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Updated Taylor Swift Contract Allows Her Team to Destroy Photographers’ Equipment
On Sunday, UK-based photographer Jason Sheldon penned an open response to Taylor Swift’s rant against Apple on compensating artists fairly. The response labeled her as a hypocrite and alleged that her team’s aggressive contracts, which takes photo rights away from photographers…
· Editorial Staff
Fired from Apple, Steve Jobs Allowed One Photographer to Document His Comeback
Doug Menuez is a professional photographer who’s done editorial assignments for publications including Time, Newsweek and Life magazine. From the 1980s to 1990s, Menuez documented the early years of some of the biggest tech titans in Silicon Valley. Among them was Apple…
· Max Chang
Male Model and Actor Reveals He Lived on Rooftop for Six Years as Homeless Man
As a 6’ 3” male model, Mark Reay has walked the runway for some of fashion’s biggest names. As a photographer, he’s also shot for some of the biggest names. As a part-time actor, he’s had small roles in well-known shows and movies. He’s seen much of the world already and lived…
· Riley Schatzle
How a College Dropout Became One of the World’s Top Male Models
Brad Kroenig, named one of the top male models of all time by Vogue, managed to push his career into the stratosphere by snagging the attention of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Kroenig, at 36, is no spring chicken in the modeling game, but because of his talents…
· Editorial Staff
Watch What Happens When Animals See Their Reflections For the First Time
We as humans are used to having mirrors around in our daily lives. However, when you’re in the jungle …
· Jason Sheldon
An Open Response to Taylor Swift’s Rant Against Apple
Dear Taylor Swift, I have read your open letter to Apple where you give your reasons for refusing to allow your album ‘1989′ to be included on their forthcoming Apple Music streaming service.
· Riley Schatzle
These 20 Award-Winning Photos Were All Taken on an iPhone
Fine photography used to be an exclusively pricey art form, but no longer is that the case. Beautiful pictures can now be captured with mobile devices such as iPhones, iPods and iPads. Without question, traditional photo equipment gives photo-seekers the best chance of high…
· Editorial Staff
Can Your Name Determine Your Career?
We all know that the names given to us at birth can impact our lives in immeasurable ways, but can they also help predict our careers? Venture capitalists, for instance, are more likely to have individuals named Joanna, Guy, Shawn, Nicholas or Alexander than the general…
· Sebastian Dillon
Fugitive Gangster Turned Model and Rap Champion Arrested in Sexy Photoshoot Sting
This is the story of a gangster slash fugitive slash male model slash rap battle champion who was, in his own eyes, the most baller underground hustler there is — until he got arrested in the most un-ballerest of ways: the old luxury-swim-trunks-with-sexy-models-photoshoot…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
How the Daughter of a Poor Russian Coal Miner Became a World Famous Super Model
At 14, a girl who would go on to become one of the world’s most successful fashion models desperately wanted to own a pair of fashionable high heels. Since her family couldn’t afford them — her family was, in her words, “very poor” — the enterprising teenager painted walls at a…
· Sebastian Dillon
Rich Chinese Mom Throws $160,000 Fashion Show For 2-Year-Old Toddler
As we all pretty much know by now, rich Chinese people have too much damn money and not enough ways to spend it. One rich Chinese mom in Shanxi decided to bank a ridiculous amount of money on the memory span of her 2-year-old toddler by throwing her a fashion show she’s sure to…
· Benny Luo
How an Injured Ex-Pro Athlete Went From Being Broke to Owning a Million-Dollar Business
All-American athlete Lewis Howes dreamed of one day playing in the NFL and becoming an Olympian. He was on track until a wrist injury ultimately ended his career. Howes, then fresh out of college, found himself broke and living on his sister’s couch, trying to figure out the…
· Benny Luo
After Getting Fired From Apple, Steve Jobs Had One Man Document His Incredible Comeback
For many of us, Steve Jobs is seen as an iconic innovator. But in addition to his meticulous work creating new, game-changing products, he put equal hard work into preventing those products’ details from being leaked to the press before they were publicly launched. With his need…
· Editorial Staff
Beautiful Women and Champagne Baths: The Life of a Fashion Mogul’s Grandson
It’s hard trying to throw shade at rich kids. No matter what you may say about them, they were born blessed with access to riches that most people can only dream of. Meet Rich Kid of Instagram Andrew Warren, the grandson of a fashion tycoon and son of a successful N.Y. real…
· Benny Luo
How a 24-Year-Old Aspiring Space Colonist is Preparing to Give Birth on Mars
In 2010, a Netherlands-based non-profit called Mars One was launched with the goal of being the first organization to send humans to Mars for colonization by 2025. In 2013, the company put out an open call to find anyone interested in a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. They…
· Benny Luo
Deckstar Co-Founders: Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind EDM’s Largest Music Acts
Anyone who’s dived into the entertainment industry knows how hard it is to find success. The risks are high and the saturation of ambitious people thinking they’re the next big thing makes it ultra competitive. Los Angeles natives and UCLA graduates Lawrence Vavra (aka LV) and…
· Benny Luo
Craig Clemens: How I Went From a Broke Salesman to a “Lucky Bastard” Entrepreneur
Every entrepreneur has been there- rock bottom. With no money and nowhere to go, the only way up is to build yourself to success. Is it hard? Harder than anything you’ve ever done before I’ll bet. Is it doable? Absolutely.
· Benny Luo
SoundCloud Founder: How Important is Being Creative When Building a Startup?
Since it’s launch in 2007, SoundCloud has evolved from a small startup in Berlin to one of the top online audio distribution platforms in the world. To give you an idea of the company’s growth, SoundCloud recently told us that 12 hours of music and audio get posted every minute…
· Editorial Staff
Confessions of an Escort: The Real World of Sex, Drugs and Business
Imagine the wild life of a successful millionaire and you might get the cars, drugs, escorts, and crazy parties. What is it really like outside of the movies though? Former Portland, Oregon escort Ashly Lorenzana, author of her popular memoir “Sex, Drugs, and Being and Escort,”…
· Chikodi Chima
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