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Lion Lights
Read more: Lion LightsRichard Turere, 13, has devised an innovative system to protect his family’s livestock from the wild beasts. He created “Lion Lights,” which keeps the predators away from the family’s enclosure. The Kenyan boy will speak about his invention at the…
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Burners Without Borders
Read more: Burners Without BordersBurners Without Borders (BWB) is a grassroots, volunteer-driven, community leadership organization whose goal is to unlock the creativity of local communities to solve problems that bring about meaningful change. Supporting volunteers from around the world in innovative disaster relief solutions…
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Kacey Wong & his provocative pink tank at Hong Kong’s 1 July marches
Read more: Kacey Wong & his provocative pink tank at Hong Kong’s 1 July marchesThe Hong Kong 1 July protests are a surprising sight on the often chaotic stress. This day marks the transfer of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China (PRC) and is a public holiday it was originally thought to…
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K-Pop Fancams Got Political to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters From Dallas Police
Read more: K-Pop Fancams Got Political to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters From Dallas PoliceIf you’ve spent a decent amount of time on Twitter, you’re probably familiar with the concept of K-pop fancams. The short clips of live performances, primarily by South Korean acts, often dominate replies on the app and are hated by…
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Occupy West Side Story
Read more: Occupy West Side StoryIf you’re a fan of West Side Story (music by Leonard Bernstein), don’t miss this “updated” video. Absolutely first-rate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wGZRJG4ZJE “Occupy West Side Story” takes aim at NYPD Deputy Inspector Edward J. WInski, the white-shirted bully of Occupy Wall Street,…
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Leftover Women
Read more: Leftover WomenThey are disparaged as “free-willed” women, “stubborn,” “picky,” “incomplete.” But a video by an East Asian beauty brand that went viral over the past week has upended the conversation on China’s sheng nu, which translates literally into “leftover women” —…
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NYPD to crack down on ‘sloppy’ cops with ban on shorts, white turtlenecks, cargo pants
Read more: NYPD to crack down on ‘sloppy’ cops with ban on shorts, white turtlenecks, cargo pantsThey’re real fashion police: Fed up with sloppy cops, the NYPD has moved to update its dress code, banning shorts on transit beats and white turtlenecks while on patrol. The department’s updated style guide, set to take effect next month,…
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#ProjectTMI
Read more: #ProjectTMIProject TMI: The Feminist Humor Defense Against the Assault on Our Bodies by Ramey Connelly, Richmond Reproductive Freedom Project t’s a strange sensation to start something as a joke, expecting that only your friends on Facebook will see it, and then…
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Dismaland
Read more: Dismaland“He describes it as a “family theme park unsuitable for small children” – and with the Grim Reaper whooping it up on the dodgems and Cinderella horribly mangled in a pumpkin carriage crash, it is easy to see why. Banksy’s…
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Illuminating Rana Plaza: NYFW Protest and Projection
Read more: Illuminating Rana Plaza: NYFW Protest and ProjectionTo protest unethical labor practices in Bangladesh, specifically unsafe working conditions, 99 Pickets, The Illuminator, and Ismail Ferdous took action during New York Fashion Week. 99 Pickets members protested, drawing attention to the question, “How are my clothes really made?”…
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Erasing the Border
Read more: Erasing the BorderFrom Public Delivery: “Her piece, Erasing the Border, is one of her most commanding works in which, alongside several other artists, residents, students and activists, she led an attack against the Mexico-US border wall, with the goal of “erasing” sections…
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Tletl (Mexican Nahua Dance) Performance
Read more: Tletl (Mexican Nahua Dance) PerformanceThe group known as Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, which practices Mexican Nahua dance, song and drumming, is a frequent presence at Black Lives Matter protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Its dancers first took to the streets in solidarity with the movement…