How The Founders Of ‘Who What Wear’ Built An Online Empire
“Yes, You Can Make It In Fashion” is a HuffPost Style series that profiles men and women across every area of the fashion industry and explores how they rose to…
Month: February 2015
The GOP’s New War On Obama: Meet The Men Doing The Dirty Work
Now in control of Congress, Republicans are bent on destroying Obama’s legacy Read the whole story at Rolling Stone
How A Friendship With Muhammed Ali Resulted In Some Of The World’s Best Sports Photography
On September 9, 1966, Life magazine featured a story on Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., the rising boxing star who’d recently changed his name to a moniker more familiar to sports…
Sex After Sexual Assault, Life After Rape
and yet we never talk about what that means for their sex lives. We’re too afraid to mention rape and pleasure in the same sentence. But, this scared silence only…
Mila Kunis Is A Beauty In Black At The ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Premiere
Simply chic. All eyes were on Mila Kunis as she returned to the red carpet Monday for the Los Angeles premiere of her new film, “Jupiter Ascending.” Kunis, who welcomed…
NASA seeks $500M budget boost
Standing in front of three prototype spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Station in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Monday laid out the agency’s accomplishments. – The administrator said President…
U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide
The 153-page ruling from the International Court of Justice means that modern-day Serbia will not have to pay restitution to Croatia, which in 1991 split from what was then Yugoslavia….
EXCLUSIVE: Gruesome Syria photos may prove torture by Assad regime
A team of internationally renowned war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts has found “direct evidence” of “systematic torture and killing” by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the lawyers on…
What we’ve forgotten about the danger of childhood diseases
More than 100 people in 14 states were reported to have measles last month, with most cases linked to exposure to the disease at Disneyland from December 15 to December…
Police need to get mental health
On the surveillance video that the department released, you can see the moment in which Coignard decides to die. She raises her knife and charged at Derr, who shoots, as…
A Heated Path Toward S.&P.'s Legal Settlement With Prosecutors
The Justice Department, which accused S.&P. of inflating the ratings of mortgage investments that spurred the 2008 financial meltdown, sent so many prosecutors to the negotiation that they formed an…
Turkey willing to put troops in Syria ‘if others do their part,’ Prime Minister says
“We are ready to do everything if there is a clear strategy that after ISIS, we can be sure that our border will be protected. We don’t want the regime…
Iran’s President calls airstrikes on ISIS ‘theater,’ says broader campaign needed
“It is a common threat for all of us,” he said. “And this requires a unison effort from all of us.” “We need a vast campaign of operations … the…
January transfer window: The rise and rise of Martin Odegaard
A Norwegian teenager, who has only just turned 16, generated the second highest volume of tweets during the January transfer window. Which means either that Martin Odegaard, who joined European…
Welcome back, Missy Elliott
Those same folks apparently rushed to iTunes to download Elliott’s music. Eight of her songs cracked the iTunes top 200 chart, including 2002’s “Work It,” 2001’s “Get Ur Freak On”…
Frozen Chicken Truck Bursts Into Flames After Collision With Bee Truck
A big-rig hauling frozen chicken collided with a truck carrying bees in Southern California, igniting a fireball that quickly cooked the chicken. – A beekeeper was summoned, and the cleanup…
Nathan Fillion To Cameo On ‘Big Bang Theory’
Nathan Fillion is set to cameo as himself in an upcoming episode of “The Big Bang Theory,” EW has learned exclusively. Read the whole story
Pope Approves Martyrdom for Oscar Romero, Slain Salvadoran Archbishop
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis decreed Tuesday that slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero was killed out of hatred for the faith, approving a martyrdom declaration that sets the stage for…
UN Criticizes Civilian Deaths In Ukraine Fighting
The United Nations on Tuesday sharply criticized both the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russian rebels for turning bus stops, schools, markets and hospitals into battlegrounds where civilians are getting killed….
Lawyers For Joe Arpaio Seek Meeting In Racial Profiling Case
By David Schwartz PHOENIX, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Lawyers for embattled Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio have asked a federal judge to order a settlement conference as they seek to ward…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Vaccination Opinions Vary By Age
Polls find greater skepticism of mandatory vaccines among younger Americans. Clinton and Bush are running even in Florida. And Gallup is doing more online research, but the Gallup Daily will…
Uber to Open Center for Research on Self-Driving Cars
In the future, however, the humans may not be so important. Uber on Monday announced plans to open a research and development center in Pittsburgh, where the company plans to…
Uber Is Researching Driverless Cars
Ride-sharing service Uber is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on a Pittsburgh research lab they say could lead to the development of driverless cars. – Mayor William Peduto says the…
Cuba Publishes First Photos Of Fidel Castro In 5 Months
Cuba has published the first photos of Fidel Castro in more than five months, showing the 88-year-old former leader engaged in what appears to be a lively conversation with a…
Work Is Bullshit: The Argument For “Antiwork”
If you’re like most employed Americans, you hate your job—or, at best, you’re checked out at work. But as much as you might complain about the place where you spend…
The Science Behind Why You Say ‘Ow’ When You’re In Pain
When you stub your toe or bang your head, why is the initial response always to yell “ouch” (or something less printable)? Scientists may have the answer. New research from…
‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Working On Feminism Buddy Comedy
“Transparent” creator Jill Soloway is dipping her toes in the MTV pool, where she’s developing a buddy comedy with Ashley Skidmore and Lyle Friedman (“#HotMessMoves”). Read the whole story
Suge Knight To Be In Court On Murder Charge
Marion “Suge” Knight, the former hip-hop mogul now charged with murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run, is expected to appear in court Tuesday. Prosecutors filed the charges against Knight on Monday,…
5 Ways To Get Unstuck In The Face Of Creative Burnout
We’ve all been there. You sit down at your desk, intending to be productive, but you just … can’t. You look over your to-do list, trying to find the motivation…
Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety eyes World Championship hat-trick repeat
But what Ted ‘the Shred’ Ligety most wants is a repeat of his triple gold-medal-winning performance at the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships. The U.S. star took top prize in…