Work Fails and Job LOLs

Everyone knows that sometimes there’s nothing much to do at work. These photos may give you some ideas what to do at work when you are bored.

Censorship in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian versions of Mariah Carey's album covers have been retouched to be less sexy.

Some say it’s fake as the source of these pics is not clear and they could have been created by any photoshopper… So if you’ve got some info about these modified album covers, don’t hesitate to share it.

Afghanistan 1994 vs 2010

Photographer Seamus Murphy came back to Afghanistan 16 years later. The Taliban era has ended years ago but not so much has changed since then.

1994, Kabul, a Mujahedeen looks at Jade Maiwand in the old part of Kabul.

Same Jade Maiwand in 2010.


Kabul, November 1994.

Kabul. June 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. June 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. June 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. July 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. July 2010.


Bullet hole in a school blackboard at Shafaq High School in the frontline village of Ghulam Ali, Parwan province. November 2001.

A girl does algebra at a blackboard at Shafaq High School in the village of Ghulam Ali, Parwan province.. July 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. July 2010.


Brothers Farhad, Farhuddin and Abdul Shapoor of the Ba Deli family, who live on Shor Bazar, in Kabul's Old City. 1994.

Farhad and Farhuddin of the Ba Deli family, back at their original home on Shor Bazar, in Kabul's Old City. 2010.


Internally displaced families as a result of the fighting between Taliban and Massoud's forces, Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar province. November 2000.

Internally displaced people as a result of the fighting in Helmand between Taliban and Coalition forces. July 2010.


Kabul. November 1994.

Kabul. June 2010.

Source: magazine.viiphoto.com

The World’s Most Profitable Companies

Money controlled the world? Yes, especially in this business society, everything is money. Among the world’s 100 most profitable companies before the year 2010 data, 50% of them comes from United States, followed by United Kingdom 10%, and Japan 7%.

According to the top 10 chart infographic from Billshrink, companies ranking on the top are companies from oil & gas industries such as Exxon Mobil, Shell, British Petroleum, Petro China, etc. The rest industries are conglomerate, software and services, consumer durables, and food & beverages like Microsoft, Toyota, Nestle.

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Black Tie Beach

Improv Everywhere took a group of several hundred people to the beach at Coney Island in formal wear, just to see how people would react. If I saw this, I would have assumed it was a wedding reception where they served a bit too much champagne. Read about it at the site.