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When I think of self portrait photos, duck lips and kissy-faces taken at an arms length for a Facebook profile pic usually come to mind. How refreshing it was to see Kyle Thompson’s unique, dreamlike collection of auto-photography that is unlike most of the self-taken photos out there.

Nobody’s drinking, nobody’s going out, and it’s probably raining. Wouldn’t it make you feel better to read a string of sex-related facts?

Students increasingly go to college as a path toward better jobs, not to pursue particular interests. Researchers found that 85.9 percent of freshmen said they're in college "to be able to get a better job."

On the heels of a record quarterly profit, Apple was slammed in the press yesterday by a lengthy New York Times article highlighting the poor working conditions in the Chinese factories that make Apple products.

There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.

A mother's love is not only priceless but and can even prevent illness in middle age, new research claims. Experts say that a mum who nurtures and cares for her kids can set them up in good health right, even if they've grown up in grinding poverty. Research has already proven that kids who grow up in poor areas are more likely to suffer from chronic illness in adulthood, but US researchers were puzzled why some children bucked this trend. A closer look at adults who'd come from a deprived background revealed that a stressful childhood increased the chances of a kid suffering illnesses such as

Ten ways to tell your roommate might be the best person to live with.

College students not used to being asked to study are struggling in the real world. Last year, a controversial academic report-turned book touched off a debate over whether college is worth the money.

Michael Palomino made a tough decision when he saw video of a beating.

CHICKEN nugget fan is warned fave food is KILLING her as she only eats poultry snack

Infographic on the Pew Research Center's data on the Millennials — American teens and twenty-somethings currently making the passage into adulthood — to showcase the potential of this generation and just how far they can go.

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) tend to be preoccupied with screen-based media. A new study by Paul Shattuck, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, looks at how children with ASDs spend their "screen time."

In the hierarchy of sounds none of us ever want to hear, perhaps even nails on a chalkboard and Justin Bieber warbling out a rendition of an opera aria lose out to the aural terror of hearing one's own mother engaged in an orgasmic fit of passion. Yet, even those dreaded sounds do not quite warrant a 911 call.

Listen people, we've all got a plane to catch. Manners still count, even if you’re jetlagged or in a hurry.

We've written several posts about Perfume Genius (aka Michael Hadreas), one of our favorite gay musicians, in the last few weeks. He has a beautiful new album, Put Your Back N 2 It, due out February 21, and we can't get enough of his new video "Hood" featuring porn star Arpad Miklos.

Over the past year, state funding for higher education has declined by nearly 8%. In real terms, that amounts to $6 billion less being funneled into the nation's public colleges and universities at a time when the demand for the degrees they provide is at an all-time high.

a drink commemorating Stephen Colbert’s overwhelming success in South Carolina's Republican primary. Stephen Colbert is a humble guy. He doesn’t like to boast about his own accomplishments or exaggerate his own importance.

A boy has stunned medics with his ability to see in pitch black with eyes that glow in the dark. Doctors have studied Nong Youhui's amazing eyesight since hi...

A group of compounds used in a variety of products, including water-resistant clothing and microwave popcorn, may prevent childhood vaccinations from working properly, a new study says.

New research finds that chemicals commonly found in non-stick cookware, microwave popcorn bags and other manufactured goods may make childhood vaccines less effective, perhaps making it easier for certain diseases to spread through the population.