A high school in Spokane is treating its students like people and asking what’s wrong instead of punishing immediately.

In this otherwise factual article about the NYPD being reminded that women may legally be topless, I was struck by this ridiculously sexist sentence: “One man even said he would encourage his wife to join them.” HOW NICE OF HIM.

In 2010 a photographer sought out and photographed decaying Star Wars sets in Tunisia. In 2012, a group of fans traveled to one of the sets and fully restored it.

In news that is surprising to approximately nobody, roles for women are at 28% and declining, despite women making up more than half of movie-going audiences (a fact Hollywood vehemently denies despite actual studies).

This guide to recurring jokes on Arrested Development is the best thing on the internet.

Interesting article on why creative people said no to participating in a study on creative people.

The Kentucky Derby…On Acid! I gather that this publication frequently writes about events attended while tripping, which makes this mildly less awesome–but it’s still pretty awesome.

This article is a delightful history lesson on flappers. (I totally want to see Gatsby. I’ve never read the book and haven’t liked a Baz Luhrmann movie since Strictly Ballroom, but CAREY MULLIGAN OMG.)

Bill Gates is trying to start an actual conversation about why people don’t use condoms, and is putting his money where his mouth is with a grant offer for scientists to develop a better version.

Principal fires security guards, hires art teachers. Proving once again that education without the arts is fucking useless.