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It’s Official: NASA is Making Cryosleep a Reality

Oh, to have a good night’s sleep! Indeed, many of us are sleep deprived; trudging around the workplace, lumbering the kids to-and-from school, like zombies auto piloted by coffee. In fact, according to the American Sleep Association, sleep deprivation is a significant issue. 35 percent of...

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This Street Artist is Stirring Controversy With His Thought-Provoking Work

Parisian street artist Combo hijacks familiar imagery from pop culture and alters them to carry new meanings that are thought-provoking, humorous and confronting. Early in 2015, he was beaten by a gang for his street mural asking for religious harmony at a time of immense tension in Paris. He spends his days finding ways to access forbidden areas to paste up his clever posters, stirring...

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10 Symbols You Missed in Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’, Explained

Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino's newest single "This Is America" is a catchy track, but what has people really talking is its music video. The best...

These “Black Mirror” Scenarios Are Slowly Becoming a Reality

Welcome to the future! Artificial Intelligence was the stuff of sci-fi only a few years ago, but is now becoming more and more integrated into...

10 Teenagers Who Are Shaking the World as We Know it

Some days, it feels like the world is full of divisions that drive people apart. Yet occasionally, a ray of hope shines through some of...

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We Live in a Sad, Sad World According to This Artist’s Satirical Illustrations

Steve Cutts is a London-based illustrator who uses his talents to comment on the dire state of today's world. Inspired by 'the insanity of humanity', his...

These Photos Offer a Glimpse Into Hermits’ Captivating Hidden World

For the majority of us who live in cities and towns, the idea of living alone, completely cut off from society can seem intimidating and...

This Painter Explores Pleasure With Dripping, Sensual Portraits

Ivan Alifan is a Russian-born artist who is fascinated with sex and sensuality. Growing up in a culture where sex was very much taboo, Ivan now always...

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This 12-Year-Old Epileptic Girl is Suing Jeff Sessions to Legalize Pot

Last year, Alexis Bortell's book advocating the legalization of medical marijuana was published and distributed by Amazon. There's nothing especially surprising about that: activists often write books about the causes they're passionate about. Now, the marijuana advocate is filling a lawsuit against Jeff Sessions, as well as the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Agency. That's certainly something to brag about, but it...

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