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On May 28, 2014, Maya Angelou passed away. But she still lives on.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/28/2015
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
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An Arab Spring cartoonist’s next project? Cartoons about the West and how the Middle East sees it.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/27/2015
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Are cornrows, dreadlocks, or afros ‘fascinating’? See two women set the record straight.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/26/2015
Heroes

A cool animation by a film student makes a great point about fear.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/23/2015
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Every week, she sings in a prison. And the crowd of women go wild.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/22/2015
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Thousands of teens are being punished — by being locked in a box.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/20/2015
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Their languages are nearly extinct. They’re trying to change that.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/20/2015
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Think ‘coming out’ is synonymous with ‘gay’? Time to rethink that.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/19/2015
Heroes

Fire blazes in a prairie. It’s not vandalism. It’s better.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/13/2015
Family

How would you describe depression to someone who doesn’t have it? One man nails it with a poem.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/12/2015
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6 folks ignored traditional prom dress codes, with stellar results.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/8/2015
Photo credit: Image courtesy of @TrashIsForTossers – Array

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Is it possible to live without producing trash? She proves it is.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/6/2015
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She saw a girl on the subway and didn’t dare ask for her number. Over a year later, here they are.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/5/2015
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Kaiba was born with a deadly illness. A 3D-printed splint saved his life.

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

5/5/2015
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2 brilliant scientific inventions that could clean up oil spills for good

Andrea Garcia-Vargas

4/29/2015

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