The Blue And The Green
This article originally appeared on Slate. By Phil Plait Via my evil twin Richard Wiseman comes one of the best color optical illusions I have ever seen. The original was…
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30 Original Jokes About #TheDress
1. Good one. We see purple and black, if you were wondering. — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 27, 2015 2. Nice. The dress is red and black. — Atlanta Falcons…
7 Images Almost As Freaky As #TheDress
This photo of a dress has now divided all of humanity into dueling factions, with sane individuals who see this image as white and gold pitted against the dangerous loons…
#TheDress Sparked A Huge Debate, But Science Is Here To Settle Things
What color is it? – Mystery solved.
What color is this dress?
Here and everywhere, people are debating the all-important question that has all but taken over Twitter: What color is this dress? Some see white and gold. Others see blue and…
This Is Why Some Of Apple’s New Emoji People Are Yellow
Apple’s finally updating its line of emoji characters with a diverse skin color palette, but some say the yellowish skin tone included in the pack raises some questions: Are they…
Building a Face, and a Case, on DNA
There were no known eyewitnesses to the murder of a young woman and her 3-year-old daughter four years ago. No security cameras caught a figure coming or going. Nonetheless, the…
10 Trans Women Of Color In Love
our love of self and our love of other women of color who are trans, queer, and cis. We joined forces with dynamic trans community leaders of color and grassroots…
Looking The Part
A few months ago a friend of mine contacted me about doing a project together, saying she wanted to write with more “women of color.” I didn’t know whether to…
When chemistry meets couture: Clothes that change color with the climate
But most striking is the chameleonic couture on display. A bejeweled headdress, created with Swarovski’s gemstones division, changes color based on the heat generated by the wearer’s neural activity, thanks…
Old Ways Prove Hard to Shed, Even as Crisis Hits Kimono Trade
AMAMI OSHIMA, Japan — Kazuhiko Kanai uses the traditional method to dye the elegant kimonos for which this small, semitropical island is renowned: he carries a bundle of pure white…
Makeup Sealer Will Let You Wear Lipstick And Kiss Everything You Love On Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re thinking about the makeup we’re going to wear on a night out with our dates, friends or (best of all) ourselves. Yes, that…
7 Ways To Use Grey Decor Without Feeling Depressed
One of the biggest reservations people have when decorating with the color grey is that it may look too “depressing.” It’s a valid concern. But we’re here to tell you…
The ‘Largest Crowdsourced Drawing’ In Existence Attempts To Illustrate The Entire Internet
Earlier this year, a man named Benjamin Redford boldly went where no artist has dared go before, creating a piece called “Internetopia” that claimed to be a portrait of the…
Watch Ava DuVernay’s Perfect Response To Her ‘Selma’ Oscar Snub
In an interview with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, “Selma” director Ava DuVernay had a beautiful response to those who say she was snubbed by the Academy. She paid tribute to…
Gabrielle Union Says ‘The World Isn’t Going To End’ If We See More Diversity In Women On TV
Gabrielle Union has a brilliant strategy for getting more women of color on TV: Put more women of color on TV. – Head over to Yahoo to read the rest…
100% Of The Women Of Color Interviewed In STEM Study Experienced Gender Bias
Being a woman in STEM research is tough, but it’s significantly worse for women of color. According to a recent report conducted by the University of California’s Hastings College of…
8 Things You Didn’t Know About Color That Almost Seem Too Ridiculous To Be True
You likely take the various colors around you for granted, assuming there’s nothing special about the blue of your jeans or anyhing potentially disgusting about the browns of that painting…
11 of the world’s coolest themed runs
Though the United States seems to have the biggest taste for wacky races, there are other global options worth checking out. Here are 11 of the coolest themed races in…
Crittercam Video Shows Strange Way Jumbo Squid ‘Flash’ To Communicate
Marine biologists have long known that giant Humboldt squid communicate by rapidly changing their body color in flashes of red and white. But what message do the flashes send? –…
‘Light Girls’ Producer Stephanie Frederic Explains Why We Need Healing From Colorism
Even if you have never heard of Stephanie Frederic, chances are you’ve seen her work. Frederic, a 20-year veteran of the film industry, has made a name for herself as…