Style
May 4, 2022

Indigenous Model Wears Accessories Celebrating Native Community to the 2022 Met Gala

Indigenous model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse attended the 2022 Met Gala with a glamorous look celebrating her Native community. The 19-year-old, who belongs to Oglala Lakota and Hän Gwich'in tribes, stepped onto the red carpet wearing a striking upcycled aqua-colored trapeze dress in tulle by Parung Gurung and a collection of Native-made accessories. Chasinghorse went viral at last year's Met Gala for a gold-and-turquoise dress dedicated to Indigenous culture and style.

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Wildlife Photography
May 4, 2022

Photographer Snaps the Most Adorable Portraits of Wild Hamsters Enjoying Nature

We might think of hamsters as simply domestic creatures that live in our homes. But as photographer Julian Rad shows, these creatures are absolutely adorable living among wild berries and tall grasses. His ongoing series of wild hamster portraits showcase the rodent enjoying the outdoors, like taking time to stop and smell the flowers and sampling fruits.

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Video
May 3, 2022

Restored Footage Gives a Taste of San Francisco Before the 1906 Earthquake

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, just as San Francisco, California, was beginning to wake, an earthquake lasting less than a minute shook the city to its core. The tremors ignited fire after fire around the city, which burned for three days. The disaster killed an estimated 3,000 people and left half of the city’s 400,000 residents homeless as buildings toppled and burned.

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