Opinion
Man Breaks Statue in Quest for Selfie
It's one thing for people to take selfies with works of art; it's another to climb on the art in order to get a photo and break it in the process.
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Selfie Justification
LOS ANGELES — I hit the brakes at a stoplight and turn my head to the left. I spot a young woman waiting for the bus. In golden capital letters on her t-shirt, the words WHY NOT shine boldly.
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The Academy Award Goes to the Corporate Selfie
PORTLAND, Oregon — The 2014 Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres knows a selfie moment when she sees it. In her second year orchestrating celebrity moments the selfie makes its move into Hollywood in a way that's far more serious than James Franco's self-involved ponderings or Justin Bieber's epic adolescenc
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I Dream of Selfies
LOS ANGELES — Selfie culture is everywhere.
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What's Your Selfie Pleasure?
LOS ANGELES — This week, a new selfie trend pissed people off. Jason Feiffer, the same guy who dug around on Instagram and discovered funeral selfies, discovered the creepy "selfies with homeless people" trend.
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Practicing the Art of the Selfie
LOS ANGELES — How many selfies is too many? From teenagers with cadavers and selfie-snappin' toddlers to couples taking "couplies" (just one type of group selfie), the selfie's possibilities seem as inexhaustible as a history of portraiture. Is it narcissistic to want better devices for shooting sel
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Selfies Reflected in Your Eyes
LOS ANGELES — Your selfies are a visual wonderland. This week's images touch on boredom, mother-daughter relationships, photo booth self-portraits as predecessors of the selfie, webcam-induced mirror reflections, and plain old internet "weirdness" that borders on creepy.
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Selfie Companionship
LOS ANGELES — Whether you like your selfies singular and meditative or coupled and cozy, there's always an opportunity to see yourselfie anew.
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Selfie Reflections
CHICAGO — There are selfies for every occasion, outfit, haircut, new pair of glasses, and reflective work of art, and then there are accidental selfies in Craigslist mirrors.
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Watching the Selfie Olympics
CHICAGO — The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, will begin on February 7, but the selfie olympics have already gone viral.
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New Selfies for a New Year
CHICAGO — We're starting 2014 off right with lots and lots of selfies. Now that we've crowned the selfie kings, it's back to selfie business as usual.
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Crowning the Selfie King
CHICAGO — The race for selfie king is on. James Franco's piece in the New York Times now rivals Benny Winfield Jr.'s interview in VICE. But there are multiple selfie kings, not just one.