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Music

A Brief History of the Smiley Face, Rave Culture’s Most Ubiquitous Symbol

12.20.16

By Michaelangelo Matos
Tech

A Teen Proposed a Hijab Emoji Because She Just Wanted One that Looked Like Her

09.13.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

All the Feels: A Scientific Ranking of Emoji Sentiment

12.08.15

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

It’s 365 Days of Emojis in This Draw-It-Yourself Calendar

04.06.15

By Becky Chung
Entertainment

Cindy Sherman Is an Icon…Literally

03.09.15

By Emerson Rosenthal
Emoji Video App Will Replaces Pixels WIth Smiley Faces

09.25.14

By The Creators Project
Here’s A Guide To The Best New Emoji Technology

07.29.14

By Beckett Mufson
Entertainment

An Emoji-Only Social Network Wants To Fix The Internet…With Smiley Faces

06.30.14

By Beckett Mufson
News

Islamic Separatists and Emoticons: The Fatwa

03.10.14

By VICE News

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Every new bit of information about space further repels me from it.

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