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A better Brooks for your butt

November 14, 2013

According to WIRED Magazine, Brooks England bike saddles underwent a redesign with IDEO to create a more comfortable seat using composite materials, straying away from their classic leather saddles for...

Couples say ‘I do’ to wedding day tattoos

November 14, 2013

The days of hiding one's ink on their wedding day are long past, according to a new article by Kellee Khalil at Lover.ly. Many brides, grooms, bridesmaids and groomsmen proudly display their tattoos...

Project casts light on homeless, queer teens

November 12, 2013

New York's Greenwich Village offers sanctuary to many homeless teens, nearly 40% of whom identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. In early September, producer Nathan Proctor and director Elegance...

Tattoos commemorate religious journeys

November 11, 2013

  For many Christians, tattoos serve as more than just decoration. Instead, they chose ink to represent their personal journeys into their faith.  "Religious-themed tattoos are a big thing for...

How Marvel got Norse mythology wrong

November 11, 2013

Despite the popularity of Thor, especially with the recent release of Thor 2, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby missed a few details about Norse mythology when they brought Thor into the universe in 1962. According...

Students speak out against lack of diversity

November 11, 2013

  Students at University of California - Los Angeles created a video complaining about the misrepresentation of black male students at the school.  "We had to do something to put our issues on...

When cosplayers go home

November 7, 2013

Klaus Pichler's photo project documents the intimate lives of Austrian cosplayers wearing their costumes at home.  "The final series includes everyone from Furries — those who dress up like fictional...

NYC bicyclist creates video challenging ticket

November 7, 2013

  Casey Neistat created a short video on the dangers of having to stay in the bike lines around New York City after being ticketed by a police officer for riding outside the lane. Neistat's video...

Japanese attitude towards tattoos remains unchanged

Japanese attitude towards tattoos remains unchanged

November 6, 2013

Japan continues to try to hide tattoos from the public eye due to controversial ancient roots of yakuza affiliation. While tattoos have been part of Japanese culture since before the Iron Age, the use...

The shifting views of tattoos

November 1, 2013

20 or 40 years ago the tattoos spoke to the idea that the person they were on belonged to a gang or dealt drugs. While out-dated thinking such as this shows up even today, society accepts body art more...

Google changes storytelling as we know it

Google changes storytelling as we know it

November 1, 2013

After Google bought out Motorola Mobile, the two began to work together on creating a virtual reality for users of the Moto X cell phone that merges Pixar-like animation with virtual reality controls.  "The...

Superhero fiction comes into its own

October 31, 2013

The genre of superhero fiction overcame the campy elements of its predecessors in the last decade, according to io9. The article sites three recent novels as the bleeding edge of the genre's reformation:...

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