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  • Caroline Siede
    5:25 am Fri, Jun 23, 2017
    The top 5 best drugstore foundations (out of 100 tests)

    Personally, I'm a Bare Minerals powder foundation gal, but if you're looking for a new drugstore foundation, here are some options to try out.

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  • Caroline Siede
    10:53 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    These aesthetically pleasing "fruit cards" look good enough to eat

    On her Vegan-themed Instagram account Tropically Lina, Lina Saber uploads a delightful series called "fruit cards" where she arranges produce on paint card-style displays. I find these immensely satisfying to… Read the rest of the article: These aesthetically pleasing "fruit cards" look good enough to eat

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  • Caroline Siede
    7:30 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    A surprisingly detailed history of choker necklaces

    Beauty and fashion expert Safiya Nygaard digs into the long history of choker necklaces, which have been around since at least 2600 BC and have functioned as religious symbols, protective… Read the rest of the article: A surprisingly detailed history of choker necklaces

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  • Caroline Siede
    7:13 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    A kitchen assembly line makes packing lunch a breeze

    With a little prep, you can turn your kitchen into a convenient lunch assembly line for your kids or even just for yourself.

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  • Caroline Siede
    7:13 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    A nuanced conversation about the biases against natural hair

    In this Allure video, model/writer/activist Ebonee Davis and actors Zazie Beetz and Dascha Polanco discuss the cultural bias against natural hair and the way it's affected them on both a… Read the rest of the article: A nuanced conversation about the biases against natural hair

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  • Caroline Siede
    5:49 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    How do dry cleaners clean clothes?

    The YouTube channel Today I Found Out digs into the mystery of what happens to your clothes after you drop them off at the dry cleaners. And the video also… Read the rest of the article: How do dry cleaners clean clothes?

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  • Caroline Siede
    5:49 am Thu, Jun 22, 2017
    The Harry Potter books according to Ron and Hermione

    German artist Floccinaucinihilipilification has a hilarious series in which she reimagines the Harry Potter books as seen through the eyes of Ron and Hermione. You can see more of Floccinaucinihilipilification's… Read the rest of the article: The Harry Potter books according to Ron and Hermione

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  • Caroline Siede
    9:00 am Wed, Jun 21, 2017
    Heads up film fans: Here's a list of female critics of color to follow

    Given that film criticism is overwhelmingly white and male, film critic (and great Twitter follow) Valerie Complex decided to put together a list of women of color currently working in… Read the rest of the article: Heads up film fans: Here's a list of female critics of color to follow

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  • Caroline Siede
    8:39 am Wed, Jun 21, 2017
    Everything you ever wanted to know about America's northernmost town

    The YouTube channel Wendover Productions took a trip to Barrow, Alaska to learn all about America's northernmost town, where it snows during the summer and everyday items are incredibly expensive… Read the rest of the article: Everything you ever wanted to know about America's northernmost town

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  • Caroline Siede
    4:47 am Wed, Jun 21, 2017
    The oddly ubiquitous sliding scenes of the '80s and '90s

    Though it might not be the most obvious film trope, this new Fandor video points out that movies in the '80s and '90s were filled with scenes in which characters… Read the rest of the article: The oddly ubiquitous sliding scenes of the '80s and '90s

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  • Caroline Siede
    4:46 am Wed, Jun 21, 2017
    How Logan marks the evolutionary growth of the superhero genre

    In this fascinating video analysis, Nerdwriter1 examines Logan through the lens of John G. Cawelti's essay, "Chinatown and Generic Transformation in Recent American Films," which tracks the evolutionary cycle of… Read the rest of the article: How Logan marks the evolutionary growth of the superhero genre

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  • Caroline Siede
    7:07 am Tue, Jun 20, 2017
    100 years of bridesmaid dresses

    It turns out that back in the 1920s, bridesmaids often wore white to match the bride. Meanwhile, today's bridal party looks tend to be cohesive but not identical.

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  • Caroline Siede
    6:25 am Tue, Jun 20, 2017
    The freaky tricks your memory can play on you

    If there's one thing this video from AsapSCIENCE taught me, it's that I have a terrible memory. Thankfully (or then again, maybe not), it turns out a lot of other… Read the rest of the article: The freaky tricks your memory can play on you

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  • Caroline Siede
    6:24 am Tue, Jun 20, 2017
    Turn your fast food budget into cheap homemade meals

    Josh Greenfield of Brothers Green Eats proves that fast food isn't necessarily cheaper than cooking for yourself. As he explains: I've had enough of people telling me that eating fast… Read the rest of the article: Turn your fast food budget into cheap homemade meals

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  • Caroline Siede
    4:44 am Tue, Jun 20, 2017
    If cats ruled the world

    AaronsAnimals imagines a world of cat domination.

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  • Caroline Siede
    9:26 am Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    A tiny British beach hut with a secret buried underneath

    British YouTuber Colin Furze shows off his custom-made beach house, which has not one but two floors buried beneath it.

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  • Caroline Siede
    6:05 am Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    A Handmaid's Tale for men

    Funny Or Die follows "Manfred" as he tries to survive in a world where women expect to be treated like human beings.

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  • Caroline Siede
    6:04 am Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    Laura Benanti's Melania Trump really doesn't want to move into the White House

    The always hilarious Laura Benanti returns to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to share how Melania Trump is feeling about moving into the White House.

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  • Caroline Siede
    5:38 am Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    Broadway star Patti LuPone has the best response to the idea of performing for Donald Trump

    Asked on the Tonys red carpet why Donald Trump should come see her perform in her current Broadway show War Paint, legendary performer Patti LuPone didn't mince words, noting: "Well… Read the rest of the article: Broadway star Patti LuPone has the best response to the idea of performing for Donald Trump

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  • Caroline Siede
    5:37 am Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    18th century women wore secret, removable pockets

    National Museums Liverpool details all the layers 18th century upper class British women were expected to wear each day. The best part? Secret, removable pockets!

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