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September 2, 2022

Choreography Duo Imagines 40 iPhone Text Tones as Expressive Interpretive Dances

Phone alert tones are surprisingly expressive. Despite lasting for just a second or two, the distinctive sounds each have their own personality. Choreography duo Austin and Marideth Telenko, aka Cost n’ Mayor, are taking this idea a step further by reimagining all of the iPhone sounds as interpretive dances. In a comprehensive series featuring 40 dances, the couple (who are married)

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Animals

September 1, 2022

Lolita the Orca May Soon Go Free After Decades of Forced Captivity

If you visited a big aquarium such as SeaWorld or the Miami Seaquarium a decade ago, performances by orcas, also...

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News

September 1, 2022

Drought on China’s Yangtze River Exposes 600-Year-Old Buddhist Statues

It's no secret that the world is getting hotter. With climate change comes many negative consequences, including drought.

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Hotels

September 1, 2022

Parisian-Style Château Is a European Getaway Near Yosemite National Park in California

When you spend the day hiking in the national parks, it's always nice to have a cozy place to relax after a long day. If you're headed to Yosemite National Park, you can find that in the Château du Sureau in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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News

September 1, 2022

People Around the World Are Sharing Their Grocery Haul and How Much They Paid For It

Inflation in the U.S. is at its highest in 40 years.

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Photo Contest

September 1, 2022

Striking Winners of the 2022 Black and White Photo Awards

There’s something undeniably striking about black and white photography and photographers around the world rightly take advantage of its visual...

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Music

August 31, 2022

Madonna Is the First Woman To Have a Billboard 200 Top 10 Album in Each Decade Since the 1980S

The iconic pop music artist Madonna has done it again. Her latest record titled Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones has debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. But this is far from the first time that the Queen of Pop has had a record make the top 10.

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Astronomy

August 31, 2022

Astronomers Discover an Ocean-Covered “Super-Earth” Exoplanet

Science-fiction writers have long dreamed of waterworlds—planets covered in endless ocean. Scientists, too, have postulated that these planets exist.

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Acrylic Painting

August 31, 2022

Meet the 10-Year-old Artist Who Created a Modern-Day ‘Guernica’ Dedicated to Ukraine

Some people are lucky enough to be prodigies of their chosen skill. Such is the case for Andres Valencia.

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Dogs

August 31, 2022

Internet Finds Snow in the Middle of Summer for Winter-Loving Old Dog With Days to Live

Dog owners are known for going above and beyond for their animal companions. One such person from Calgary, Canada, wanted to make their 11 1/2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog more comfortable in her final days. Since she wouldn't be able to make it to winter—her favorite season—they asked the Internet where to find snow in the middle of summer so that they could fill her remaining time with good memories. “Our 11.

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