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High School Seniors Are Decorating Cakes After Being Rejected From Colleges — Here’s Why

“My name is Megan, and I got deferred from Princeton,” a grinning high school student announces in a TikTok video with nearly 400,000 likes, before inserting a toothpick flag with a tiger-print Princeton “P” into a rainbow sprinkled cake. “Yay!” a group of her friends cheer in the background. In the video, captioned “Deferral is […]

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“Art Keeps Us Company”: As Her Final Exhibition Opens, SoCal Museum Director Heidi Zuckerman Shares Why Art Matters

After nearly five years at the helm of the Orange County Museum of Art in Southern California, CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman announced she’ll depart the institution this December. A longtime advocate for access to art as a basic human right, Zuckerman will focus on expanding that accessibility through her experience-based media platform, HZ Inc.

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6 Inspiring Talks From TED2025: The World’s Largest Ocean Cleanup, a Chocolate Connoisseur, and More

Today the sun set on one of the most inspiring weeks of the year: TED2025. The event, which took place April 7-11 in Vancouver, Canada, featured dozens of thought-provoking TED Talks, spotlighting innovative scientists, storytellers, global leaders, and more — all centered on this year’s theme, “Humanity Reimagined.” The throughline for the week was “AI

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Smile, Fido! Traveling Pets in the EU Require Passports Just Like Their Humans Do

We know the feeling of wanting to bring your pet everywhere with you — even on vacation. If you’re a U.S. citizen, that process can be tedious and stressful, though, as it often involves meeting different requirements for each country you go to. But for our four-legged friends across the pond, there’s a certain travel

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World’s Longest Immersed Tunnel Promises 10-Minute Driving Time From Denmark to Germany

If you thought driving in Los Angeles was inefficient, this route between two European cities takes the cake: As the crow flies, the Danish town of Rødbyhavn is only about 13 miles away from the German village of Puttgarden — but actually driving from one to the other would set you back five and a

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23,000-Year-Old Fossil Footprints Reveal What May Be the Oldest-Known Handcarts in White Sands National Park: Study

This article was written by Matthew Robert Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds, professors at Bournemouth University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably tried, at some point, to navigate

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This US Metropolis Was Built Atop an Abandoned City That You Can Still Tour Today

A trip to Seattle, Washington, might take you past several interesting, above-ground attractions, like the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Seattle Great Wheel. But what if we told you there was a place to visit that actually takes you under the city’s streets and sidewalks while transporting you back in time?  Just minutes

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After a Tornado Hit, This Small Alabama Town Got a Mega HGTV Makeover: “It Helped Put Us on the Map”

In January 2020, HGTV announced that it was launching a new show, Home Town Takeover, that would take on a large-scale renovation and revitalization of a small town in the United States. Show hosts Ben and Erin Napier — an already established design duo with their own HGTV credentials — would be the leads on

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Decluttering Can Be Stressful — a Clinical Psychologist Explains How Personal Values Can Make It Easier

This article was written by Mary E. Dozier, an assistant professor of psychology at Mississippi State University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. I recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when

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