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No airfare and invasive security obstacles to go through, travel to India with Cornershop‘s South Asian masterpiece. The long-time British duo specialty in sampling archival tracks from all over the globe inspired artists like M.I.A. to take a worldly perspective on music. Integrating pop and catchy gems, Read the full story

Could you wear the same outfit everyday for a year? Well, Sheena Matheiken is doing the unthinkable for a worthy cause.

She will don the same dress (don’t fret germafreaks she has multiples like Superman) for a full year. The challenge is for the charming fashion imp to rework the same black tunic dress into a Read the full story

Jyoti Amge is the smallest teenager in the world. She is less than 2 feet tall, and weighs less than 11 pounds!!! Despite all of this, she is a normal teenager who attends high school with all of her friends. All of her clothes and jewelry is custom made for her.

When interviewed, Jyoti proudly stated, “‘I am proud of being small. I love all the attention I get. I’m not scared of being small and I don’t regret it”.


In addition to going to school and living her life like any other teenager, she will also be releasing her own music album.

If you have never been to India, photographer Poras Chaudhary can show you the way to its heart. I have just discovered his photos and am blown away by the beauty and color that fill each frame. Many of the photos shown here are a documentation of Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, Nepal,Bangladesh. During this holiday everyone is suppose to wear white and throw themselves in colored powder which dies their clothes, skin and anything it touches. Note to self : best vacation to take your kids on!

Despite the lack of opportunities and the restrictions of a small village Poras Chaudhary, found a way to touch the world, when he started taking photographs in 2005. Documenting his life in Kurukshetra, the northern part of India, he brought us images of a culture full of color and tradition. Visit his flickr for mind blowing moments.

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