Popular culture

A person wears colorful, pride-themed boots as they await the start of a queer liberation march for Black Lives Matter and against police brutality

A queer nature photographer on the great outdoors and hiking in 6-inch heels

Lifestyle & Belief

The great outdoors is wild, rugged — and often cast in masculine terms. So, it can be easy for queer and gender non-conforming people to feel excluded from outdoor spaces. Photographer Wyn Wiley wants to change that.

Music, lyrics and video were already a perfect combination for the Internet generation when Cee-Lo Green wanted to drive people away from cat videos toward something they could own.

Why lyric videos have taken the music world by storm

Music
Modern salegy artist Aly Mourad performs at Jao's Pub in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mourad blends traditional salegy with a more upbeat style.

Go inside salegy, the music that dominates Madagascar

Music
The Russian film "Da i Da" ("Yes and Yes") directed by Valeria Gai Germanika

Russian curses are inventive, widely-used — and banned

Culture
The World

Nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot watches WikiLeaks saga

Berlin: Nerd Nite #10

Have a story to share? Try Nerd Nite. Be there and be square

Nerd Nite is a super casual evening where people can just shout out whatever they want to during talks. They can heckle, they can cheer. It’s all about having fun while learning.

The World

Dissecting the ‘Lost’ finale

Arts, Culture & Media

Spoiler Alert!

We discuss the end of ‘Lost’ with David Itzkoff, reporter for The New York Times. He has heard from a lot of fans and finds that reactions are divided. We want to hear from you! What did you think of the ending?

Word(s) of the Year

Global Politics

The American Dialect Society is voting on its Word of the Year — find out whether ‘green’ or ‘Twitterverse’ are in the running.

Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti

Arts, Culture & Media

Seun Kuti is leader of his band, Egypt 80 — their new CD, called “Seun Kuti & Fela’s Egypt 80,” is Seun’s first collection of original songs.

Global Hit: Vampire Weekend

Arts, Culture & Media

Thanks to the quartet Vampire Weekend, it seems many American pop music fans suddenly love Congolese soukous guitar.