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What Happened to “Occupy Wall Street”?

We’re coming up on the third anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge March that catapulted the Occupy movement into international recognition. At first, OWS was the brainchild of a Canadian anti-advertising, anti-consumerist magazine called AdBusters. Many catalysts were at play: just months prior, WikiLeaks released numerous sensitive documents and video footage regarding...

By Chris Altman • Oct 15, 2014

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What Happened to “Occupy Wall Street”?

We’re coming up on the third anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge March that catapulted the Occupy movement into international recognition. At first, OWS was the brainchild of a Canadian anti-advertising, anti-consumerist magazine called AdBusters. Many catalysts were at play: just months prior, WikiLeaks released numerous sensitive documents and video footage regarding...

By Chris Altman • October 15, 2014

40 Ingeniously Creative Ads That Will Make You Look Twice

With an incisive message and the design to match, a powerful advertisement can stop you dead in your tracks. Today, we look at some ads that do just that — forty ingeniously creative ads that will make you look and think twice: Thanks to The Roosevelts, Buzzfeed, and Bored Panda...

By Alexander Baldwin • Sep 22, 2014

40 Ingeniously Creative Ads That Will Make You Look Twice

With an incisive message and the design to match, a powerful advertisement can stop you dead in your tracks. Today, we look at some ads that do just that — forty ingeniously creative ads that will make you look and think twice: Thanks to The Roosevelts, Buzzfeed, and Bored Panda...

By Alexander Baldwin • September 22, 2014

5 Times That Satire Crossed Vladimir Putin

The Nikas Awards In 2008, the Nikas, Russia’s answer to the Oscars, had jokes about Putin and Dmitry Medvedev cut from their broadcast by a TV station. Medvedev, the man who at the time had just taken over as president while Putin switched to prime minister for a term, was...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Jul 18, 2014

5 Times That Satire Crossed Vladimir Putin

The Nikas Awards In 2008, the Nikas, Russia’s answer to the Oscars, had jokes about Putin and Dmitry Medvedev cut from their broadcast by a TV station. Medvedev, the man who at the time had just taken over as president while Putin switched to prime minister for a term, was...

By Leslie Maryann Neal • July 18, 2014

Thank The Leaders Of The Suffrage Movement For Your Independence

To create lasting change--regardless of the area--it takes consistent, joint efforts. The same can be said about the Suffrage Movement.

By Leslie Maryann Neal • Jul 4, 2014

Thank The Leaders Of The Suffrage Movement For Your Independence

To create lasting change--regardless of the area--it takes consistent, joint efforts. The same can be said about the Suffrage Movement.

By Leslie Maryann Neal • July 4, 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

The Evolution Of Madonna’s Feminist Message

Encouraging women to embrace and express their sexuality, Madonna's brand of feminism has been in the making for over a quarter of a century.

By All That's Interesting • Mar 20, 2014

The Evolution Of Madonna’s Feminist Message

Encouraging women to embrace and express their sexuality, Madonna's brand of feminism has been in the making for over a quarter of a century.

By All That's Interesting • March 20, 2014

The 7 Craziest Dictators In History

Hitler takes the title for most deranged dictator, but these guys are fine examples of the craziest dictators the world has seen.

By Savannah Cox • Jan 14, 2014

The 7 Craziest Dictators In History

Hitler takes the title for most deranged dictator, but these guys are fine examples of the craziest dictators the world has seen.

By Savannah Cox • January 14, 2014

The Russian Revolution In Pictures

The Russian Revolution that led to the formation of the Soviet Union is a long story of relatively fast social change in a short amount of time. Because Russia was still using the Julian calendar at the time, they are known as the February and October Revolutions. Following the Bolshevik...

By Savannah Cox • Dec 6, 2013

The Russian Revolution In Pictures

The Russian Revolution that led to the formation of the Soviet Union is a long story of relatively fast social change in a short amount of time. Because Russia was still using the Julian calendar at the time, they are known as the February and October Revolutions. Following the Bolshevik...

By Savannah Cox • December 6, 2013

The Five Most Bizarre White House Guests

Politics makes strange bedfellows, the old saying goes, and the aphorism is certainly true when you look at some of the strange visitors who have been invited to the White House by various presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush. Celebrities have long been an asset to politicians whether they...

By All That's Interesting • Nov 29, 2013

The Five Most Bizarre White House Guests

Politics makes strange bedfellows, the old saying goes, and the aphorism is certainly true when you look at some of the strange visitors who have been invited to the White House by various presidents from Lincoln to George W. Bush. Celebrities have long been an asset to politicians whether they...

By All That's Interesting • November 29, 2013

Five Of The World’s Most Bizarre Protest Movements

For centuries, people have used protesting as an inclusive, grassroots way to bring about change. While protests can vary from non-violent to ferocious and small-scale to a million-member march, each has a specific goal it seeks to achieve. Here are some of the most bizarre protests methods to date: Bizarre...

By Kiri Picone • Sep 2, 2013

Five Of The World’s Most Bizarre Protest Movements

For centuries, people have used protesting as an inclusive, grassroots way to bring about change. While protests can vary from non-violent to ferocious and small-scale to a million-member march, each has a specific goal it seeks to achieve. Here are some of the most bizarre protests methods to date: Bizarre...

By Kiri Picone • September 2, 2013