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Cinco de Mayo has come around again already, and who are we to argue with a super celebration?  There’s a common misconception that Cinco is tied to the Mexican Independence Day, but it actually ce...

Today is International Astronomy Day, a holiday that was first celebrated in 1973.  Although there are multiple national and regional astronomy celebrations within the US, this single day has been ...

In honor of East Meets West Day, we’re bridging the gap between traditional tribal modifications and modern socially and culturally motivated western mods.  Just check out the historical links to s...

To many celebrants today is Easter Monday, but to those who are Polish or of Polish descent, it’s also a fun mini holiday that we know as Dyngus Day.  In Poland and other Slavic countries including...

In the latest Body Candy YouTube video, team member Lulu shows off the various septum clicker pieces offered on BodyCandy.com. Watch as she shows off various styles of Septum Clickers, from plain s...

Body modification has existed in some form for pretty much as long as humans have walked the earth.  From the therapeutic tattooing of Ötzi the famous ice mummy, to the stretched ears of ancient No...

Most women who have their nose pierced probably know at least a little something about the cultural history of their piercing.  Nose piercing is believed to have begun amongst nomadic tribes from t...

Everybody’s heard of El Dorado (or the Romanized reconfiguration “Eldorado”), but most of us know it as a lost city of gold.  The truth about the legend of El Dorado, is that it actually started no...

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. — Margaret Atwood How much do most humans love spring? So. Much. This year, the vernal equinox officially arrives in the Northern H...