As everyday discussions about prejudice and oppression get more nuanced, it can be hard to know how to dive into the conversation. This helpful guide by writer Saroful breaks down… Read the rest of the article: A beginner’s guide to intersectional feminism
The YouTube channel Life Noggin digs into this terrifying question and sings the praises of coral along the way.
ProPublica puts a heartbreaking, human face on this weekend’s immigration ban with the story of Dr. Suha Abushamma. The 26-year-old is in her first year of an Internal Medicine residency… Read the rest of the article: The heartbreaking story of a Cleveland Clinic doctor expelled from the U.S. minutes before the temporary deportation stay
WHAT IN THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH???????????????????????????WHEN HAS A PRESIDENT EVER DONE THIS???! IM SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/LupgicIyUz — Jess (@Jess4_RK) January 28, 2017 Here’s what you hear when you call… Read the rest of the article: A Trump-supporting super PAC is running this terrifying campaign-style ad
"Chill my dog can't get out of the gate" ? pic.twitter.com/EPIwV3Yy8B — ㅤㅤㅤ (@GeoMcBerry) January 21, 2017 This dog is able to leap tall buildings (or at least medium-sized gates)… Read the rest of the article: No gate can hold back Super Dog
BuzzFeed reporter Jesse McLaren took this already insane video—in which Donald Trump obsessively discusses the crowd size at his inauguration during an ABC special—and turned it up to 11: Spinal… Read the rest of the article: Spinal Tap audio is a perfect match for Donald Trump’s presidency
The powerful Twitter account St. Louis Manifest (@Stl_Manifest) spent Holocaust Remembrance Day documenting the names and images of passengers on the German transatlantic liner St. Louis. The ship sailed from… Read the rest of the article: Twitter account memorializes Holocaust victims turned away from America in 1939
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bl34di2xY8 The world is a scary place right now, so take a brief respite with this utterly delightful web exclusive from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. With help from… Read the rest of the article: Watch Ziggy Marley, Chance The Rapper, Jon Batiste, and Stephen Colbert remake the Arthur theme song
Postmodern Jukebox always creates great covers, but Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High)” proves to be a particularly perfect match for the concept. This vintage 1930s take on the song is… Read the rest of the article: Relax with this jazzy cover of Tove Lo’s “Habits”
Based on Andrew Ihla's tweet about the unexpected heroism of The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The National Park Service, and Teen Vogue, animator Jessica (@my2k) created a trio of modern day heroes.… Read the rest of the article: The extremely unlikely anti-fascist heroes of the 21st century
CNN shared this mesmerizing footage of soap bubbles freezing. Although it looks like time lapse, the bubbles are actually freezing in real time. Photographer Mike Shaw shot the gorgeous footage.
https://youtu.be/oPd77roTra4 Back in 1997, Oprah Winfrey thought she was just airing a salute to her idol Mary Tyler Moore. But it turns out Moore was actually backstage to surprise her.… Read the rest of the article: Watch Mary Tyler Moore surprise Oprah Winfrey back in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s_sHcJsLHg Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles performed their first improv scene together on the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? back in 1991. And thus an iconic comedy… Read the rest of the article: Flash back to Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles’ first scene together on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’
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Writer/performer Laura Hankin sums things up in this darkly funny sketch.
A lot of former congressional staffers agree that the best way to make your voice heard is to call your representatives rather than emailing them. And a new website makes… Read the rest of the article: New website 5 Calls makes it easy and convenient to contact your representatives
Back in 1998, future Donald Trump counselor/spin-master Kellyanne Conway participated in a Washington, D.C. charity event that, for some reason, required her to do a stand-up routine. The results are… Read the rest of the article: Watch Kellyanne Conway’s excruciating stand-up routine from the ’90s
I stumbled upon this lovely set of stemless wine glasses decorated with night sky star charts. They come in sets of two with one glass depicting the summer sky and… Read the rest of the article: Cool constellation wine glasses
In this animated video, the YouTube channel The School Of Life breaks down the ways in which politeness isn’t necessarily the same thing as warmth. It turns out the secret… Read the rest of the article: How to be a warm person
British design company Mainframe created this odd little video called “For Approval.” It features objects that subvert the laws of physics in weird and unexpected ways. View this post on… Read the rest of the article: Melt your brain with this video of objects behaving strangely
