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73 Crochet Creations That Prove Not Every Craft Project Turns Out As Intended

For anyone even the least bit interested in crafting, the internet can be a gold mine—a place to find inspiration, patterns, or a community to cheer you on and share your finished work with. And when it comes to crochet, there’s plenty to admire, from breathtaking projects to modern creations…

Bored Panda · Aug 21

Gunfights, grisly deaths and fentanyl: Euphoria’s finale was a lurid epic of biblical proportions

Sam Levinson’s HBO show went to garish new extremes to show the hollowness of the American Dream

The Guardian - US · Jun 1

The 38 Celebrity Cameos We Spotted In The Devil Wears Prada 2, From Gaga To Amelia Gray

Yes, that IS back-to-back Masters champion Rory Mcilroy in the fashion movie of the year.

Pedestrian.tv · May 4

Skintight leggings or baggy joggers? What your gymwear says about you – and the world

Social media will tell you that all millennials dress one way to work out, while gen Z dresses another. The truth is more complex and far more interesting

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

The White Lotus Finale Cut A Piper / Zion Sex Scene That Was Giving ‘Rom-Com Vibes’

As if the finale didn't have enough twists.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 8, 2025

Marriage is an inherently misogynistic institution – so why do women agree to it?

From the true purpose of the ‘best man’ to losing right to property, marriage was never designed to benefit women. It can’t be fixed – it must be rejected, writes Clementine Ford

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2023

Monday briefing: What is the cause of Sweden’s ‘terrorist-like’ epidemic of violence?

In today’s newsletter: Eleven people have died since the start of September in a spate of shootings and bombings – this is how the country is managing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Up First briefing: House budget dispute; Zelenskyy in D.C.; Simone Biles makes history

House Republicans can't agree on a spending bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his D.C. visit. Simone Biles qualifies for a record sixth World Gymnastics Championships.

WEKU · Sep 21, 2023

She chased 'ego death' — first in religion, then in parenthood

Jia Tolentino has a nuanced perspective on her religious upbringing and her subsequent rejection of that belief system. And then what it meant to become a parent.

WEKU · Sep 17, 2023

The internet thinks Oscar Isaac is ‘unconventional looking’ – have we lost our minds?

A viral Twitter prompt saw Oscar Isaac, Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo dubbed ‘non-conventional’ beauties by people who presumably have eye problems. But if undeniably gorgeous celebrities are now being considered atypical-looking, asks Eloise Hendy, what kind of face is being considered the standard?

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022