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Alaska Senator Murkowski's summer interns took photos with all 100 senators.

These interns took selfies with all 100 senators. Here's what they discovered

5:00am August 16, 2023

by Michael Levitt

Interns in Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's office doggedly tracked down all 100 senators, and took a selfie with them. Here's how they described some of those encounters.

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Emperor penguins near Australia's Mawson research center in Antarctica took a video "selfie."

Science

Penguins Mug For Camera, Take A Pretty Great 'Selfie'

3:43pm March 09, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

You probably didn't know that emperor penguins are reasonably good at framing a video shot. At a research station in Antarctica, the curious animals provided a bird's-eye view.

Google's app matching faces to famous paintings went viral prompting, a flurry of selfies over the weekend.

Google App Goes Viral Making An Art Out Of Matching Faces To Paintings

5:46pm January 15, 2018

by Amy Held

The Google Arts & Culture app, allowing users to compare their selfies to famous works of art, took a top spot in the app store over the weekend and took over social media.

EgyptAir hijack suspect Seif Eldin Mustafa (middle) is escorted by Cypriot police officers as he leaves a court after a remand hearing in Cyprus.

World News

EgyptAir Hijacking: 'Unstable' Man Faces Extradition; A Selfie Explained

5:57pm March 30, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The hijack suspect, identified as Egyptian national Seif Eldin Mustafa, will be held by police for eight days in Cyprus. And a British man explains why he wanted a photo of himself with the suspect.

Narcissistic, Maybe. But Is There More To The Art Of The Selfie?

1:53pm July 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

Some say selfies are a mark of our narcissistic culture. But what about a little photoshopping? Is this further evidence of our vanity — or a platform for our personal brand and self-expression?

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A man takes a "selfie" while waiting in line to cast his vote in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in November.

'Ballot Selfies' Clash With The Sanctity Of Secret Polling

2:56pm February 27, 2015

by Josh Rogers

New Hampshire is the first state to outlaw voting booth selfies. Some call the ban unconstitutional and are challenging it in court. Others argue selfies compromise privacy and enable voter coercion.

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A couple uses a selfie stick on a Mexican beach.

The Unstoppable Selfie Stick Trend Has Invaded American Shores

12:43pm January 08, 2015

by Elise Hu

You can't miss them, and some folks can't resist them. Selfie sticks — monopods that help you take cellphone photos of yourself — are only growing in popularity.