Katie Olsen

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Sevdaliza: That Other Girl

Iran-born, Netherlands-based singer Sevdaliza has just released a video for her arresting and minimalist song “That Other Girl.” Made in collaboration with experimental artists Pussykrew, the visuals are a glossy, metallic, dripping, …

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Why Men Mistake Politeness for Flirtation

In the latest of their cute and informative videos, Science of Us explains why heterosexual men often mistake women’s politeness for flirtation—and it’s because of those pesky caveman instincts. Sexual misperception is …

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Risky Business: The Teenage Brain

“Nothing—whether it’s being with your friends, having sex, licking an ice cream cone, zipping along in a convertible on a warm summer evening, hearing your favorite music—will ever feel as good as …

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It’s Time to Quit Lettuce

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Calling lettuce “the bottled water of produce,” Gizmodo has snappily outlined a few very pragmatic reasons why it’s time to quit the Iceberg. Not only is it labor-intensive and comes wrapped in …

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Petite Noir: MDR

Describing his sound as “Noirwave,” Cape Town-based singer and producer Petite Noir (aka Yannick Ilunga) is set to release his album La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful next month. From …

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Modernist Architecture in Film

In celebration of Alfred Hitchcock—who created “sumptuous spaces for his characters to inhabit”—AnOther Magazine scoured films to find their favorite Modernist architecture on the silver screen. A style that’s glamorous, ever-so-slightly kitsch …