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Options include drinking a beer, eating some cheese, and learning a new language.

The congresswoman-elect connects with young voters, promoting progressive positions while chopping peppers and making noodles.

Sarah Palin used pictures of her son Trig to demean liberals. She's not the only special needs parent to exploit images of her kids.

A new analysis finds that, between February of 2012 and July of 2018, a total of 1,367 cheetahs were offered on sale through 906 posts on social media.

A selection of recent Pacific Standard stories on wildfires and their consequences.

Black communities have long practiced core tenets of the lifestyle—yet are not well-represented among its most recognizable influencers.

The Overpass Light Brigade first made social justice messages go viral in 2011—today, it continues to help activists realize their collective power.

Photos that demonstrate how the social media platform also functions as an artistic space.

Follow @PacificStand and get an early look at our upcoming stories from behind the scenes.

New research finds frequent texters are less likely to engage in reflective thought.

Noah Davis talks to Hank Willis Thomas about the value of an MFA, the problems and advantages of living in New York as an artist, and what banking and art have in common.

When it comes to images that portray young women in clichéd poses, advertisements have nothing on selfies.

Maybe for some people—but there's a limit to how much commercial images can do.

The #curvyyoga movement has attracted tens of thousands of followers who know the activity can be good for everyone.

Posting teen angst poetry and being part of an active commenting community helped Christine Friar digest the garden-variety pain of growing up, and—unbeknownst to her at the time—curbed the loneliness of being raised by one sick parent and one caretaker parent.

Though more information is available now than ever before, the herd continues to beckon.

Many viewers of “Marvelous Sugar Baby” made it clear they were oblivious to the history of enslavement and abuse—in Walker’s art and this country—when they turned the installation into just another cheap form of entertainment. But that’s nothing new.

WhatsApp, Oculus, Instagram, Tumblr: These are just some of the technology companies recently valued at $1 billion or more. Whether we’re in a start-up bubble or not nobody can agree on, but one thing is certain: We have no idea what the future looks like, and an investment today could result in huge profits tomorrow.

With the rise of the invisible economy, the value of social media companies is judged less on their products than on their ability to attract users like you.

Recent and ongoing research on our privacy paradoxes.