A wedding dress restorer brings new life to more than 150 years of history
Karen Tierney, a California-based textiles expert, restores historical wedding dresses. Earlier this year, she put out a call to her clients who gathered for a special fundraiser, to show off more than 150 years of history, craftsmanship and love.
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The secret queer history of flowers
LGBTQ communities have historically used the subtle language of flowers, such as lavender and green carnations, to communicate solidarity and belonging.
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Inside the world of accidental ASMR celebrities
A growing number of people -- many in medical or artistic fields -- have found themselves catapulted into the digital limelight after becoming accidental stars in the ASMR community.
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How a failed Tumblr convention became one of the most important social media lessons of the 2010s
DashCon, a 2014 convention for Tumblr users plagued by low attendance and mismanagement, taught us hard lessons about what happens when social media meets the real world.
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As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
Though Juneteenth commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery.
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He felt like an outsider in his own country. So he dressed up as Captain America to change how others see him
The animated short film "American Sikh," which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, tells the story of Vishavjit Singh and how he's fighting negative perceptions of Sikhs through his alter ego.
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Former boyfriend of missing Wyoming woman sentenced to six years in prison, report says
The live-in boyfriend of Irene Gakwa was sentenced Wednesday to up to six years in prison and ordered to pay more than $13,000 in fines and restitution after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from her in the weeks after she vanished more than a year ago in Wyoming, according to the Gillette News Record.
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Forget the influencers. Here come the 'deinfluencers'
Step aside, influencers. A new breed of "deinfluencers" has arrived, and they're saying that materialism and overpriced trends are no longer in style.
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' may have a trans character. Here's why fans say it matters
Fans and critics alike are praising the sequel to 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." And there's one thing some fans are particularly excited about: Gwen Stacy might be transgender.
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What the chaos at Twitter means for the future of social movements
Twitter has been a powerful tool for social movements. But since Elon Musk acquired the platform last year, some organizers and digital media experts have been bracing for the impact that his controversial policy changes and mass layoffs may have on social activism.
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'Never Have I Ever' star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan jokes Mindy Kaling has 'spoiled' Hollywood for her
"Never Have I Ever" star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan spoke to CNN ahead of the final season premiere about how it feels to be done with the series, what it was like to have Mindy Kaling as a first boss and what a show like this would have meant for her growing up.
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These decisions weren't popular. Jimmy Carter made them anyway
These steps President Jimmy Carter took while in office are still shaping the United States more than four decades later. But they didn't help him at the polls.
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