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Damn … Just awesome!

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The American Library Association (ALA) released its 2015 list of the 10 “most challenged” books. The ranking is based on 275 challenges, meaning “a formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that a book or other material be restricted or removed because of its content or appropriateness.” A challenge doesn’t necessarily mean the book was censored, with outcomes varying per school.(x)


1. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
   Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
2. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
   Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”).
3. I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
   Reasons: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group.
4. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
   Reasons: Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“wants to remove from collection to ward off complaints”).
5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
   Reasons: Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“profanity and atheism”).
6. The Holy Bible
   Reasons: Religious viewpoint.
7. Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
   Reasons: Violence and other (“graphic images”).
8. Habibi, by Craig Thompson
   Reasons: Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
9. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter
   Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence.
10. Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan
    Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection”).

Dogs vs. Cats (by Sephko)

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Virtual reality is lauded as an empathy generator. The ability to transport viewers to a setting that would otherwise be inaccessible, or even unfathomable, lends a sense of poignancy to the medium. Over the last two years, journalistic stories and c...

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trapstarriri:

xo

well, this obviously had to be on my blog.

i was gonna skip past this as i saw it on my dash a few times, but finally i clicked in.

… wow. just… wow.

The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. We’re doing it now.

In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. Instead, we’ve expressed opinions about the major issues and haven’t presumed to tell our readers, who have a variety of priorities and values, which choice is best for them. Because every presidential race is different, we revisit our no-endorsement policy every four years. We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now.

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Singing Dog

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Pretty pretty
#bokeh #losangeles #california (at El Coyote Mexican Restaurant Los Angeles, California)

The Peli can
#pismobeach #california #pacificocean #pelican #bird #fly #water #ocean #coast (at Pismo Beach, California)

A video posted by Cooper Griggs (@coopergriggs) on Sep 29, 2016 at 9:07am PDT

Finally got to see these guys live. And to open with this song! Awesome show!
#irvinemeadows #orangecounty #california #concert #thecult #jackslastshow #ghostintheshell (at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre)

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margotkim:

I can’t believe in the year of our lord 2k16 and today I stood in an actual Blockbuster in the state of Alaska

officially a museum

A dollar store princess wand called the 'Evilstick' shocked some parents with its gruesome hidden images.

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T-Rex Steals Jet Ski. [video]

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Donald Trump and his campaign refuse to acknowledge instances of his referring to global warming as a "hoax." What does the public record show?

Donald Trump said that pregnancy is "wonderful" for women but an "inconvenience" for businesses. Then he denied having said it.

Just days after Samsung began replacing defective Galaxy Note 7s due to a risk of exploding batteries, the company faces another major product issue. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning today after multiple reports of to...

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Video: Japan’s Highly Skilled Professionals

A video posted by Cooper Griggs (@coopergriggs) on Sep 26, 2016 at 12:44am PDT

How was your Friday?
#janesaddiction #jackslastshow #irvinemeadows #concert #music (at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre)

Missing traveling.
#venice #italy #europe #trip #rtw #worldtour #travels #gondolas #canals (at Venizia, Italy)

The Circle of Bow
#firespinning #maliburns2016 #dangerous #fun #malibu #losangeles #california (at Malibu, California)

Last year, espnW did something special for their second annual IMPACT25 list–a group of 25 female athletes and influencers that broke boundaries and inspired–they combined forces with Marvel Comics and had the entire group drawn up like the superheroes they are. The results are every bit as stunning as you would expect them to be, starting with the unmatchable Serena Williams as a hero named Super Galactic Slam by Elizabeth Torque.

More of these gorgeous covers below!

Many of these protraits are even more exciting in the wake of the 2016 Olympics, such as Kevin Wada’s rendering of Simone Biles:

Or Simone Manuel by Laura Braga:

X Games’s youngest gold medalist ever, Chloe Kim (RB Silva, Walden Wong, and Rachelle Rosenberg):

Special Olympics Gold medal winner at the 100 meters–who put off chemotherapy to compete with stage-4 breast cancer–Olivia Quigley (Alti Firmansyah and Jessica Kholinne):

And of course, Annie Wu’s stunning depiction of Misty Copeland, the first African-American woman to bear the title of principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre:

There are 20 more of these heroic illustrations, so head over and take a peek!

What did we do to deserve Tom Hanks?

(photos by Meg Miller Photography / Tom Hanks)

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