kajiwara and Tatsuhiko Niijima, it features pop-up paper cutouts that are meant to be used in conjunction with a light source.

As you can see from the animated GIFs below, the cutouts’ animated shadows whimsically interact with the printed content. The face profile, for instance, can be used to blow at a dandelion or — if used on the opposite page — blow out birthday candles.

Asian, Beauty, Korean, Personal, Shopping, Travel

Korean Beauty Haul: Introduction

Jul 14. 2014

A few months ago, at the ripe ol' age of 33, I purchased my very first eye cream. And I LOVED it. "Why have I never used eye cream before?!?" I exclaimed on Facebook. "I don't have lines yet (knock on wood) but my eye area seems so much smoother and softer...

Art/Design, Cute, Funny, Geek, Toys

Lego Representations of the 50 States

Jul 11. 2014

My favorite has to be Delaware — it reminds me of my favorite line from Wayne’s World: “We’re in…Delaware.” 😆 Which do you like the best? Do you think your state is accurately portrayed?

Alabama: