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A Toast to an Amazing Year with Google’s Zeitgeist 2012 Video

2012 has been a really big year and today we want to celebrate its last day by sharing Google’s Zeitgeist 2012 video—the culmination of Google’s annual Zeitgeist Project. Since 2001, Google’s been tracking what’s trending on the Internet by ...

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The Evolution of Hip-Hop

Hip-hop has been a constant force in music since the ’70s. It has become larger than life with the emergence of more and more artists. The definition has such a widespread meaning now that it is hard to pinpoint it to one particular facet. With ...

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Seven Women We Admire

As women, we like to believe that we are the superheroes of the world. We are independent, maternal, dedicated and so much more. There are many women that are taking life by the reigns and are making themselves known. They have given back to the ...

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Gordon Parks: 100 Years

Gordon Parks had a natural talent for photography, and this summer through January 13, 2013, the International Center of Photography in New York is celebrating 100 years of his life and work. Parks had a grueling upbringing before he became the ...

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Kehinde Wiley’s First Female Exhibition

New York portrait painter Kehinde Wiley is doing something a little different for his upcoming exhibition. Rather than his usual portrayal of African-American male subjects, Wiley is feeling a tide of change and will be revealing a new display of ...

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