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artoftransliness:

World AIDS day is December 1st.

fenwayhealth:

Read more about new information on HIV/AIDS among young people in the U.S.

You can also help raise awareness by sharing these infographics on Facebook.

Download/share a high-res PDF of this infographic here. 

(via thepeoplesrecord)

theatlanticvideo:

500 Plates and Counting: Immortalizing Death Row’s Last Meals

In The Last Supper, activist Julie Green has created a series of ceramic plates, each of which illustrate the final meal requests of prisoners on death row to protest the United States’ use of capital punishment. Images range from lobster and ice cream to a single Jolly Rancher. One prisoner even requested that his mother come to cook him his favorite comfort food. Created by Dark Rye, the online magazine from Whole Foods (a business not typically associated with progressive talking points), the documentary chronicles how Green became so drawn to the issue.

(via theatlantic)

theatlantic:

Broccoli: + MRI + GIF = Awesomeness

About two years ago, Andy Ellison needed to test one of the MRI machines he works with at his job at Boston University Medical School. He reached for an orange. The result was stunning.

See more. [Images: Andy Ellison]