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38 Of The Most-Requested Emojis (Including Bacon) Might Be Coming Soon

There are more new emojis coming. You asked, and Unicode answered. Seriously, though, the folks at Unicode took into account which emojis were most requested on Emojipedia, searched on Google,...

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These Stunning Images Of A Funky Real-Life Dollhouse Will Rock Your World

This is just our funky cup of tea. "A House for Essex" is basically a human-sized dollhouse in the English countryside that's available to rent -- if you're first lucky enough to win a chance to do so...

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Artist Al Hirschfeld Celebrated With New-York Historical Society Exhibit And...

To his legions of admirers, Al Hirschfeld was a prolific artist and a visual journalist who chronicled a century's worth of Hollywood legends, Broadway icons and rock stars in a linear calligraphic...

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Artist Georg Baselitz Still Thinks Women Make Bad Painters, Is Ridiculously...

Another Georg Baselitz interview, another senseless comment about gender imbalance in the art world. He's said it once, and he'll likely say it again: Women just can't paint. Baselitz, a German painter...

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Lena Dunham Offers Support To Emma Sulkowicz After Posters Attacking Both...

Actress Lena Dunham took to Twitter to show support for sexual assault activist Emma Sulkowicz after posters accusing both women of lying about being raped appeared Wednesday around New York City. When...

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Amazing Awareness Campaign Transforms Cartoon Characters Into Breast Cancer...

It's a problem faced by many television characters we know and love, from Kristina Braverman on "Parenthood" to Samantha Jones on "Sex and the City." But breast cancer has rarely made it into animated...

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Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality Against Black Women With #SayHerName

"Melissa Williams,” Aja Monet reads, “Darnisha Harris.” Her voice is strong; it marches along, but it shakes a little, although not from nerves. She’s performing a poem that includes the forgotten...

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Want To Encourage College Students To Love Art? Loan Them A Picasso

Jay Z starts one of his singles from 2013's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" by claiming, "I just want a Picasso in my casa, no, my castle." At Oberlin College, students fulfill Jay Z's dream by hanging a...

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Photographer Creates Adorably Wacky Lego Scenes

If only we could design a world like this. France-based photographer Sofiane Samlal has a talent for creating incredibly delightful scenes using Lego characters. Samlal, who goes by Samsofy, arranges...

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This Guy's Panoramic Drawings On Coffee Cups Are So Much Better Than Latte Art

And you thought the stamp your favorite coffee shop uses to decorate its cups was cool. Adrian Hogan, an illustrator living in Tokyo, has been crafting stunning panoramas of local scenes as part of his...

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Kanye West Makes Record Donation To Chicago-Based Youth Program, Donda's House

After months of raising funds to secure future programming, Chicago arts institution, Donda’s House has reportedly received a record donation from its co-founder, Kanye West. According to a press...

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Eiffel Tower Closed After Workers Walkout Over Anger About Pickpockets

PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower closed to the public for most of the day Friday as workers protested a rise in aggressive pickpockets around the Paris landmark that attracts thousands of visitors daily....

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There Are Infinite Reasons To Love This Photographer And Her 97-Year-Old Muse

"Ever since I can remember all I ever wanted to do is draw," Philadelphia-based artist Marie Ulmer once said. "I drew myself a lot since I was always there in the mirror." In 1924, Ulmer created her...

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8 Frida Kahlo Quotes That Capture Her Infinite Wisdom And Fire

Her passion, her devotion. Her vulnerability, her drive. Her vision, her fire. Her flower crowns, her eyebrows. There are infinite reasons to love Mexican surrealist painter and ultimate source of...

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Underwear Company Features Double Mastectomy Breast Cancer Survivors In...

Each October, popular culture becomes awash in pink ribbons, pink balloons and pink shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The publicity of breast cancer research, treatment and survival through the...

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The Best Way To Use Instagram Filters To Get More Likes, According To Science

Overwhelmed by all the choices on Instagram? You're not alone. With 27 filters and endless ways to customize your photos, it's hard to decide how best to edit your pictures to get the most satisfying...

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A Brief Yet Complex Color History Of Crayola Crayons

Few things stir up childhood nostalgia as quickly as a fresh box of crayons. It's easy to see what makes them an appealing collectors' item. For Ed Welter, a former Nike project manager from Oregon,...

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The Roots Aim To Expand Music Festival Following Record-Breaking Ticket Sales

Music festival season is upon us, and that means that the legendary Roots crew will host their 8th annual Roots Picnic on May 30 at Philadelphia’s Festival Pier. In response to the event’s growing...

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'Tomorrowland' Is Full Of Wonder But Light On Meaning

"Tomorrowland" is forecasted to top the Memorial Day Weekend box office. The receipts won't be nearly as hefty as last year's "X-Men: Days of Future Past" or 2013's "Fast & Furious 6," but the...

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Mosque Built Inside A Defunct Church In Venice For Biennale Is Shut Down By...

MILAN (AP) — Authorities in Venice on Friday closed a working mosque in an ex-church that was Iceland's contribution to the 56th Venice Biennale contemporary art fair on the grounds that it was being...

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