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The Facekini: China’s Hottest Beach Trend

Artist Peng Yangjun, co-creative director and editor of China’s leading lifestyle magazine, The Outlook, has been documenting a growing fashion craze along Eastern China’s beaches… the “facekini”. No...

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Poo-Pourri Offers Women A Solution To Suppress Second-Hand Stink

The folks behind Poo-Pourri, the all natural room spray deodorizer, and the marketing brains responsible for the Girls Don’t Poop video that went viral last September, are back with… number two. This...

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World’s Oldest Man Dies at 111. World’s Oldest Woman Still Rockin’ at 116.

The world’s “Oldest Man,” Alexander Imich, passed away yesterday at the ripe old age of 111. But, according to the International Business Times, “the ‘World’s Oldest Woman,’ Misao Okawa of Japan, is...

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6 Awesome Wonder Woman Things We Found On “Wonder Woman’s” Facebook Page

We have never been shy about our LOVE of Wonder Woman… the comic, the hit 70s TV show, the iconic heroine, the Amazonian warrior, other WW-inspired stuff (e.g. this and this). So we decided to pop over...

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How Nature Gets Pink Right. How Humans (Some) Get Pink Wrong.

A June 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department said, “The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more...

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A Pizza Bed & Other Imaginative Creations

She had us with the Pizza Bed! Brooklyn based freelance art director Claire Maganiello has a penchant for storytelling, problem solving, snapbacks and pizza. We can’t think of a better way to drift off...

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Doodle Time With Sarah Andersen

There is no shortage of fantastic female doodlers online, and now we can add Sarah Andersen to our favorites list. Sarah is a 21-year-old cartoonist and illustrator.  She graduated from the Maryland...

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Fifty Shades Of Grey… As A Feminist Fantasy

By Tatsuya Ishida from June 21, 2012 The post Fifty Shades Of Grey… As A Feminist Fantasy appeared first on Women You Should Know®.

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Buy A ManServant, Feel Like A Queen: New Service Lets Women Hire Men To...

Prediction: the streets of San Francisco will be flowing with vomit on September 1st as truly empowered females collectively upchuck when a new service goes live that allows women to temporarily...

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Why Emily Warren Roebling Is Rolling Over In Her Grave… The Desecration Of...

By Jen Jones - From 1872 to 1883, Emily Warren Roebling oversaw one of the greatest engineering triumphs in history, the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. She toiled daily, against all odds, in a...

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If Male Superhero Costumes Were Designed Like Female Superhero Costumes

Anna, a.k.a. Fernacular, a young woman from Boston, “got tired of guys having no idea why girls find female superheros’ costumes kinda sexist.” So she went ahead and made this set of drawings showing...

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Babies Now Being Grown On Trees All Over The World

While money doesn’t grow on trees, babies are now being grown on trees all over the world. Well, not ACTUAL babies, but cute-as-a-button, baby shaped pears that are being birthed – err grown – thanks...

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Princesses Weep As Guy Proposes To Gaston At Disney World, Ends Up With…

“So I brought an engagement ring to Disney World and proposed to my favorite Disney Princesses.” That’s what Blaine Gibson, a content creator from Texas, Tweeted on July 20th. During his visit to the...

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Many Have Done It, But Few Admit To It… Is It OK To Pee In The Ocean?

Many have done it, but few admit to it. So before we all enjoy the last two “official” beach weekends of summer 2014, we needed to know, once and for all… is it OK to pee in the ocean? Fortunately for...

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Christine McConnell: Queen of Creepy Cakes

Multi-talented photographer and stylist Christine McConnell loves to bake. Although she may look like an American 1950’s housewife, she creates deliciously disturbing creepy confections that are sure...

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Along Came A Black Widow Spider… But Our Little Miss Muffet Was Not...

In her very limited spare time, WYSK’s Western US Contributor loves to tend to her bountiful garden and lush yard. Readying herself to dig in the dirt this past weekend, she opened her tool shed and...

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WYSKy Halloween: FREE Wonder Woman Pumpkin Carving Stencil

Want to add a dash of WYSKy style to your Halloween decorations this year? Then skip the ghoul and goblin faces, and carve HER into that prized pumpkin you just picked. Having Wonder Woman on your...

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Germaphobes Be Warned… Survey Reveals Hand Washing Habits Of Men & Women In...

Picture this… you’re in a public restroom and spot someone come out of a stall and head straight to the exit without washing her hands, as she palms the doorknob you’re just about to grab next. Mouth...

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She Pimped His Ride With A Sharpie… And, After 156 Hours, It’s Awesome

After moving to Japan from the UK, Collen Kelton went on the hunt for a car to buy… specifically a Nissan GT-R that he could rebuild and make warp speed fast. In terms of color, he wanted midnight...

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Talking While Female

Childlike. Annoying. Squeaky. Frantic. Grating. Obnoxious. Not Authoritative. Why do women sound like they do? What happens when women try to change the way they sound? What do our voices say about...

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