<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>YOU'VE heard of the selfie, but the latest online craze is all about showing off your intellectual and aesthetic taste rather than your cheekbones.<br />The 'shelfie' has seen online vanity transferred to the subject of home décor, with hoards of social media users taking to Twitter and Instagram to share snaps of their most intimate and artistic storage solutions for books, newspaper piles, perfume bottles and teapot displays. </p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The internet's latest gift to humankind was born on Instagram, where carefully composed still-life pictures, typically of crammed bookshelves, can be easily identified via the hashtag #shelfie. The concept has since spread to Twitter and even publisher Penguin has gotten in on the act. </p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Nicknamed "the selfie for intellectuals," the trend has grown to include still-life shots of general interiors. The term 'shelfie' was coined by the Wall Street Journal after Instagram user Alice Gao attracted over 13,000 likes for her artfully arranged composition of a teapot and some quince blossoms resting by a magazine. &nbsp;</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

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YOU'VE heard of the selfie, but the latest online craze is all about showing off your intellectual and aesthetic taste rather than your cheekbones.The 'shelfie' has seen online vanity transferred to the subject of home décor, with hoards of social media users taking to Twitter and Instagram to share snaps of their most intimate and artistic storage solutions for books, newspaper piles, perfume bottles and teapot displays. 

The internet's latest gift to humankind was born on Instagram, where carefully composed still-life pictures, typically of crammed bookshelves, can be easily identified via the hashtag #shelfie. The concept has since spread to Twitter and even publisher Penguin has gotten in on the act. 

Nicknamed "the selfie for intellectuals," the trend has grown to include still-life shots of general interiors. The term 'shelfie' was coined by the Wall Street Journal after Instagram user Alice Gao attracted over 13,000 likes for her artfully arranged composition of a teapot and some quince blossoms resting by a magazine.  

So will it last? And more importantly, is your home shelfie-ready?
Penguin Books 'Shelfie'©2014 Twitter

Is your home ready for its close-up? Introducing the 'shelfie'

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The issue of cyberbullying on social media platforms will be presented to the Cabinet on Friday (July 12) to find the best solution, including legal and enforcement aspects, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi: Cyberbullying issue to be presented to Cabinet this Friday

PARIS (July 7): France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung Parliament.

France votes, with far right seeking power

CAIRO (July 7): Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the militant Islamist group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a US plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza.

Hamas says it's waiting for Israeli response on Gaza ceasefire proposal

TAIPEI (July 7): Taiwan's central bank said on Sunday that it has no timetable for launching a digital currency, warning that the process will be "huge and complex", but it will hold public hearings on the matter next year to spread knowledge.

Taiwan central bank says no timetable for launching digital currency

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Human Resources (HR) Ministry had embarked on various reforms to improve governance throughout the whole ministry even before the audit was completed, including within the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp).

HR Ministry embarked on governance reforms before completion of audit

MELBOURNE (July 7): Russian Iskander ballistic missiles destroyed two launchers for Patriot surface-to-air missiles systems in Ukraine's Odesa region, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.

Russian defence ministry says its Iskanders destroyed two Patriot launchers in Ukraine

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Datuk T Murugiah and Datuk M Asojan have defended their MIC vice-president posts, while Senator Datuk Dr R Nelson emerged as the new face for the position in the election of the party's top leadership for the 2024-2027 term.

Murugiah, Asojan retain MIC vice president posts with Nelson as new face

KATHMANDU (July 7): Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday.

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal; 11 killed, eight missing

PUTRAJAYA (July 7): His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia has reminded the public not to turn social media platforms into venues for arguments or shaming others, as these actions only contribute to division and conflict.

Don’t turn social media platforms into venues to argue, shame others, says King

KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin is set to lead the Malaysian delegation to China for a working visit and agri-commodity promotions from July 8 to July 12 this year.

Deputy minister to lead delegation on working visit, agri-commodity promotion to China

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Unity Government coalition respects and accepts the defeat of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate in the Sungai Bakap state by-election on Saturday (July 6), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.</p>


PM: Unity Govt respects people’s voice, accepts defeat in Sg Bakap

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): In our cover story this week, we look at the SS16 neighbourhood in Subang Jaya. Zoned as a commercial area, it houses commercial and office developments such as Subang Parade mall, Nu Empire Shopping Gallery, Menara Mesiniaga, AEON BiG Subang Jaya, Wisma Consplant 1 and Wisma Consplant 2. Over the years, its landscape has changed as more serviced apartments come up in the area.&nbsp;</p>


Refreshing an ageing locale

<p>PUTRAJAYA (July 7): His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim King of Malaysia&nbsp;has reminded the public not to turn social media platforms into venues for arguments or shaming others, as these actions only contribute to division and conflict.</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The fashion world is certainly not short on icons, but few dominate as discreetly yet powerfully as Giorgio Armani does. From a simple childhood in the small town of Piacenza, on the banks of the River Po, he went on to grow his eponymous label into a veritable billion-dollar empire that encompasses not just fashion but also hotels, furniture, fragrances — the accidental evangelist of an effortlessly elegant way of life that celebrates dressing with style and a sense of practicality.&nbsp;</p>


La Vita è Bella

<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The Human Resources (HR) Ministry&nbsp;had embarked on various reforms to improve governance throughout the whole ministry even before the audit was completed, including within the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRD Corp).</p>


<p>GUA MUSANG (July 6): Residents in the Nenggiri state constituency need to trust Barisan Nasional (BN) and give it the opportunity to serve the area, Gua Musang Umno division deputy chief Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim said.</p>


Nenggiri needs federal govt 'touch' — Gua Musang Umno division deputy chief

<p>MELBOURNE (July 7): Russian Iskander ballistic missiles destroyed two launchers for Patriot surface-to-air missiles systems in Ukraine's Odesa region, the Russian defence ministry said on Sunday.</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Plantation and Commodities Deputy Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin is set to lead the Malaysian delegation to China for a working visit and agri-commodity promotions from July 8 to July 12 this year.&nbsp;</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): Datuk T Murugiah and Datuk M&nbsp;Asojan&nbsp;have defended their MIC vice-president posts, while Senator Datuk Dr R Nelson emerged as the new face for the position in the election of the party's top leadership for the 2024-2027 term.</p>


<p>PARIS (July 7): France voted on Sunday in a parliamentary run-off election with the far-right National Rally (RN) bidding for power but likely to fall short of a majority, raising the spectre of a chaotic hung Parliament.</p>


<p>DUBAI/CAIRO (July 6): Hamas has accepted a US&nbsp;proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told <em>Reuters </em>on Saturday.</p>


Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

<p>MELBOURNE (July 7): A fire broke out late on Saturday after an accident at a gas pipeline near the village of Vinogradnoye in Moscow-annexed Crimea, spreading to nearby forest and cutting gas to the resort town of Alushta and more than a dozen settlements, Russian officials said.</p>


Fire breaks out after accident at gas pipeline in Crimea, Russian officials say

<p>KATHMANDU (July 7): Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in Nepal and blocking key highways and roads, officials said on Sunday.</p>


<p>TAIPEI (July 7): Taiwan's central bank said on Sunday that it has no timetable for launching a digital currency, warning that the process will be "huge and complex", but it will hold public hearings on the matter next year to spread knowledge.</p>


<p>CAIRO (July 7): Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the militant Islamist group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a US&nbsp;plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza.</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 7): The issue of cyberbullying on social media platforms will be presented to the Cabinet on Friday (July 12) to find the best solution, including legal and enforcement aspects, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.</p>
