The Maneki-neko, also known as the welcoming cat, lucky cat, money cat, happy cat, and beckoning cat, dates back to the 17th century and has since become one of the most popular features in Asian businesses and homes. With an inviting raised paw and pointy red ears, these iconic lucky charms have been bringing good…
Is It Finally Time for Cats to Win TV? David Baddiel: Cat Man Has Landed! Let’s be real—if the internet was a country, its national anthem would be a chorus of meows and its flag would be a picture of a kitten stuck in a tissue box. Cats have long been the undisputed rulers of…
Before photographer Philippe Halsman and Surrealist Salvador Dalí settled on the idea of tossing three cats into the air for the photograph Dalí Atomicus (1948), the Spanish artist suggested they blow up a duck using dynamite. Considering it took 26 attempts to pull off the picture of a levitating Dalí in a chaotic airborne scene,…