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What We Love This Week, Volume CIII

TIME Picks Its Most Uplifting Photos Of The Year As with any year, 2014 has had its fair share of disasters and disappointments. And since disasters and disappointments tend to translate to beaucoup dinero for major media outlets, we can at times have an overly bleak view of the world...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 2, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CIII

TIME Picks Its Most Uplifting Photos Of The Year As with any year, 2014 has had its fair share of disasters and disappointments. And since disasters and disappointments tend to translate to beaucoup dinero for major media outlets, we can at times have an overly bleak view of the world...

By Savannah Cox • January 2, 2015

Blame It On The Mistletoe: The History Of A Holiday Kissing Tradition

The fascinating history of the mistletoe tradition and the truth about the plant under which we steal kisses: it actually sucks the life out of trees.

By Abby Norman • Dec 28, 2014

Blame It On The Mistletoe: The History Of A Holiday Kissing Tradition

The fascinating history of the mistletoe tradition and the truth about the plant under which we steal kisses: it actually sucks the life out of trees.

By Abby Norman • December 28, 2014

The Accomplishments Of Kim Jong-Il As Understood By North Koreans

A country is only as strong as the propaganda it sells to its people and the world. In that case, Kim Jong Il's North Korea is a heavyweight champion.

By Richard Stockton • Dec 27, 2014

The Accomplishments Of Kim Jong-Il As Understood By North Koreans

A country is only as strong as the propaganda it sells to its people and the world. In that case, Kim Jong Il's North Korea is a heavyweight champion.

By Richard Stockton • December 27, 2014

Seances: When Manipulating The Desperate Was Big Business

The history of the seance is one of seeing the sad and vulnerable as an easy business opportunity, adding gauze and then calling it a party.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 18, 2014

Seances: When Manipulating The Desperate Was Big Business

The history of the seance is one of seeing the sad and vulnerable as an easy business opportunity, adding gauze and then calling it a party.

By Erin Kelly • December 18, 2014

Life Under The Shah Of Iran Before 1979, In 47 Revealing Photos

These fascinating photos of life under the Shah of Iran before 1979 reveal just how similar the country was to the Western nations that are now its enemies.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 15, 2014

Life Under The Shah Of Iran Before 1979, In 47 Revealing Photos

These fascinating photos of life under the Shah of Iran before 1979 reveal just how similar the country was to the Western nations that are now its enemies.

By Savannah Cox • December 15, 2014

Breaking And Entering: Our Interview With Illustrator Ray Jones

A few days ago, photographer Killian Simon and I met with Ray Jones, a fantastically talented illustrator local to Bushwick, Brooklyn. After a few drinks at a quiet tavern, we managed to break our way onto a gorgeously vandalised rooftop in the warehouse district and took some photos while talking...

By Chris Altman • Dec 13, 2014

Breaking And Entering: Our Interview With Illustrator Ray Jones

A few days ago, photographer Killian Simon and I met with Ray Jones, a fantastically talented illustrator local to Bushwick, Brooklyn. After a few drinks at a quiet tavern, we managed to break our way onto a gorgeously vandalised rooftop in the warehouse district and took some photos while talking...

By Chris Altman • December 13, 2014

Life For High Society In The 1930s: No Time For Depression

With income inequality as high today as it was in the 1930s, high society of the past presents a not-too-different vision of our divided present.

By Susan Sims • Dec 12, 2014

Life For High Society In The 1930s: No Time For Depression

With income inequality as high today as it was in the 1930s, high society of the past presents a not-too-different vision of our divided present.

By Susan Sims • December 12, 2014

Emily Post: The Beyoncé Of Etiquette And The Internet’s Most Underused Asset

Back in the days when it was commonplace for conversation to be learned, Emily Post dominated the discussion. We could learn much from her today.

By Abby Norman • Dec 10, 2014

Emily Post: The Beyoncé Of Etiquette And The Internet’s Most Underused Asset

Back in the days when it was commonplace for conversation to be learned, Emily Post dominated the discussion. We could learn much from her today.

By Abby Norman • December 10, 2014

Max Zorn Crafts Brilliant Scenes From Packing Tape

Most street artists accept that when night falls, their artwork will be obscured by darkness. But most street artists aren't Max Zorn.

By Erin Kelly • Dec 8, 2014

Max Zorn Crafts Brilliant Scenes From Packing Tape

Most street artists accept that when night falls, their artwork will be obscured by darkness. But most street artists aren't Max Zorn.

By Erin Kelly • December 8, 2014

This Is What The Meth Epidemic In America Looks Like

Anti-drug advertisements like the Not Even Once campaign and major media coverage of meth abuse would have one believe that America is at war with toothless, murdering drug users. Meth is bad, plain and simple, but new studies suggest that it isn’t the epidemic of media portrayals. Here are the...

By Susan Sims • Dec 8, 2014

This Is What The Meth Epidemic In America Looks Like

Anti-drug advertisements like the Not Even Once campaign and major media coverage of meth abuse would have one believe that America is at war with toothless, murdering drug users. Meth is bad, plain and simple, but new studies suggest that it isn’t the epidemic of media portrayals. Here are the...

By Susan Sims • December 8, 2014