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“From a young age I have been aware of both my female and male side,” artist Daantje Bons told The Huffington Post. The Dutch photographer channels aspects stereotypically associated with…
Gwyneth Paltrow wants you to steam yours with mugwort; fans of the “vajacial” endorse slathering on masks and enzymes, but vaginas are true marvels that need little to stay fit…
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BAGHDAD — Seeking to normalize life in the embattled capital, Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday that the authorities would lift a nighttime curfew in Baghdad that has been in force,…
This is Daniel Green. Born in 1985, he’s one of the youngest artists to have exhibited at San Francisco’s Creativity Explored, a studio space and gallery for artists with developmental…
I’m embarrassed about all the time I’ve spent thinking about my weight. No one has ever told me I needed to lose any. Doctors mark my weight “average,” and aside…
Fewer prisoners in cells means more room for resources that benefit communities, and groups around the country are taking advantage of the space. Although the overall state prison population in…
This post originally appeared on artnet News. Brian Boucher Jamian Juliano-Villani, Animal Proverb, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 36 by 24 inches. New York artist Jamian Juliano-Villani is being accused by…
Late on the evening of January 6, nine women and one trans individual met at a union space in Northeast Portland to call out a well-known local activist for being,…
American Ballet Theater icon Misty Copeland has over 402,000 followers on Instagram. To compare, athletes like Venus and Serena Williams have 89,500 and 992,000 followers, respectively. Michael Phelps has 462,000….
This time it ain’t just about being fast; it’s about each “Furious 7” trailer being rowdier than the last. The latest is a nearly three-minute spectacle that makes the cars-parachuting-out-of-airplaces-esque…
Down by one with about 40 seconds to play on Wednesday, the Miami Heat should have had enough time to patiently get a few more shots up against the Minnesota…
I run a science site, From Quarks to Quasars. Like most science sites, we post articles about the latest developments in science news and research. Recently, we put out an…
On June 30th, 1974, Alberta Williams King was gunned down while she played the organ for the “Lord’s Prayer” at Ebenezer Baptist Church. As a Christian civil rights activist, she…
Yet talk of slashing the government debt loads of European countries, starting with Greece, is back. For all the opposition, the idea has resurfaced with a vengeance in recent days…
In a series of Facebook posts obtained by ThinkProgress, the senior adviser for policy and communications to Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) posted racial comments and endorsed gentrification of his neighborhood….
From clean glass cubes in Austria to the floating pyramids of Nigeria, discover the portable pods that could be your future home. Browse through the gallery, and select “show caption”…
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man and woman in northeast Ohio have been charged with child endangering after police say the pair passed out from drug use with a toddler…
www.bloomberg.com: (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is reaching out to American Muslim leaders as it tries to stem extremism in the U.S. while heading off a domestic backlash against mainstream…
Boko Haram fighters have shot or burned to death about 90 civilians and wounded 500 in ongoing fighting in a Cameroonian border town near Nigeria, officials in Cameroon said Thursday….
Originally posted on Kirkus Reviews: This month, a whole host of great fiction and nonfiction is being published. In fact, there’s so much thoughtful writing we’ve expanded this week’s list,…
In the original 1982 “Poltergeist,” evil spirits entered the world through televisions. Now imagine what would happen today in our world full of smartphones and tablets. Scared yet? If not,…
Cinderella, perhaps the sweetest and blandest of our most popular fairy tales, has always seemed to inspire a pastel-hued vision among readers and illustrators. The iconic Disney cartoon, of course,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Ellen Brody was driving home from her jewelry-store job, inching her SUV through suburban traffic toward a railroad crossing, when she became the center of a…
There comes a moment — usually while attempting to clean — when you look at the clutter in your house and think: “I wish I could just get rid of…
Looking at the cans brought back a less complicated time, when a sugary drink was enough to make me happy. Read the whole story at Open City Magazine
Massachusetts police are investigating the death of an 18-month old child who suffocated, apparently because of a home remedy for head lice involving mayonnaise and a plastic bag. – The…
Hamburg called her tenure at the helm of the agency a “privilege” and said she made her decision to resign with “mixed emotions.” – “From keeping our food supply safe…
Rihanna has proven her fashion icon status once again by landing the March 2015 cover of Harper’s Bazaar. The Barbadian beauty announced the news via her Instagram account on Wednesday…
Guess we’ll go eat worms, and it’s not just because nobody likes us. “C-fu,” a tofu-like protein made out of mealworms, has been developed by a four-person team led by…