You’ve probably never heard of Jocelyn Bell Burnell. In 1974 the very first Nobel Prize awarded to any astronomer …
Philosophy
Small Talk, A Primer For The Socially Awkward
I know I know, you hate small talk. You’re just too deep and full of complex emotions to be able to even entertain…
Maladaptive Daydreaming, When Fantasies Take Over Your Life
When was the last time you talked to yourself? For most of us, talking to ourselves when no one is around is fairly norm…
You Are Beautiful, Don’t Let Them Tell You Otherwise
Photoshop hurts! Studies have repeatedly shown that the flawless images that appear in fashion and beauty ads cause a nu…
We Should All Be More Like Frida Kahlo, A Primer on Being More Authentic
The history books haven’t been good to female artists. Most of them faded into obscurity even while they were stil…
The Ten Average People You Meet in Hell: Toxic Relationships That Seem Totally Normal
Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are to…
Why Being Photogenic is Overrated, Moving Beauty Beyond Picture Perfection
Most of us, at one point or another, will look at a picture of ourselves and cringe. “Oh my god, do I really look …
Fighting Existential Dread, How to Find Meaning in the Chaos
If you are anywhere between 20 and literally anything years old, you’ve experienced existential dread in some form…
The Surreal Life of Artist Leonora Carrington
I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse… I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be …
Femininity as Performance, and the Changing Face of Female Identity
Somewhere around the age of three the human mind becomes obsessed with defining itself. Little kids around that age will…
Visual Metaphor: Gathering Storm, by Photographer Michelle de Rose
For over a hundred years poppies have symbolized war, survival and rebirth. Poppies, after all, were the only flowers to…
Why Being Beautiful is Overrated
You know them (perhaps you’re even one of them), those girls that turn every head when walking down the street. Th…
The Secret Dangers of Growing Up
Has the thought ever crossed your mind that, although technically speaking you are an adult, deep inside you don’t…
The Most Terrifying Work of Art in History Reveals The True Cost of Passive Acceptance
For six long hours, performance artist Marina Abramovic put her life and body completely in the hands of strangers, turn…
Model Casting: Favorite Faces of the Tortured Poet Variety
These new faces have us dreaming about the brilliant albeit tortured female artists of days gone by. This list was inspi…