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Woman takes a picture of a sunset at a park.

Barcelona gets bombarded by selfie-taking tourists

Business, Economics and Jobs

Spain’s on the rebound with tourism after huge losses during the pandemic. Those in the tourism business are relieved. But visitors are back with a vengeance and they’re not always well-behaved, irking locals who miss the quieter days.

Sunflower

Why taking a sunflower selfie this year might cost you

Participants take a selfie during an etiquette class by former Australian model June Dally-Watkins in Guangzhou, China October 8, 2017.

Is one selfie app company changing beauty standards in China?

Culture
headless swimmer selfie Rio 2016

We’re calling it: The Rio Games are the Selfie Olympics

Culture
headless swimmer selfie Rio 2016

We’re calling it: The Rio Games are the Selfie Olympics

Culture
Tourists at a beach in Argentina crowd around a young Franciscan dolphin that was later left dead on the sand.

Did a group of photo-taking tourists really kill an endangered dolphin in Argentina?

Environment

A Franciscan dolphin was left dead on a Buenos Aires beach, but wildlife authorities don’t know if it was already dead when a large group of tourists found it and crowded it to take photos.

A visitor takes a "selfie" in front of art exhibit "Circle Uncircled" by artist Rahul Kumar.

You can bring your camera to see the art, but leave that selfie stick at home

Arts

If you’re the type who likes to take selfies with art, you may have to rethink your use of so-called “selfie sticks.” Museums all over the globe are starting to ban the contraptions, saying they’re harmful to the exhibits and potentially other museum-goers.

Thinking about posting a selfie? Try an #unselfie

Development & Education

Have you ever posted a selfie? You know — the self-shot self-portraits that are popular on social media sites? If you haven’t, perhaps now’s the time — though maybe you should consider an #unselfie.