9-year-old Mykayla Comstock, who used cannibis to cure her cancer has a message to share with the world. Mykayla was diagnosed with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2012, when she was only 7. When chemotherapy didn’t work like it was supposed to doctors wanted to give her full-body radiation treatments, but her parents declined, […]
Terre des Hommes, an international charitable humanitarian federation which concentrates on children’s rights, is using cutting edge digital technology to battle the exploitation of children online. One of their online tools is known as “Sweetie.” Sweetie is a fictitious, virtual 10-year old created by Terre des Hommes to lure and identify patrons of online child […]
Minneapolis poet Thadra Sheridan gives a wonderful performance in this amazing short film from Button Poetry. Button Poetry “seek[s] to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry’s audience, to expand its reach and develop a […]
Puberty is awkward. Parents are embarrassing. Periods are mysterious. Every girl wonders what it’s like to get her period. This awesome commercial by HelloFlo not only makes you laugh, but introduces a period starter kit to help pre-teens understand what to expect when the big day arrives. When I was twelve, I received a starter […]
As the video below states, there is a social stigma attached to chewing gum. It isn’t permitted in schools and many workplace environments. It can often lead to some kind of punishment or write-up. In October 2013, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Buenos Aries conducted an experiment. 481 people participated. They watched sets of […]