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Fantastic Photos Of Vintage Cuba Show Life Before Castro

Before the island nation of Cuba became an object of political scorn by the United States, it was a glamorous destination for everyone from American movie stars to aristocrats to revolutionaries. While still isolated in many ways, Cuba is experiencing a resurgence in tourists and general travel interest. The island...

By Savannah Cox • Jul 13, 2014

Fantastic Photos Of Vintage Cuba Show Life Before Castro

Before the island nation of Cuba became an object of political scorn by the United States, it was a glamorous destination for everyone from American movie stars to aristocrats to revolutionaries. While still isolated in many ways, Cuba is experiencing a resurgence in tourists and general travel interest. The island...

By Savannah Cox • July 13, 2014

This Woman Has Mastered The Art Of Facebook Cover Photos

The relatively new cover photo feature in Facebook has provided an expansive template for creative individuals to express themselves. Enter Nikki, a Reddit user who has figured out how to insert herself into popular television shows and movies by masterfully interplaying her Facebook cover photo with her profile picture. Enjoy...

By All That's Interesting • Jul 11, 2014

This Woman Has Mastered The Art Of Facebook Cover Photos

The relatively new cover photo feature in Facebook has provided an expansive template for creative individuals to express themselves. Enter Nikki, a Reddit user who has figured out how to insert herself into popular television shows and movies by masterfully interplaying her Facebook cover photo with her profile picture. Enjoy...

By All That's Interesting • July 11, 2014

These Sun Facts Will Blow Your Mind

Learn how big, hot, and vital the sun is with these fascinating sun facts.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 9, 2014

These Sun Facts Will Blow Your Mind

Learn how big, hot, and vital the sun is with these fascinating sun facts.

By Kiri Picone • July 9, 2014

23 Artists Who Upcycle Old Texts To Create Beautiful Book Art

Depending on whom you ask, repurposing books is either beautiful or blasphemy. The very idea of cutting up pages with an X-acto knife or pulling a leather cover off an old novel to make a purse is enough to make some book lovers wince. But the artists featured below argue...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Jul 7, 2014

23 Artists Who Upcycle Old Texts To Create Beautiful Book Art

Depending on whom you ask, repurposing books is either beautiful or blasphemy. The very idea of cutting up pages with an X-acto knife or pulling a leather cover off an old novel to make a purse is enough to make some book lovers wince. But the artists featured below argue...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • July 7, 2014

When The New York City Subway Was The Most Dangerous Place On Earth

Venture back to the 1980s in this photo gallery, when the New York City subway was the most dangerous mass transit system on the planet.

By Alexander Baldwin • Jul 2, 2014

When The New York City Subway Was The Most Dangerous Place On Earth

Venture back to the 1980s in this photo gallery, when the New York City subway was the most dangerous mass transit system on the planet.

By Alexander Baldwin • July 2, 2014

21 Shocking Images That Uncover The World Cup’s Dark Side

The FIFA World Cup is always a roller coaster of emotion. We root for our favorite teams, boo when the referees make terrible decisions and feel a deep, unalienable sense of nationalistic pride when our team fights for a win, despite all odds. Yet with all of the success and...

By Kiri Picone • Jun 29, 2014

21 Shocking Images That Uncover The World Cup’s Dark Side

The FIFA World Cup is always a roller coaster of emotion. We root for our favorite teams, boo when the referees make terrible decisions and feel a deep, unalienable sense of nationalistic pride when our team fights for a win, despite all odds. Yet with all of the success and...

By Kiri Picone • June 29, 2014

21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

While much of the mythos of the origin of skateboarding is centered around teenage boys of Southern California, there was a strong contingent of female pioneers who helped shape skateboarding since it’s inception. Below we take a look at some of the women who influenced skateboarding culture in the 60s...

By Alexander Baldwin • Jun 8, 2014

21 Fantastic Pictures Of Female Skateboarders From The 1970s

While much of the mythos of the origin of skateboarding is centered around teenage boys of Southern California, there was a strong contingent of female pioneers who helped shape skateboarding since it’s inception. Below we take a look at some of the women who influenced skateboarding culture in the 60s...

By Alexander Baldwin • June 8, 2014

25 Amazing Rainforest Facts You’ve Never Heard

Rainforests are disappearing from our planet at an alarming rate. Despite our knowledge of the relationship between deforestation and global warming, logging, agriculture, and urban sprawl claim trees and brush from landmasses as large as Panama every year. Learn more about the amazing properties of this ancient ecosystem (and the...

By Kiri Picone • May 29, 2014

25 Amazing Rainforest Facts You’ve Never Heard

Rainforests are disappearing from our planet at an alarming rate. Despite our knowledge of the relationship between deforestation and global warming, logging, agriculture, and urban sprawl claim trees and brush from landmasses as large as Panama every year. Learn more about the amazing properties of this ancient ecosystem (and the...

By Kiri Picone • May 29, 2014

55 Rare Photographs Of Life In North Korea

Take a haunting look inside one of the world's last closed societies, the Hermit Kingdom.

By Alexander Baldwin • May 23, 2014

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55 Rare Photographs Of Life In North Korea

Take a haunting look inside one of the world's last closed societies, the Hermit Kingdom.

By Alexander Baldwin • May 23, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014