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Video: Meet The Real Little Mermaid

Video: Meet The Real Little Mermaid

Fusion — Twenty years after the movie "Splash" and Disney's "The Little Mermaid", the fascination with mermaids still lives on. Two generations of real-life mermaids tell us the secrets of the deep. Co-produced with Ingrid Rojas
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The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession

The K-Pop Plastic Surgery Obsession

The Atlantic — When 17-year-old Hailey Kim looks in the mirror, she doesn't see a pretty person. Her face is too round, she thinks; her lips too thin, her nose not quite right. Her reflection fuels a cosmetic surgery wish list -- bigger lips, higher cheeks, and a more delicate chin. Unhappiness with appearance is de rigueur for many teenagers, but for Korean Americansperhaps more than any other ethnic group, this is increasingly being addressed with a scalpel. California-born Kim has already undergone two procedures: a nose job and double eyelid surgery. These have given her eyes a Western crease and made her nose small and high.
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South Korean High Schoolers Get Plastic Surgery for Graduation

South Korean High Schoolers Get Plastic Surgery for Graduation

The Atlantic — '"I think I'm ugly, and nobody wants to love me. Just like her I wanna be pretty. I wanna be pretty," sings Lee Chae-lin, member of the four-person Korean girl group 2NE1. The song, "Ugly" was released in July 2011 in South Korea and rose to number one in the Korean charts. One reason for its success is that its themes -- of insecurity, social awkwardness and body awareness -- resonated deeply within South Korea, a culture where children are bred to be brilliant, in both studies and appearance.
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These Entrepreneurs Are Literally Reshaping the Sex Toy Space

These Entrepreneurs Are Literally Reshaping the Sex Toy Space

Fusion — Ten a.m. is not the usual time of day to see a dildo. Dildos are very much an evening event - if indeed, they are an event at all. Not to mention, fluorescent light and a class of fifteen mildly interested college freshmen with notepads seems entirely the wrong setting. Still, they were looking at dildos in class, and unusual ones at that. Each was an exact replica of a different man's penis, photographed with 360-degree technology, then printed on a 3D printer and hand dipped in silicon.
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Getting Fit With Jedis, Mermaids and Zombies

Getting Fit With Jedis, Mermaids and Zombies

Fusion — Get fit the Geeky way with Jedi's, Mermaids and Zombies You want to get in shape for the remainder of the summer, but Breaking Bad has just started, and who knows what Sookie will get up to in this season of True Blood? What to do? Sure, you can charge up the Wii and get your Kinect on, but why not try some geekalicious sports that involve IRL interaction? Go get your geek on! The Jedi workout for a powerful body and mind Obi Wan-Kenobi said: "The First Jedi Principle of combat is to survive."
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The Demron Bra: Great Idea Or Scare Science?

The Demron Bra: Great Idea Or Scare Science?

Fusion — October is breast cancer awareness month and news of a soon-to-be released "radiation resistant bra" sounds like perfect timing, The Demron Bra is called "the only bra that reduces radiation damage" and Miami-based creator Dr. Ronald Demeo hopes it will help women who are at risk of breast cancer stay safe. If this sounds a little familiar, that's OK...it is. The bra has never been to market, but its possibilities have been mentioned by the media since 2009. Four whole years ago. A spokesperson for Dr. Demeo's team said it has taken this long to make, as they've been finessing the design.
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How To Track Your Boyfriend.. If You Must

How To Track Your Boyfriend.. If You Must

Fusion — Last week Google Play pulled the stalker-ish app Rastreador de Namorados (which translates to Boyfriend Tracker) from its app store. That move forced thousands of women from Brazil (and beyond) to lose access to their boyfriends' GPS location, call data and text messages. Considering they had that much access, the change might be a good thing (or a reason to break up), but why all the furor? Women and men have been tracking their partners -- legally -- for years. Sure, some of this is down to good-old-fashioned obsessiveness, but there's no need to circumvent the system when so many options are freely available.
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7 Email Etiquette Rules That Will Keep Your Head From Exploding

7 Email Etiquette Rules That Will Keep Your Head From Exploding

Fusion — Emails are both the joy and bane of my existence. I love that they're generally brief, they let me know what's going on and they're a nice break when the coffee doldrums kick in. At the same time, they're essentially digital spam, clogging up my inbox with long threads, stories of credit cards scams and "reply all" mistakes. There's no way of cutting out the bad parts, but here are some etiquette rules that can help any of us not make this digital annoyance worse. 1. Respect the Reply Sometimes a reply all is necessary sometimes it isn't. Use your judgment.
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Social-Media Schooling Is on the Rise - But Is It Necessary?

Social-Media Schooling Is on the Rise - But Is It Necessary?

Wall Street Journal — When Julie Clark McKinney arrived at work Wednesday morning, the first thing she did was check Facebook to see if anyone 'liked' her images. Then she pulled up Twitter on her screen, and scrolled through her feeds in Hootsuite. She then looked at her Pinterest page, and flicked through Instagram. She's not bored at work - it is her job as state community engagement specialist at newspaper company Alabama Media Group. Her role includes community management, social media postings and coordinating social media for four websites. McKinney is one of a growing number of people employed as social media specialists, whose role is to monitor brand activity and engagement online.
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Social Media #Smackcam: Vine Violence Goes Viral

Social Media #Smackcam: Vine Violence Goes Viral

Wall Street Journal — In a world where privacy is becoming a rarity, some are striking back - literally. The U.S. is seeing surge in #SmackCam violent videos being uploaded to Vine (a Twitter-owned service) where the perpetrator smacks a stranger or friend in the face. This is being accepted under the premise of "social trending" but what happens when it moves from smacking to crying? 21-year-old physical therapy student Max Jerry is loosely credited as being the first person to turn #Smackcam from a hashtag into a fully fledged trend.
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Tomato Attack in Brooklyn

Tomato Attack in Brooklyn

Wall Street Journal — "I can't hear what you're saying, I have tomato juice in my ear!" shouted Anthony Petrillo, as he ducked to escape a low-flying tomato headed for his face. It missed, but others hit their target as Mr. Petrillo's white T-shirt was stained pale pink and chunks of rotten tomatoes adorned his hair. This was New York's first tomato battle, and, with temperatures in the 90s, it was a messy affair. On Saturday, 5,000 people gathered at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn to partake in the flinging, throwing, crushing and stomping of 40,000 unripe Roma tomatoes.
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