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Missouri Protests, India Independence Day And A Supermoon: Week In Photos, Aug. 10 - 17

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Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this week.

1. A girl plays with a dog as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Madrid on August 10, 2014.
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(AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

2. A man with his dog walk past a mural depicting actor Robin Williams in downtown Belgrade, Serbia on August 13, 2014.
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(ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images)

3. Police force protesters out of the business district of Ferguson, Missouri on August 11, 2014, amid demonstrations over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
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(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

4. On August 15, 2014, thousands of Muslims pray for the people of Gaza at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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(Adem Salvarcioglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

5. Young Iraqi Yazidi refugees fill bottles with water at the Newroz camp in Hasaka province, northeastern Syria, on August 14, 2014, after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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(AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

6. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech from the Red Fort monument to mark the country's 68th Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2014.
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(PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images)

7. Pope Francis meets with journalists aboard the papal flight to Seoul, South Korea, after being informed that Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli died in Gaza on August 13, 2014
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(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

8. Supporters of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chant slogans during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq on August 13, 2014.
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(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

9. Two thirteen-week old white lion cubs play with their father, Yabu, on August 15, 2014 at the zoo in La Fleche, western France.
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(JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)

10. On August 15, 2014, Ukrainian border guards check people suspected of crossing the border illegally in the small city of Novoazovsk in the Donetsk region.
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(ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY/AFP/Getty Images)

After Dark: one-half NelSon, Artist And Nightlife Personality

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This is the fourteenth installment in HuffPost Gay Voices Associate Editor James Nichols' ongoing series "After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past" that examines the state of New York nightlife in the modern day, as well as the development and production of nightlife over the past several decades. Each featured individual in this series currently serves as a prominent person in the New York nightlife community or has made important contributions in the past that have sustained long-lasting impacts.

HuffPost Gay Voices believes that it is important and valuable to elevate the work, both today and in the past, of those engaged in the New York nightlife community, especially in an age where queer history seems to be increasingly forgotten. Nightlife not only creates spaces for queers and other marginalized groups to be artistically and authentically celebrated, but the work of those involved in nightlife creates and shapes the future of our culture as a whole. Visit Gay Voices regularly to learn not only about individuals currently making an impact in nightlife, but those whose legacy has previously contributed to the ways we understand queerness, art, identity and human experience today.


The Huffington Post: What did you journey to becoming a fixture as an artist and personality in the New York nightlife scene entail?
one-half NelSon: I started going out at the age of 16 -- raves, drag shows, etc. I was always drawn to the freedom of expression that happens when the sun goes down. It's a jungle gym for free spirits. After moving to Brooklyn I started throwing renegade loft parties with an "anything goes" attitude. It was all very underground and debaucherous -- those were the Electroclash days when Williamsburg was the wild west of New York... and we played the part.

My first real gig in the city was hosting a party called "Feelings" on Thursday nights at Mr. Black, a club that used to be on Broadway and Bleeker. It was at that club that I became part of the "Tubway" family. "Tubway" became a movement, a real moment in the novel of NYC nightlife. I produced a lot of installations and decor for those parties, especially once it moved to Rebel on 30th Street. It all sort of snowballed from there.

You produce a diverse array of work. How would you describe your aesthetic and your work as an artist?
First and foremost, my body is my canvas. Most of the work I do is self portrait; I am my art. Everything begins there and is expressed through all of my chosen mediums: performance, collage, painting, clothing, millinery, photography and music. It's all an exploration of the creative process and my personal energy or "Aura." For me, inspiration often comes from perceived disconnected sources. When I hear music it inspires a painting. When I taste food it sparks a performance. The creative process is a work of art in of itself. Visually, my work is often a forging of controlled geometry and abstract expressionism. As an artist I always strive to push and expand my work stylistically.

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How would you say nightlife influences or informs your art -- or vice versa -- as well as your identities as an artist and nightlife personality?
It definitely flows both ways. Nightlife is like an ephemeral playground -- a kind of testing space for me, creatively. When I work parties I'm able to explore ideas or concepts through the looks I wear and performances I do. It's meant as a place of escape for many patrons -- a place to let loose and enjoy the moment.

Trust me, creating that for people is an art upon itself! It can also be a somewhat spiritual experience. When the beats are right and the entire crowd is on the same astral plane, magic is created. Some of my greatest memories and creative breakthroughs have happened on the dance floor at 8 a.m. -- it's pure love!

You're involved in a number of collaborative groups and projects. How integral are these groups to you as an artist and how do they intersect with nightlife?
Collaboration has always been an important part of of my work. I believe that working with other artists keeps the creative muscles toned. There are things that come out of you as an artist when you have your peers challenging you, and it keeps the work diverse and dynamic. From 2002-2007 I had a project called "showroom_XS" based out of Williamsburg that I did with Lainie Love Dalby. We had a clothing label, created experimental soundscapes, constructed installations and performances, as well as threw parties.

Currently I have a new DJ collaboration I do with William Francis, Object Permanence or O.P. for short. Music plays an important role in all aspects of my work. I'm also a founding member of enENSUBTITLES, a performance art project I've been working on with Erickatoure Aviance and Clifton Brown for five years. We are a performance troupe that takes the tradition of drag and turns it on its head. Our performances forge bizarre juxtapositions of unrelated visual inspirations that engage the viewer through humor and spectacle.

enSUBTITLES approach drag as total transformation and not the traditional view of drag being female impersonation. It's about developing characters as visual stimuli. Often the performances start with a song. We dissect the lyrics and references and, through a stream of conscious process, we piece together the details of the show. A perfect example of this was the performance we did to the song "Cars" by Gary Newman. We were hood ornaments from German cars as Vegas show girls doing the goose step. There is always a touch of the absurd!



Domonique Echeverria said in her feature: "I think the truly innovative people that I'm seeing [in the scene] are playing around with gender and sexuality. I think that's what our generation has to offer -- the idea of acceptance and blurred lines of gender. It's causing discussion, debate, new laws to be made and it's causing more art. THAT is the movement that's happening." -- How do you see this manifested in nightlife? Do you feel like nightlife will play a larger role in changing cultural perceptions surrounding gender and sexuality?
I've always identified as androgynous -- since birth, really. Physical gender has never been a real concern for me. It's always in flux. It seems that there are more and more creatures around now that share this existence and worldview -- and they're getting much louder about it. It's this kind of "fuck you" attitude that I love to see. Being strong in ourselves is forcing people to deal with their prejudice and bring it to light as a real issue in society, but you also have to be able to take the backlash. A boy in a dress is a protest if it's done with sincere and powerful intentions. This attitude has been present after sunset for ages and it's now seeing the light of day.

Nightlife has historically been a place for queers and other marginalized groups to subversively create art and build community. As queer identity becomes increasingly mainstreamed, what role do you see nightlife playing in the future of the "LGBT community"?
I pride myself on being fringe and having no desire to assimilate to hetronormative ideals of what "we" should be. It's out of the fringe that change and real creation comes. Being queer is more than who we go to bed with. It's a way of life and it's ours to invent as we see fit. With nightlife being ruled by the "queer" it a place for us to build a community, band together and stand our ground as true individuals creating a whole. I say freaks unite!



We already know how nightlife acts as a major force of cultural production. Now Susanne Bartsch is pushing an initiative to take art "from the clubs to the galleries" -- a movement you're involved with -- in order to showcase and celebrate this work in a different context. How do you see this influencing the future of nightlife?
There's a movement amongst nightlife "personalities" to identify as artists. We approach our nightlife personalities as living art, and often have conversations on how to expand what we do in the club to a gallery setting. For many of us there are aspects of our work that just aren't for the club -- that's why there's the push to blur the lines between art and nightlife. To take the emphasis off the booze and sex and put the artists and personalities at the forefront -- to create happenings.

Moving the work into a gallery setting allows me to present work that does not always fit into a club setting. There are aspects of my work, such as the live collage/painting performances, that require a more focused environment to experience the work in it's entirety. A gallery gives us, as artists, more control over the details and participation with the audience. It the next step in the development of the work as a whole.

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What is the most important thing you see coming out of nightlife today? What do you see as the future of nightlife?
Nightlife holds a special place in my heart. It's where I did a lot of my early development as an artist; where I made connections and further developed my visual voice. I find a beauty in the collaboration between DJs, performers and nightlife personalities to create an experience for the masses. It's my chosen family.

I think the important thing I'm seeing is the return to community coming back. It seems people are really trying to build a family again in nightlife. And the younger generation of queers are really creating something all their own. It makes me proud to be a QUEEN! It's OVAH!!!

For more from one-half NelSon head here to visit the artist's website. Missed the previous installments in this series? Check out the slideshow below.

These All-White Rooms Are Anything But Boring (PHOTOS)

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White often gets a bad rap. It's hard to keep clean, questionable after Labor Day and as a paint color of one's choice, it's typically thought of as boring.

But rules are meant to be broken, especially when it comes to the way you decorate your home. And thanks to the designers who submitted their work to our friends at Porch.com, we have just the kitchens, bedrooms and more that prove a color-free approach is anything but "unimaginative."





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Stylist Who Spends Every Sunday Cutting Hair For Homeless: 'Every Human Life Is Worth The Same'

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Mark Bustos is a hair stylist at an upscale salon in New York City, but not all of his clientele have to be wealthy to get a quality trim. Sometimes, they don't need a penny.

Bustos spends every Sunday -- his only day off from work -- venturing through the city in search of anyone in need who'd appreciate a haircut. Approaching each person with the same, simple phrase -- "I want to do something nice for you today" -- Bustos provides cuts to up to six people every Sunday, capturing many stylings on his Instagram account.



Bustos has been cutting hair for the less fortunate since May 2012, when he traveled to the Philippines to visit family members. While abroad, he paid an owner of a barbershop to rent a chair and provide services to impoverished children in need of a fresh look.

"The feeling was so rewarding, I decided to bring the positive energy back to NYC," Bustos, 30, told The Huffington Post in an email, noting he's also given haircuts to the needy in Jamaica, Costa Rica and Los Angeles.


One of Bustos' clients, Jim from Long Beach, California, who'd just been released from prison two weeks before his haircut. "Every human life is worth the same," Bustos wrote in the caption. "We all deserve a second chance."

Of all the meaningful haircuts Bustos has given over the years, one recipient sticks out.

"Jemar Banks -- I'll never forget the name," Bustos told HuffPost. "After offering him a haircut and whatever food he wanted to eat, he didn't have much to say throughout the whole process, until after I showed him what he looked like when I was done ... The first thing he said to me was, 'Do you know anyone that's hiring?'"

Bustos made sure to catch Jemar's haircut on camera:



Bustos said he cuts hair all over New York City, often accompanied by his girlfriend, who asks recipients what food they'd like to eat.

"One response we've gotten is, 'Nobody ever asks me what I actually want. I usually just get leftovers and scraps,'" Bustos told HuffPost.







Bustos said he intentionally cuts hair for the homeless in open, well-traveled spaces like street corners and sidewalks so that the public can watch -- "not to see me," he notes, but so that others can find inspiration in the good deed, and be kind to those less unfortunate as well.

"Even a simple smile can go a long way," Bustos told HuffPost.



You can follow Bustos' work helping the homeless on his Instagram account.

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Cat + Tattoo = 'Cattoo' Purrfection

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Those tattoos bearing your significant other's name aren't fooling us. It's time to put in ink your feelings for the one you really love most -- your kitty. These cat tattoos, better known as "cattoos," kind of have us saying "Meow-ouch," but we all know true love is pain.


"Hey you look familiar, you copycat!"




So this is what it looks like to treat your pet like royalty.





This is us before our morning coffees.




This cattoo is like a built-in body guard.




Who wore it better: this classy cat or Abe?





M'lady.




Just in case you were confused, this tattoo is of a cat.





Even Miley jumped on the kittywagon! Hey, getting a cattoo is probably one of her more tame moves.




That's probably not a pizza topping you're gonna find at Domino's.




"I'll whisper sweet nothings into your ear."





This cat is gray, and apparently also thinks it's Earl Grey.




How great is this Pusheen tat?




We're lovin' these tattoos that combine the best things in life -- food and felines!




That's one small step for cats, one giant pounce for kittykind!




This guy knows how to take his cat nap in style.




This cattoo might just be an outline, but you know that cat's got sass!




Just because these cattoos aren't permanent, doesn't mean the love isn't real!





"I am just TOO feline fine, aren't I?





Meow, a maritime masterpiece!




This life-like cattoo is making us crave some sweet sweet cuddle time.





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The Killers Cover Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' With An Added Interpretive Dance

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During their headlining gig at the UK's V Festival in Staffordshire, The Killers took a break in their set to show some love for everyone's favorite summer anthem, "Fancy." Giving Iggy Azalea's hit a piano makeover, Brandon Flowers sang through the hook, switching the lyrics "from LA to Tokyo," to the in-the-moment appropriate "from Vegas to Staffordshire." Joining Flowers in the cover was drummer Ronnie Vannucci, who provided a sweet interpretive dance, borrowing some moves from Napoleon Dynamite. Watch the video below.



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HBO's 'On The Run Tour' Trailer Features Beyonce Singing 'Bang Bang' To Jay Z

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HBO released the new trailer for Beyonce and Jay Z's "On The Run Tour" special, set to premiere on September 20. Along with a few clips from their performances throughout the summer, the teaser features Beyonce singing "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Cher, and covered famously by Nancy Sinatra, as Jay Z watches and smokes a cigar. The smoky, seductive black and white visuals continue to add evidence against the divorce rumors. Watch the trailer below.

Ohio State Trustees Won't Reinstate Popular Band Director

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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ohio State trustees have decided against reinstating the university's marching band director, who was fired after an investigation showed he knew about, but failed to stop, a sexualized band culture.

Board Chairman Jeffrey Wadsworth wrote Friday to Jonathan Waters' attorney, saying the board "stands firmly" behind the findings of a university investigation and President Michael Drake's decision to oust him.

Waters, who had led the band since 2012, had written to the board asking for a chance to return to his job, citing what he called flaws in the university probe and his positive performance review weeks before he was terminated. His elaborate halftime shows drawn on iPads revolutionized the field and prompted millions of fan views on YouTube.

He wanted the board to take up the matter at its next meeting this month. Wadsworth's letter to attorney David Axelrod said the board won't review the case.

"We consider the matter closed and we are moving forward as a university," the letter said.

Axelrod said Saturday that he's very disappointed by the board's response.

"It's just human decency that they should let someone who has done so much for the university to at least get a chance to be heard," he said.

Axelrod said Waters is still focused on getting his job back and litigation challenging a "deeply flawed" investigation is a possible option.

Ohio State spokesman Gary Lewis said Saturday that the university stands behind the investigation and has taken steps to move forward.

Waters was fired July 24 after a two-month Office of University Compliance and Integrity probe concluded he didn't stop a band culture of rituals that included students marching in their underwear, playing groping games on buses, and tagging sexually explicit nicknames on members based on suggestive stunts mimicking orgasms, sex toys or body parts.

The board had stated earlier that trustees "unequivocally support" Drake's decision, and Buckeye football great Archie Griffin, as leader of the university's alumni association, also backed Drake.

Drake said in Columbus on Wednesday that he stood by the firing and saw little chance Waters would be reinstated. He has said he is protecting students' right to a safe and welcoming environment.

The university has released Waters' personnel file, which included praise for his "courageous" efforts to tackle band traditions, but the traditions being referenced weren't named.

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Photographer Sends His Kids Back In Time With These Moving Vintage Photos

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These photos were taken closer to the advent of the iPhone than Kodachrome. But thanks to Tyler Orehek's impeccable attention to detail, you might never guess.

"I carefully plan every inch of my frame," the New York-based photographer told The Huffington Post. "There is no room for error, especially when trying to recreate the past."

Orehek began drawing on his appreciation for documentary photos back in 2012, recreating the vintage aesthetic of images dating from the early 1900s to the 1970s using his own kids. Children as subject matter allows for "greater clarity through juxtaposition," he explained in his artist statement. Orehek chose not to recreate specific vintage photographs, but rather make up his own compositions in order to illuminate the overarching moods of periods in photography's history using a technique, he explained, inspired by such greats as Sally Mann and Saul Leiter. His son Tyler and daughter Lauren are now six and three, respectively.

The most impressive aspect of the project, however, is not how the photographer managed to convince a three-year-old to sit still for a staged photo shoot, but the painstaking historical accuracy of each image. The series has cost him thousands of dollars and "countless hours" hunting for props, all for a single session. Orehek says he never does a second take.

Adorably, he also makes sure to describe to his children the individuals they'll be embodying in each shot.

"They somehow get it," he said. "It is the most amazing father-and-son and father-and-daughter time I could have ever dreamed of having with my children." Check out Orehek's Facebook and website for future photo updates.
































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Who Will (And Who Should) Win At The 2014 Emmys

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Whether you're hoping to spy a "True Detective" win or cooking up a victory lap for "Breaking Bad" (these TV puns practically write themselves), the Emmy Awards will provide impervious judgment of the year's best television. That is, if you let a voting body that's handed Jon Cryer not one but two trophies for "Two and a Half Men" tell you what you should regret not watching.

We don't, but in truth, the Emmys do often have a decent pulse on the best in television. Plus, it's just fun to speculate who might spoil the "Modern Family" winning streak and whether we'll see another zany Julia Louis-Dreyfus acceptance speech. Now that the Creative Arts Emmys are done and it's officially Emmy week, let's pore over this year's race. The awards air Aug. 25.




Even Grumpy Cat Would Approve Of This Handsome Cake

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Are you a fan of both baking and cat videos? Then you've come to the right place.

In this video, avid baker and YouTube user Rosanna Pansino shows us how to decorate a cake so it resembles the face of the Internet's sassiest feline, Grumpy Cat.

All you need is some cake, fondant and frosting tricks, and you'll be on your way to making the grumpiest of cakes.

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How 30 Years Of Music Sales Have Changed, In 30 Seconds

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Pulling data from the Recording Industry Association of America, Digital Music News has put together this informative animation charting how music-sale mediums have developed over the past 30 years in the United States.



Beginning in 1983, cassettes and vinyl LPs/EPs just about split sales in half. By 1991, CDs became the dominant consumer choice, peaking in 2003 with 95.5 percent of all sales.

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However, it wasn't until 2013 that CDs (30.4 percent) were dethroned by the combination of downloaded singles (22.4 percent) and downloaded albums (17.6 percent). As the Internet continues to rapidly shape the way people consume music, we can only wonder how long downloads will hold off the rise of on-demand streaming and paid subscriptions.

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To further examine each year's splits, check out the stills over at Digital Music News.

This Guy Sounds Exactly Like Alanis Morissette, And It's Freaky As Hell

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Prepared to have your socks knocked off.

When Mark Mikina covers Alanis Morissette's "Thank You," above, he more than does it justice.

The guy is able to mimic the female rocker almost exactly, and if you close your eyes, it's hard to tell the difference.

Some Redditors are skeptical of the video's validity with comments like, "It could be pitch corrected... Nothing is impossible, but it definitely makes my brain question what I'm hearing."

Mikina assures us the video is real, however, and on his Facebook page says, "I feel like, sure, I have some spare time on my hands but… Good lord, who has that much time to fake a video of themselves singing haha."

In the Reddit comments, Mikina reveals he has just begun recording his solo album. We can't wait to see what he comes out with next!




Paul McCartney And Kanye West Are Reportedly Recording Music Together

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According to the New York Post, Paul McCartney and Kanye West just might be recording music together. Sources reportedly tell Page Six that they have been secretly working on a number of tracks, one allegedly titled "Piss on My Grave," and that they "could develop into an album."

This story comes just a few days after the Daily Mail quoted sources saying West was hoping to feature McCartney on his follow-up to "Yeezus," which is due out sometime later this year. That report indicates West has been "tapping Macca up for a while about working together." The rapper was also in attendance at McCartney's Los Angeles show at Dodger's Stadium this past week.

HuffPost Entertainment reached out to West's and McCartney's reps, the latter's declining to comment. Despite the lack of confirmation, this may not be too much of a stretch, as McCartney previously expressed interest in collaborating with a hip-hop artist like Jay Z or Kanye.

UPDATE -- 12:55 pm: A rep for Kanye West declined to comment on the reported collaboration between West and McCartney, but clarified that West is indeed working on a song entitled "Piss On Your Grave," not "Piss On My Grave," as originally reported by the New York Post.

Sbarro Celebrates Being The Worst In Spot-On Second City Parody

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Remember the last time you grabbed pizza at Sbarro?

Chances are, there may not have been a "last time."

In this video, The Second City Network pokes fun at the fairly forgettable fast food chain, which was recently put back on the (greasy) map when it was deemed one of the worst fast food restaurants in America by Consumer Reports Magazine.

In terms of taste, it's to each their own, to be sure -- but we still think this video has a funny point.

Why This Woman Would Rather Read Harry Potter Erotica Than Watch Porn

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Visit any porn site, and you'll be bombarded by a video player collage of click-through body parts. Some of them have clear owners, and others are presented as if entirely independent of a larger musculoskeletal structure. Pairs of breasts here, there. Legs tangle in the lower right corner. A face surfaces, but only for the money shot.

So when spoken word artist Brenna Twohy tells you that she is an unabashed devotee of all things "Pottererotica" -- erotic fiction based in the magical universe of Harry Potter -- your response probably shouldn't be that her taste is "unrealistic." Given all of her options, erotica rooted in a fantasy book series actually seems the least fantastical.

"The sexiest part is knowing [the characters] are part of a bigger story, that they exist beyond eight minutes in 'Titty Titty Gangbang,' that their kegels are not the strongest thing about them," she explains in the video above, a clip of this month's National Poetry Slam uploaded by Button Poetry.

Unlike porn, Twohy's erotica comes grounded in a reality where women are strong, full-bodied people.

And where Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley would quicker curse you with a Bat-Bogey Hex than take an insult lying down, a 2010 Violence Against Women study found that 90 percent of porn video content online and off included verbal or physical aggression towards women.

"I know a slaughterhouse when I see one," Twohy says of the porn industry. "It looks like 24/7 live streaming, reminding me that men are going to fuck me whether I like it or not, that there is one use for my mouth and it is not speaking, that a man is his most powerful when he's got a woman by the hair."

Twohy suggests that the "slaughterhouse," an uneasy analogy where the slicing instruments aren't knives but part of a video editing suite, does more than just provide shots of women's segmented body parts. It also creates a culture where domestic violence isn't only expected, but accepted.

And she's not having any of it.

"I will not make believe dissected women. My sex cannot be packaged. My sex is magic. It is part of a bigger story. I am whole. I exist when you are not fucking me. And I will not be cut into pieces anymore."

One Brilliant Way To Turn A Child's Wall Scribble Into Actual Art

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When life gives you kids' doodles that won't come off your wall, make a masterpiece.

One creative parent found a way to turn a child's wall scribbles into beautiful decorative art. Reddit user jerschneid posted these before-and-after shots of the destruction.



The split image first made rounds on the Internet in February, but deserves to be shared again. Cool idea!


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Trevor Paglen's Post-Minimalist Space Sculptures Are Coming To A TV Near You

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Trevor Paglen, an American artist with a penchant for experimental geography, is heading to a TV near you. He's one of several artists featured on the "ART 21" series on PBS, a show dedicated to profiling art and artists of the 21st century.

Paglen is known for his work, "The Last Pictures," a curated collection of 100 images that was launched into space on EchoStar XVI, acting as a future relic for travelers of another place and time to find. As you can see in the video above, his fascination with materialism and culture-making -- on a possibly inter-galactic scale -- has not been diminished.

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"It was a very strange time in the late 1950s/early 1960s, when people were putting things in space but that language of spacecraft hadn't really congealed yet," Paglen explains in the video above. "A lot of artists at that time were looking at them as aesthetic objects. Maybe they saw a world where we didn't have to kill ourselves with nuclear war. We didn't have to use technology to build a surveillance state. Maybe it was a different direction, and that moment is something that I'm very much trying to understand."

"ART21" is set to debut on October 24 on PBS. Over the next few weeks, we'll be previewing clips from the series, giving a sneak peek into the experiences of artists like Trevor Paglen, Graciela Iturbide, Wolfgang Laib and Joan Jonas. Stay tuned.

If Michael Bay Directed Pixar's 'Up' There Would Have Been Way More Explosions

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You remember "Up," the 2009 Pixar charmer about an elderly widower who sails away in a house that can fly thanks to thousands of balloons, right? Remember the trip to Paradise Falls, the adorable talking dog Dug, all those explosions...

Wait, you don't remember the explosions? Maybe you haven't seen Michael Bay's version of "Up" then (as imagined by YouTube user MrStratman7). It's got everything Pixar's original bittersweet adventure didn't... namely, lots and lots of unnecessary incendiary devices.

Amy Poehler Says What We're All Thinking About Art World Pretensions

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Are we dreaming? Or is that really Amy Poehler making the art world parody of our wildest dreams in the video above?

Poehler channels Edith Head in her latest commercial for Old Navy, donning a chic blonde bowl cut, a black cape, and lots of smack talk regarding art world bullsh*t.

The comedienne spouts mad knowledge of the inner workings of the art world in the commercial outtake above, shedding light on the ridiculous habits of art-speak we, sadly, know all too well. Our personal favorite nugget of wisdom has to be: "This is a challenging piece. It’s so stupid it's hard to understand, and that can be interesting."

We always suspected this was the logic behind some of the more dubious New York art shows.

The forty-five seconds of comedy gold above confirm our suspicion there are few things in life more enjoyable than a spot-on satire of the art world. Well done, Amy, well done. You really gave "Portlandia" a run for its money.
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