The BBC and Graham Norton put Adele undercover at an audition for Adele impersonators. She donned a fake nose, a fake chin, a fake accent, and a fake name: Jenny. She even changed up the way she walked. Suffice to say, the other impersonators would never have believed it was actually Adele. And yet, despite her […]
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Germ U loves StyleLikeU’s mission to empower girls and women of all ages to discover and accept their authentic selves. See our previous article here. In the video above, discover the early years of StyleLikeU’s project and the profound impact it is having on high school girls and beyond.
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Why do I think that this version of “Out of the Woods” is better than the original? For starters, stripping away the techno and the effects allows the focus to be on the lyrics themselves, and the simple, beautiful piano matches the tone of the lyrics perfectly. Now, I’m positive there are many who will continue […]
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Germ U short courses are learning experiences that will enrich your life on even the busiest of days. They take under fifteen minutes but are worth a lifetime of thought. We often focus on how important it is to keep positive people in our lives. Today, Matthew Hussey gives us a guy’s perspective on three […]
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StyleLikeU is a mother-daughter team that has created a powerful YouTube project driving self-discovery and self-acceptance in teens. After years of working in the fashion industry, Elisa noticed that the very images she was creating were destroying her daughter Lily’s self-esteem. Elisa and Lily decided to change all that, and the result is a powerful video series […]
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Germ U short courses are learning experiences that will enrich your life on even the busiest of days. They take under fifteen minutes but are worth a lifetime of thought. This week the team at Science of Attraction teaches us about the halo effect. What attracts us to other people, and what attracts them to […]
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What better way to celebrate Halloween than to laugh at people getting scared out of their minds? For several years now, Ellen DeGeneres has maintained a wonderful tradition of sending her writer Amy and producer Andy through terrifying Halloween mazes and filming the whole thing because of their hilarious reactions. Since we here at Germ couldn’t […]
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There’s no denying that men are the majority in politics. What’s even harder to deny is video proof of the gender disparity in positions of power. ELLE UK has launched an initiative called #MoreWomen to combat this overwhelming lack of diversity in a very creative and attention-grabbing way. By creating a video that photoshops men out of […]
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For today’s segment of “Wow, People Are Really Freaking Talented,” here is a demonstration of the incredible transforming Cinderella dress that cosplayer Belinda Christie created from scratch. Much like the dress created for the recent Roger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella revival on Broadway, this dress morphs from Cinderella’s maid uniform to her glorious ballgown in just a few spins. […]
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