Artist Challenges Selfie Stick Ban By Taking A Bunch Of Selfies
Museums all over the world are working to ban the beloved selfie stick, but Australian artist Jesse Willesee isn’t having it. As a conceptual artist, Willesee is all about the…
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The Bottom Line: ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ By T. Geronimo Johnson
Welcome to Braggsville by T. Geronimo Johnson William Morrow, $25.99 Published Feb. 17, 2015 The Bottom Line is a weekly review combining plot description and analysis with fun tidbits about…
Pope Francis Promotes Vatican’s Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor Charles Scicluna To Archbishop Of Malta
Pope Francis has named the Vatican’s former sex crimes prosecutor, Charles Scicluna, as archbishop of his native Malta. – Francis has vowed “zero tolerance” for abusers, and Scicluna’s promotion indicates…
Photographer Captures Portraits And Dreams Of People From 1 To 100 Years Of Age
Danish photographer Keen Heick-Abildhauge fell in love with Russia years ago, mesmerized by the diversity of life hiding away in corners of the vast Eurasian country. Throughout his time living…
Stolen Picasso Shipped As Christmas Present Seized In Newark
The cubist painting La Coiffeuse by Pablo Picasso was considered missing for over a decade. Photo: AP/US Department of Justice This article originally appeared on artnet News. A stolen Picasso…
This Winter’s Best Bets
Originally published on Kirkus This winter there’s been some major, surprise announcements about upcoming books: the Harper Lee novel Go Set a Watchman, out this summer, and a new Dr….
Sorry, Ebooks. These 9 Studies Show Why Print Is Better
Don’t lament the lost days of cutting your fingers on pristine new novels or catching a whiff of that magical, transportive old book smell just yet! A slew of recent…
This Blessed Music Video Turns Doodling Into A Spiritual Experience
It’s a beautiful thing when two entirely different art forms fit so well together that the boundaries between vision and sound, hand and ear, line and note, begin to blur….
Moschino Pays Homage To The Looney Tunes’ Hip Hop Days In Fall 2015 Collection
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to Moschino fashion, especially when Jeremy Scott is at the helm. – Check out the collection below. What do you think of…
White and gold or blue and black it doesn’t matter — the dress is ugly
Whether folks were team white and gold or team blue and black, the common consensus across social media seemed to be that it is far from the height of fashion….
Stress Tip: Let Go And Forgive
For 30 days, GPS for the Soul and meQuilibrium are providing you tips on how to live a healthier, happier and stress-free life. See the previous stress tips here. –…
Federal Panel Resists Tearful Pleas For New Meningitis Vaccine Routine
A federal panel on Thursday recommended that two new meningitis vaccines only be used for rare outbreaks, resisting tearful pleas to give it routinely to teens and college students. The…
Surprising Racial Disparities Found In Flu Vaccine Rates
This year’s flu strain was particularly brutal, disproportionately affecting children and the elderly. A record-breaking rate of 217 of every 100,000 people over the age of 65 have been hospitalized…
Do You Really Need To Cool Down After A Workout?
By David Reavy for Men’s Journal – More from Men’s Journal: 11 Easy Ways to Boost Your Fitness Gains The 10 Best Post-Workout Foods The Only 8 Moves You Need…
Naomi Campbell’s Cameraman Conflict Will Give You Some Unfortunate Déjà Vu
Say it isn’t so, Naomi. – The supermodel has faced her fair share of legal issues over assault in the past, but has spent recent years accusation free. Invasion of…
Slow Cooker Liner Bags Will Save You From Ever Having To Scrub It Clean Again
Slow cookers are known for making dinners easy to put together — not to mention desserts, hot chocolate AND nachos. Throw a couple ingredients into the pot in the morning…
This Vietnamese Vegetable Peeler Is One Of The Coolest And Cheapest Cooking Gadgets Of All Time
What if you could julienne, grate, shred, peel and make decorative cuts with only one vegetable peeler? What if that peeler was ridiculously cheap, lighter than your phone and small…
The 9 Best Swimsuit Brands You Have Probably Never Heard Of
Spring is almost here. Okay, that is just a rumor we heard that we can neither confirm nor deny, but these tundra-like temperatures have to end sometime, right? And what…
Statement Jumpsuits Are The Red Carpet Trend Anyone Could Wear
The red carpet is usually filled with flowing gowns and body-hugging frocks, but this past season, pants had a serious presence. – TRY: Zip Front Boilersuit
Justin Welby, The Archbishop Of Canterbury, Wants YOU At Lambeth Palace
Ever wanted to kick it with the Archbishop of Canterbury? Here’s your chance. Justin Welby, the senior bishop of the worldwide Anglican Communion and a self-described “spiritual magpie,” is looking…
Daily Meditation: All Things Grow
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life….
Activist Pens ‘A Letter To Young Muslim Girls’ Considering Joining ISIS
The Islamic State has run a slick media campaign to lure young recruits to its ranks — and the strategy has attracted women as well as men. On Feb. 17,…
Rev. Theodore Hesburgh Dead At 97, Former Notre Dame President For 35 Years
The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was always a man of conscience. He did what he thought was right during his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, even…
Everything You Need To Know About #TheDress
Unless you were in a bunker on Thursday, you’ve heard the only story more viral than the llamas on the lam. A photo of a dress — now trending on…
Pope Francis’ Finance Czar Cardinal George Pell Comes Under Intense Scrutiny Over Spending
Pope Francis’ finance czar is coming under intense scrutiny after ruffling feathers at the Vatican as he seeks to impose order on its unruly finances. Italian weekly L’Espresso reported in…
Stolen Picasso worth millions seized in U.S.
“A lost treasure has been found,” said Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. – The news release from Lynch didn’t give the name of the…
Unearthing America’s truffle trove
They were on the hunt again, though not for deer or waterfowl or the usual Tennessee fare. The man and his curly-haired dog were searching for something fancier: Tuber melanosporum…
Why One Family With Measles Is Reconsidering Their Anti-Vax Position
People on social media pilloried them as the “measles family” after they became infected with the virus during their Disneyland vacation and brought the disease back to their hometown of…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist: 25 Years of Theories
BOSTON — The hallway in the Brooklyn warehouse was dark, the space cramped. But soon there was a flashlight beam, and I was staring at one of the most sought-after…
America’s 20 Trashiest Spring Break Destinations 2015, According To Coed.com
Spring Break 2015 is finally here, so hopefully you’ve been hitting the gym and drinking all your protein like a good bruuh because it’s high time to show everyone that…