Photos of the day – May 17, 2016

Performers prepare backstage for rehearsals ahead of the First World Conference on Tourism for Development to be held this week in Beijing; two endangered common marmosets grip a finger after being seized from a South Korean smuggler in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, South Korea; and Nepalese devotees pull a giant wooden chariot in a circle to celebrate Rato Machhindranath, the god of rain, during a festival in Lalitpur, near Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP/EPA) read more

How to Sew a Basic Tee in Less Than 30 Minutes

The best thing about learning the basics of sewing is that you can create your own pieces any time you want with any color or fabric you want. No matter what you’re dreaming about, you can create it. That expensive silk kimono you saw in a boutique once? You can make it! And the colorful crop top you can’t find in your size? You can make that as well! So today we’re here to show you how to sew a super basic yet essential piece of every woman’s wardrobe: the tee. And once you have the method down, you can have fun creating t-shirts in every color of the rainbow. Warning: A happy dance will ensue. read more