In the year 2014, aerospace engineers working for Surrey Nanosystems created a brand new material called Vantablack. The name itself refers to the fact that it is created from vertically aligned nanotubes and is an extremely dark black color. It is so dark that it absorbs almost 99.97% of all
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After dominating the charts in the early 2010s, the members of One Direction, all have their own established solo careers now. While the members are using this new freedom as a time to find their own styles and step away from the artistic confinement of a boyband, one member has
Everyone wants to find someone who is “unique” or “different,” right? Well, the upward rise of awareness of the “pick me, choose me” person takes this concept to another level. While the idea of wanting to be viewed as different in comparison to “competition”, the concept of a Pick Me
When we buy art, or consume something, we hardly think about where it came from, the process it took to land into our hands, or who made it and the conditions they made it in. Of course, there has been a rise in consumers becoming more aware of where they
Ted Bundy and Jeffery Dahmer are two of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Combined, the two men are responsible for at least 21 and potentially up to 53 murders- Bundy has been charged with 14 murders but may be linked up to 36, and Dahmer was charged
While many people go to graveyards to pay respect to their ancestors, a myriad of indigenous people have to pay respect to their ancestors in the cold alcove of a museum. Many minority groups that have been colonized lost their significant cultural artifacts to museums, and in some cases, they
Imagine dedicating your entire young life to being the best baseball player that you can be, just to end up getting banned from baseball for life. Imagine throwing away a world series title just to make some extra spending money. Can you imagine that? As hard as I find it
Judith beheading Holofernes is a biblical story in which a young widow assassinates an Assyrian general who is about to destroy her city. She utilizes her femininity to receive an invitation to his quarters and have drinks with the man, and once he has fallen asleep from drinking, she strikes.
If you’ve had the opportunity to set foot in Oakland, California since the brutal killing of George Floyd, I’m sure you’re fully aware of the outstanding “Black Lives Matter” artwork that has come to blanket downtown Oakland’s storefronts and buildings. It’s no surprise however, given that the Bay Area, and
Lana Del Rey is a pop icon for teenagers everywhere who relate to her emotional, romantic, nostalgia inducing songs. Her songs consist mostly of love, drugs, teenage struggles and loss. Her music is self described as being influenced by Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra, which nods to the classic