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This Photographer Traveled To 37 Countries To Prove That Female Beauty Is Eve... Jessica Chastain: Hollywood has a diversity problem. 23 January 2015Last updated at 00:25 ET By Tim Masters Arts and entertainment correspondent, BBC News.

Jessica Chastain: Hollywood has a diversity problem

If Hermione Were The Main Character In "Harry Potter" How cultures around the world make decisions. Sit down at a restaurant in France, and there’s a menu.

How cultures around the world make decisions

Salmon with rice. French beans. Wine. If you ask for potatoes instead of rice, the restaurant will say no. Because it is their menu. One American model: Give me personal autonomy or give me death. “In terms of fetishizing the idea of choice, the U.S. is the absolute pinnacle,” says Barry Schwartz, professor of social theory and social change at Swarthmore College and author of The Paradox of Choice. We want to be able to choose everything that matters, as well as the things that don’t. Rice and potatoes aside, the American desire for choice has manifested in numerous ways: politically, in a demand for a voice in governance; commercially, in the demand for a variety of consumer goods and services; and spiritually, in the demand to choose and create exactly the kind of individual life, and self, you believe in.

The AMerican cultural responsibility to revere choice has been Present since before America was America. 17 Badass Women You Probably Didn't Hear About In 2014. Shia LaBeouf collaborator: I don’t think you need a sign saying ‘Don’t murder the artist’ London's garden bridge: the public park where groups and cyclists aren't welc...

Anti-Barbie goes on sale – complete with acne, cellulite and stretch marks — RT News. How To Survive As A Reality Television Family. 7 Male Celebrity Feminists Who Make Us Proud - Page 2 of 2. 5.

7 Male Celebrity Feminists Who Make Us Proud - Page 2 of 2

Ashton Kutcher During his press tour for No Strings Attached, Kutcher spoke about his work against human trafficking, and the cost women pay for their sexuality. “I do a lot of work on human trafficking and I connect a lot with girls that end up in this ‘trade’ if you will, partially because of a lack of education about sex in their country,” he said. Japan: A Journey Between Tradition And Modernity.

Pink and blue planet: the kids' colour obsessions that go too far? S Blog » Paintings That Will Make You Question Everything Wrong in This World. Pawel Kuczynski is a Polish artist who specialises in images that make you think hard about the world we live in.

s Blog » Paintings That Will Make You Question Everything Wrong in This World

While some of these may be hard to decipher, the message in all of them should be all too clear. These are some seriously intelligent and thought provoking works of art. And to mix it up a bit, here’s something a little less depressing (but equally amazing)… the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse which occurred the other night: And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to hang on your walls, check out artFido HERE! Malala and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize. 10 October 2014Last updated at 08:52 ET Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai were recognised for their efforts to improve child rights Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malala and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize

At the age of just 17, Malala is the youngest ever recipient of the prize. The teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in October 2012 for campaigning for girls' education. White Privilege, Explained in One Simple Comic. White privilege can be a tricky thing for people to wrap their heads around. If you’ve ever called out white privilege before, chances are you’ve heard responses like “But I’m didn’t ask to be born white!” Or “You’re being reverse racist.” The next time that happens, just show the nay-sayer this succinct comic by Jamie Kapp explaining what white privilege is — and what it isn’t. Read more on white privilege and institutionalized racism at Jamie Kapp’s Tumblr page. Jamie Kapp is a 19-year old artist. Who said Britons were drunk, dirty and deplorable? “The thing that drives me crazy about your country,” says João Magueijo, polishing off another razor clam, “is the showers.

Who said Britons were drunk, dirty and deplorable?

I love cold showers. But this doesn’t exist in the UK. It’s been a source of irritation for years. Just warm or hot! What if you don’t like it?

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What Happened When One Woman Had Her Picture Photoshopped In 25 Different Cou... “Make me look beautiful.”

What Happened When One Woman Had Her Picture Photoshopped In 25 Different Cou...

That’s what Esther Honig asked 40 photo editors to do — in over 25 countries. Using the service-sharing site Fiverr, Honig, a human interest reporter, sent a picture of herself to be photoshopped around the world to see just how much cultural values are applied to standards of beauty. An Artist Has Created Shocking Posters Showing Disney Princesses As Victims O...

Social Studies. 10 Words Every Girl Should Learn  This article updated from original, which appeared in Role Reboot.

10 Words Every Girl Should Learn 

"Stop interrupting me. " "I just said that. " What Happened When One Woman Had Her Picture Photoshopped In 25 Different Cou... 27 Incredibly Creative Print Ads You'll Love. With how often each of us are online or using our mobile phones, you would think that print advertising is an antiquated artwork that no one pays real attention to.

27 Incredibly Creative Print Ads You'll Love

You’d be wrong, though. We found 27 of the most stunning or clever print ad campaigns out there. They are seriously impressive, even though they are completely static (unlike most of the ads we see online). THIS is advertising. 23 Photos Of People From All Over The World Next To How Much Food They Eat Per Day. Posted May 04, by Beej Rudd Marble Moahi, Mother Living with HIV/AIDS, Botswana – 900 Calories Munna Kailash, Bicycle Rickshaw Driver, India – 2,400 Calories.

23 Photos Of People From All Over The World Next To How Much Food They Eat Per Day

Samuel Muston: What's in a name? If you're christening a restaurant, then quite a lot - Features - Food & Drink. There is, of course, no road map to success when it comes to names, but I would suggest that the collision of the word "egg" and "slut" doesn't exactly encourage the appetite which, along with being memorable and snappy, is the only real goal of restaurant naming. Eggslut falls into that dubious category known as "quirky", a group in which the egregious Scoff & Banter belongs. This UK-wide chain, which offers "food with heart that feeds the soul", has presumably been so named to suggest a rolled sleeve, let's-get-down-to-business informality.

In fact, it makes the place sound like a Leeds University student society. Readers recommend: songs about narcissism. "You're so full of yourself! " said the Russian doll to the mirror, as more Russian dolls appeared, reflecting on how the thing we're most interested in is perhaps ourselves. That may be the case, but self-absorbed behaviour can be variously fascinating, amusing or aggravating. AS Key Terms.

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COMM2 - AS Coursework. A2 Key Terms. COMM3 - A2 Exam. COMM4 - A2 Coursework. The top 10 feminist books. Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood: how classical led me to love live performance. JK Rowling's anti Scottish independence statement in full. 46 Most Iconic LGBT Moments of 2013. A Catalog That Believes Reality Can Sell Clothes Better Than Photoshop. The Economist explains: The economics of Panini football stickers. Coke's New Bottle Is The Most Creative Design Ever: It Actually Makes Awkward Freshmen Talk To Each Other. - InspireMore. No One Applauds This Woman Because They're Too Creeped Out At Themselves To P...

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed. Facebook - 9 Funny Vintage Ads for Modern Technology. 40 Of The Most Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think. Many people complain about glossy advertisements and TV commercials as an obnoxious way for companies to invade our everyday lives and ram their products down our throats, but that’s not all that printed ads are good for. The best commercials on this list are excellent examples of effective advertising strategies for social issues marketing campaigns that let their voices be heard. BBC Two - The Virtual Revolution.