The road to gender equality has proven to be an arduous one, but it’s always been paved by incredible women doing equally incredible work. By railing against the systems that have traditionally kept women under thumb, exceptional writers, activists, scientists, and politicians have made it their mission to call these systems into question, and ultimately […]
If you’ve been keeping up with climate-related news, you know that Germany has really raised the bar for what it means to make sustainability a way of life from the ground up. True to form, German designer May Kukula has developed a kitchen gadget that will help people cut down on their energy consumption while […]
You didn’t sleep last night, you don’t remember what just happened in your staff meeting, and there’s a solid chance that you’ll snooze through your stop on the way home. We’ve all been there. Adult life is rough, and some work days feel like they’ll never end. That’s why a few designers decided to conduct […]
We see history in black and white. That might sound absurd, but think about it. When I ask you to picture Paris a century ago, what do you see? A greyscale Eiffel Tower? A monochromatic Champs-Élysées? We visualize a world devoid of color because that’s the only image that’s ever been introduced to our mind’s […]
For people outside of the literary community, surrealist poetry can be a bit too abstract to swallow. With images that seem disjointed and nonsensical to those who aren’t invested in creating and consuming the art form, the entire process of taking in this imagery can come off as cumbersome and confusing. One could argue, however, […]
There are a few things in life that I’ll just never understand, and animal cruelty is pretty high up there on that list. Rescuers from Hope for Paws were confronted with the same heartbreaking confusion one day when they received a call about a dog that was abandoned in the desert outside of Los Angeles. […]
When nine-year-old Khloe Thompson sat back and thought about all the essentials she uses every day, she made a realization that inspired her to take action and help homeless women in her community. So much of the devastation that comes along with homelessness is the loss of dignity. Without access to the everyday essentials we […]
If you made it through high school, you know that rumors and stereotypes cut deep. Thousands of students go home every day feeling depressed and downtrodden because of the way they’re treated by classmates. For bullies, everything from economic status to clothing choice is grounds for brutal harassment. That’s something one teen learned the hard […]
It might not be readily obvious that artist Carl Warner began his professional life as an advertising photographer, but when you view his atypical landscapes through that lens, you’ll notice something perfectly meticulous about the way Warner can turn just about everything into brilliant landscapes. By using food, clothing, and everything in between, Carl Warner’s […]
Back in February, we covered a story about a Starbucks barista who learned sign language to help a deaf customer after the act of kindness quickly went viral. As it turns out, another compassionate cashier has made quite an impact on a girl in Fayetteville, North Carolina. When a woman named Cynthia stepped into Chick-fil-A […]