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Johnny Depp's Daughter is Following in Her Mother's Modeling Footsteps

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 25, 2015 07:54 PM EDT

Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, has been named the new ambassador of Chanel and the face of Chanel's eyewear collection. Depp, who is just 16 years old, will represent the brand, following in the footsteps of her model mother. Read More »

Transgender Models and Models of Color Now Have Their Own Agencies

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 25, 2015 07:08 PM EDT

The fashion industry has long been criticized for being an exclusionary and discriminatory scene. Runways tend to be rather white and models of color or other identities are generally pushed to the side. But now, two modeling agencies aim to bring the typically ignored models to the forefront. Read More »

Rebel Wilson Tweets That America's Gun Control Laws Are Not As Good As Australia's

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 25, 2015 06:36 PM EDT

Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson took to Twitter to voice her disapproval of America's gun laws following a shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Australian native said the United States should follow Australia's lead, where there are strict laws against owning guns. Read More »

Jay Z And Will Smith Are Teaming Up for a Miniseries About Emmett Till

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 25, 2015 05:58 PM EDT

Rap mogul Jay-Z and Suicide Squad actor Will Smith are teaming up to produce an HBO miniseries on Emmett Till. The two previously worked together to produce Annie. This time around, they're working with producer Aaron Kaplan. Read More »

Obama Speaks Out Against Homophobic Laws in Kenya on Visit

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 25, 2015 05:14 PM EDT

President Barack Obama's first presidential visit to Kenya is causing a stir in the country. Speaking with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, Obama spoke against Kenya's discrimination of gays and lesbians, but Kenyatta was not having it. Read More »

Instagram Won't Let You Search For The Hashtag #Curvy

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 22, 2015 10:14 PM EDT

If you try searching for #curvy on Instagram, you'll find it blocked. Instagram banned searching the hashtag term, users discovered, reportedly because people were using #curvy to share content that violated the nudity community guidelines. But now, people are fighting back with #curvee to protest Instagram's ban. Read More »

Hackers Took Control of a Jeep Cherokee While It Was on a Highway

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 22, 2015 09:49 PM EDT

Andy Greenberg of Wired was driving a Jeep Cherokee on a highway in St. Louis, Missouri when he completely lost control of the car. It's not that he fell asleep at the wheel or had to swerve around something - the car had been hacked. Hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were remotely controlling the car, doing everything from blasting music and air conditioning to stopping the acceleration. Read More »

Classic '90s Girls Clothing Store Limited Too Is Reopening

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 22, 2015 09:25 PM EDT

Limited Too, the much beloved '90s clothing store for tween and teen girls, is reopening. The brand was bought by Bluestar Alliance, who plans to open stores up in 2016. They're aiming to open 200 stores over the next five years. Read More »

The Teen Sisters Trying To Take a Selfie with Each Presidential Candidate

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 22, 2015 08:37 PM EDT

Two teenage sisters are following the 2016 presidential election in the most modern way possible: By getting a selfie with every candidate. Addy and Emma Nozell are from New Hampshire, where candidates are constantly stopping by, and decided to make it a summer project to get a selfie with each of the hopefuls. Read More »

Feds Have Officially Given Up on Charging Baseball Star Barry Bonds

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 22, 2015 08:17 PM EDT

Federal prosecutors formally dropped charges against baseball player Barry Bonds. This marks the end of nearly ten years of legal uncertainty for the San Francisco Giants home run legend, who was charged with obstruction of justice in a grand jury on steroid use. Read More »

'Breaking Bad' Actor Steven Michael Quezada Running For Office in Albuquerque

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 21, 2015 08:30 PM EDT

Breaking Bad's Steven Michael Quezada is running for office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Quezada, who played Steve "Gomie" Gomez on the show, announced that he is throwing his hat in the ring to be county commissioner in the very city the hit show was set in. Read More »

A Pro-Confederate Flag Rally Was Mocked By A Sousaphonist And 'Family Guy'

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 21, 2015 03:21 PM EDT

A KKK opponent in South Carolina trolled a pro-Confederate flag rally in a unique way on Saturday. When he saw the rally coming by, Matt Buck took out his trusty sousaphone and mocked the marchers by playing a tune from Family Guy and Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries." Read More »

Stephen Colbert Wants To Have Lunch With You Every Day This Week

By alexandra-svokos | Jul 21, 2015 02:54 PM EDT

Stephen Colbert seems to be getting antsy waiting for the Sept. 8 premiere of his "Late Show." He decided that to prepare for the series, he is going to "have lunch" with his viewers every day this week with his new miniseries, "Lunch With Stephen." Read More »

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