Megan Lent
Outsider Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out the Universe
Outsider scientists—passionate experimenters and observers who work outside of traditional academia—have come up with a lot of theories seeking to explain the intricacies of everything.
This Photographer Did a Series of Guys' Orgasm Faces
London-based photographer Stuart Sandford's series Cumfaces captures various male models at the moment of orgasm. Kinda like the posters for that new Lars Von Trier movie, except Stuart did it first.
A Woman is Suing Ashley Madison After Making Hundreds of Fake Profiles
A woman in Toronto is suing Ashley Madison, a dating site that facilitates extramarital affairs, claiming that making hundreds of fake profiles damaged her wrists. Her issue isn't ethics or legality: her wrists just hurt.
A Photographer Is Documenting Oakland's Murder Shrines
Brandon Tauszik photographs Oakland's "murder shrines"—temporary memorials set up at murder sites, almost always caused by street violence. These shrines are different from funerals. They're much more personal, and the focus is on celebrating the...
I Almost Joined a Queer Sorority
UCLA's Gamma Rho Lambda is a sorority that welcomes women of all sexual orientations and gender identities. But in a lot of ways, it's just like any other sorority. It requires you to pay money to have friends.
There Was a 'Breaking Bad' Finale Party in a Hollywood Cemetery Last Night
For a show that has put a decent amount of characters in the ground, screening the last episode of Breaking Bad in a graveyard came across as one last dark joke. We came not only to bury Walter White, but also to praise him.