In the fall of 1979, Yalda Modabber had just moved from Iran back to her birthplace in Boston. Her timing was bad: Just weeks later, a group of armed Iranians took more than 60 U.S. citizens hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran. As a result, her fellow students bullied her ruthlessly. Continue reading
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A Fun Way to Stop Buying Things You Don’t Need
A few years ago, illustrator and editorial cartoonist Sarah Lazarovic felt like she was buying too much junk. So she stopped shopping for a year, then documented her withdrawals and, eventually, all the lessons and tips and tricks she learned about not buying things. Continue reading
Beautiful Portraits of Women With Freckles
Agata Serge is a young self-taught photographer from Lodz, Poland who currently based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Agata started photography in 2012, she shoots a lot of portrait, black and white and fashion photography. Continue reading
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I Stand Alone
If you’re reading this you’re probably really bored and, at the moment, have no one to be with. Whether you long for a boyfriend or girlfriend, or miss your family and friends, this guide can help you cope with living alone. Keep in mind that humans are indeed social animals, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t be perfectly happy outside of society too.Whether we’re catching a movie with friends, clicking through Facebook or just vegging on the couch with the family, we’re often in the company of someone else. There’s nothing wrong with that, but every now and then, there’s a case for taking some time to go solo. Continue reading