Entertainment
May 4, 2022

See the Fashion-Forward Men at the 2022 Met Gala Who Took Risks With Their Ensembles

The annual Met Gala is a time when it’s encouraged for attendees to push the boundaries of fashion. With themes left open to interpretation, there are a lot of opportunities to have some fun with what they’ll wear. And at the 2022 Met Gala, many folks did just that. But as Vogue noted with the night's theme “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the concept conjures the 19th century Gilded Age of America.

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Good News
May 4, 2022

Man Overcomes Homelessness and Addiction, Opens Own Barbershop, Gives Haircuts for Free to People in Need

The Little Barbershop of Horrors might sound like a questionable place to get a haircut at first. But when he was trying to decide what to call his new business, Daryl Bidner couldn’t help but name the shop after his favorite childhood film. “You got Bob’s Barbershop, Joe’s Barbershop…I wanted [my shop] to be different,” Bidner says.

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Design
May 3, 2022

Study Finds That Colorful Road Art Prevents Traffic Accidents by 50%

Murals are beautiful to look at, but can they make our cities and towns safer? A new report by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sam Schwartz Consulting studied the safety impact of murals on the asphalt of streets and crosswalks. The report found that colorful additions to pavement actually decreased traffic accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists by 50%. The team studied 17 asphalt art sites across the nation which have been adorned for more than two years.

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