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Photographer Cooper Winterson Captures the Contradictions of Adolescence
Cooper Winterson work confronts how, from an early age, we make sacrifices to both be accepted and be our own person.
This Pen Is the Weapon of Choice for China's Elite Bodyguards
There's a functional pen inside, but on the other end (where the actual tip of the pen should be), there's a sharp point, almost unnoticeable, that can be used to stab an attacker.
Just How Much of Ourselves Does a Paycheck Buy?
It's one thing to feel tethered to your inbox. It's another for employers to monitor you and claim your body is their asset.
Dear Kublai Khan: Searching for an Invisible City in São Paulo
Lana Mesić's project draws inspiration from 'Invisible Cities,' Italo Calvino's novel that imagines the explorer Marco Polo describing the fantastical realms he visited to the emperor Kublai Khan.
Satan Is Pro-Choice, So Is Jex Blackmore
Satanic Temple spokeswoman Jex Blackmore engages in what she calls "political theater," much of which focuses on abortion access.
For Palestinian Prisoners, Fathering Children Is an Act of Resistance
Denied conjugal visits, Palestinian inmates are adopting creative tactics to continue their bloodlines.
When Productivity Doesn't Help Workers
Becoming more productive doesn't necessarily make life easier for everyone.
Inside Madagascar's 'City of Flies'
About 3,000 people who live in a garbage dump on the outskirts of the country's capital, Antananarivo, are still in close proximity to the pneumonic plague that began last August.
Behind the Gender Politics of Berlin's Female Fight Club
We meet the women who can leg press up to 1,500 pounds, squash watermelons between their thighs, and knock somebody down with a well-placed finger behind the ear.
A Breakdown of Extreme Body Modification
This month's infographic explores the process of body modification, from subdermal horns and lip splitting to scarification and cheek gauges.
Inside the Ugandan Mall at the Center of China's East African Investments
Thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs poured into Uganda following a trail of billions of dollars in state-led investment. Mukwano Mall is their self-sustaining universe.
Two Artists Explore Visual Trickery Using Found Objects in 'Cuttings'
'Cuttings' is the collection of bizarre photos from dream team Annie Collinge and Sarah May.