If Fashion Ads Treated Men And Women The Same Way
Hypersexualized advertisements showing women's bodies (or disembodied parts) are all too commonplace -- but would we react to these ads differently if they objectified men the same way they do women?...
View ArticleMural Depicts Malala As Rosie The Riveter, Two Icons Who Know No Limits
Since she survived a gruesome Taliban attack nearly two years ago, Malala Yousafzai has been called many things -- an activist, a leader, a much-needed voice of an oppressed people. But one Texas...
View Article350 Musicians Gather In Brooklyn To Play Together For First Time,...
On the longest day of the year, hundreds of musicians came together to illustrate the beauty in creating community through sound. Every year on the summer solstice, the Make Music New York Festival...
View ArticleTwo Japanese Schoolgirls Play Tag, Are Obviously Super Ninjas
A high-speed chase has never been this epic -- especially when it involves two Japanese schoolgirls armed with nothing but ninja-like skills. In this video -- an advertisement for the Japanese soda...
View ArticleBroadway Lights Will Be Dimmed In Elaine Stritch's Memory
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway marquees will be dimmed in memory of a Tony- and Emmy-winning actress who epitomized New York and the theater world. Elaine Stritch died Thursday at age 89 in her home state of...
View ArticleHere's Why 'Vertical' Is The New Gardening Term You Need To Know
Don't have a backyard big enough to get your green thumb on? Look up, and you might find all the space you need. This approach, known as vertical gardening, has been used to maximize space in urban...
View ArticleStop What You're Doing: This Is How Instant Ramen Noodles Are Made
Ramen noodles are an undeniable staple: they're the holy grail of cheap and easy dining for college students, and now, they're taking over the trendy food circle with Ramen burgers. But are you ready...
View ArticleWomen's Rowing Team's Naked Calendar Briefly Banned On Facebook
Students from the Warwick women's rowing team decided to strip down for charity -- and found themselves held up to a double standard. This week, Facebook banned the group's page citing "inappropriate...
View ArticleSAY CHEESE: Japan's Most Famous 'Schoolgirl' Is A Man
From the neck up, Hideaki Kobayashi is a middle-aged, bald man with a bushy mustache. From the neck down, this Japanese man could pass for a Japanese schoolgirl as he parades all over Tokyo dressed in...
View ArticleHere's Your Glorious, Sparkly First Glimpse Of Andrew Rannells As Hedwig
We didn't think anyone could possible take the place of the almighty force that is Neil Patrick Harris in his epic Tony Award-winning role as Hedwig in "Hedwig in the Angry Inch." Then we saw this....
View Article3 Young Cancer Fighters From Powerful Viral Photo Are Now All Cancer-Free Or...
A moving photograph that showed strength and community in the face of adversity, now has another message to share -- triumph. Earlier this year, this touching image of three young girls who were all...
View ArticleDJ Turns The Sounds Of A Classroom Into The Feel Good Song Of The Summer
Pencils on desks. High-pitched giggles. Balls launched (briefly) into the air. We bet you've never heard the sounds of a school quite like this before. Edgar Camago is a San Francisco third grade...
View ArticleThis 'Rude' Cover Turns The Sexist Chart-Topper Into A Feminist Anthem
Magic!'s "Rude" kicked Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" from the throne atop the Billboard Hot 100, but the song has inspired more backlash than loving remakes. "Rude" tells the dumb tale of a dude who asks for a...
View ArticleLaura Palmer's House Could Become A 'Twin Peaks' Museum, Shrine And B&B
When this lovely home in Everett, Washington popped up for sale on the web, most people didn't think twice. But "Twin Peaks" fans are a rare breed. The brightest devotees of the trippy '90s classic...
View ArticleHyperrealist Drawings To Make You Drool All Over Your Keyboard
Another day, another amazingly talented hyperrealist artist to make you painfully self-aware of your own lack of drawing skills. Don't mind us, we're just having a moment over Monica Lee, the Malaysian...
View ArticleArtist Transforms His Childhood Doodles Into Mesmerizing Grown-Up Masterpieces
Even the most imaginative of adult artists can't compete with some of the effortless and strangely brilliant doodles of a child. Admit it, no matter how many art classes you take, it's hard to capture...
View ArticleA Love Letter To Louise Bourgeois, A Feminist Icon Whether She Likes It Or Not
Louis Bourgeois is a feminist art icon, even if she -- in some mythical afterlife populated by giant spiders and contorted, alien figures -- would hate the label. When she was alive, she was aloof on...
View Article12 Perfect Edgar Degas Quotes To Help Unlock Your Inner Artist
On one July 19, 180 years ago this Saturday, a man named Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas was born in Paris, France. You may know him better as Edgar Degas, and you may know him best for his dreamy...
View Article6 Before-And-After Home Remodels You Have To See To Believe
As exciting as an interior change can be, nothing drops a jaw quite like a dramatic curb appeal overhaul. And if anything is proof of that, it's these incredible conversions from our friends at...
View Article'Wynne Neilly: Female to 'Male,' Self-Portrait Project, Documents Artist's...
A stunning new art exhibition is slated to open in Toronto this month that chronicles one artist's transition across the gender spectrum. From artist Wynne Neilly comes "Wynne Neilly: Female to...
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