Makeup: Tool for patriarchy, fun hobby, or empowering aspect of self-identity?

I tend to think of Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid as the Platonic ideal of mermaids, but these beautiful drawings by Tumblr artist Sully are making me reconsider my… Read the rest of the article: Artist draws beautiful international mermaids

Even the studio’s missteps are eminently watchable. But some are more watchable than others.

While it may be earning less media coverage now, the movement is still very much alive both in physical spaces and online.

2-year-old Quincy has a passion for trucks so naturally he wanted to meet two of the garbage men who actually get to drive one.

While nutritionists used to suggest that those looking to lose weight stay away from fats, newer research points to sugar and starch as the real enemy of weight loss.

I stumbled across this video for Plastimake, which is a moldable, resuable plastic that can be formed into just about anything, and now I want nothing more than to try… Read the rest of the article: Plastimake is moldable plastic that can do just about anything

Fighting for feminist causes is a necessary, but often exhausting struggle. What I love about these designs by Brazilian artist Carol Rossetti is that they are positive, uplifting, and empowering.

How do you thank writer/director Joss Whedon for donating to your Kickstarter campaign? With a gospel cover of the theme song to his cult TV show, apparently.

Earlier this year, Boing Boing shared a video of two tiny hamsters going on a tiny Valentine’s Day date. I now invite you to celebrate Easter with Porkchop and Dumptruck,… Read the rest of the article: Here are two tiny hamsters celebrating Easter

For its latest installment of “Improv Imagination,” Vanity Fair asked Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner (aka Sansa Stark) to describe an episode of (the totally fictional) Real Housewives of… Read the rest of the article: Watch Game Of Thrones star Sophie Turner imagine an episode of "The Real Housewives Of Westeros"

Randy Olson, a fourth-year graduate research assistant at Michigan State University, previously used a genetic algorithm to figure out the fastest way to find Waldo. Now Olson is back and… Read the rest of the article: Here’s the perfect U.S. road trip

It’s easy to assume Instagram is simply a place for food pics and post-workout selfies, but Pete Souza is using the social media platform for a more historic purpose. As… Read the rest of the article: Explore Obama’s presidency via this White House photographer's Instagram account

These awesome #Sleevebucks Tumblr and Instagram accounts transform the ubiquitous mermaid from the Starbucks coffee sleeve into all kinds of different pop culture images.

It’s hard to figure out exactly what’s so satisfying about these miniature food videos uploaded on the Japanese YouTube channel Miniature Space, yet for whatever reason I just can’t stop… Read the rest of the article: These Japanese miniature food videos are totally addictive

Two of my biggest passions in life are feminism and space travel, so naturally I have to share this incredible retrospective on Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

Leonard Nimoy’s recent death inspired a ton of great writing about his long, diverse career (I got a chance to share my thoughts over at The A.V. Club). But far… Read the rest of the article: Ijeoma Oluo explains the importance Mr. Spock had on her biracial childhood

Those who learn about history through pop culture (or even those who rely on their high school history education), might assume that medieval Europe was populated solely by white people.… Read the rest of the article: This blog proves medieval Europe was more racially diverse than we think

After snapping a portrait of a volunteer subject, Brazilian artist Angélica Dass extracts a sample of 11×11 pixels of his or her face and matches it to the corresponding Pantone… Read the rest of the article: The Humanæ art project catalogs human skin tones