Inaugural On The Line Film Festival Celebrates Indie Film

The Twin Cities gains another film festival this week at the Landmark Center in St. Paul. The On the Line Film Festival will have its inaugural opening tomorrow, and run th...

#Digitaldiary: Q2 Report Card For Social Media

More than half the year is gone. As July came to an end, the social media platforms came out with their Q2 results. How did Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn do this quarter?<...

How Vice’s Feminist Channel ‘Broadly’ Plans To Get Women Right

“TO BE HONEST,” Tracie Egan Morrissey tells me. “I actually don’t really care what men think or how they feel.”

It’s about ten m...

10 Bollywood Celebrities With Social Causes

Ours is a country that lives on movies. Bollywood actors today have the entire country following their every move closely. With that kind of fan following and power, comes ...

Mobile Money Is A Boon For The Unbanked?

Mobile money, a digital money paid for a wide range of products or services through a mobile device is revolutionising financial access, especially for the unbanked.
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These Scientists Think Genetically Modified Rice Can Help Solve The Climate Crisis

A new kind of genetically modified rice with a higher starch content could produce more food while at the same time reducing the methane, a greenhouse gas, that's emitted w...

Soylent's Real Plan: Replace Food With Algae

Rob Rhinehart has long dreamed of creating the ingredients of his grey-goo food replacement, Soylent, from scratch. The company’s—and Rob’s—mantra i...

Locarno Film Festival: Europe's Sundance?

While many European festivals are grappling with their identity, the Locarno Film Festival, whose 68th edition will run Aug. 5-15, has remained true to its mission of promo...

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Returns In August

ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Eventually, people with ALS lose the ability to initiate and contr...