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'They were adrenaline junkies': The remarkable all-female flying team that helped defeat the Nazis – with wooden planes
A new episode of the BBC's History's Secret Heroes podcast focuses on the Night Witches, a group of Russian female aviators ...
Japan is a model of cleanliness. So where are all the trash cans?
Twenty-two percent of tourists cited the difficulty of finding a place to throw away garbage as the single biggest issue they ...
Miss Manners: What’s the deal with all the staged marriage proposals?
In today’s show-offy society, where nothing counts unless it has received the widest possible publicity, marriage proposals ...
Our Regression on Gender Is a Tragedy, Not Just a Political Problem
But in 2025, MAGA seems much more distinctively molded by gender politics. Gender backlash is here, and before we think ...
What’s the Difference Between Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation?
Someone whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth and who may or may not go through gender transition. This is the opposite of cisgender, which describes people ...
'Lord of the Rings' star to introduce all-trans, non-binary rendition of Shakespeare play
Lord of the Rings actor Sir Ian McKellen will do the introduction for an all transgender and non-binary performance of ...
From 'Nude parades' to Imane Khelif: The problematic history of gender verification at the Olympics
The desire to define who counts as a woman for the purpose of sports dates all the way back to Hitler’s Olympics. On the ...
GOP Tax Bill Would Cut Gender-Affirming Care From Medicaid For All Ages
She had prepared for nearly two years for her facial feminization surgery, a series of surgical procedures. She met with ...
The video of Macron's wife shoving his face ignites viral firestorm, discussion on gender
A video of Brigitte Macron seemingly shoving her husband in the face is igniting a conversation about gender and physical ...
Husband Couldn’t Taste Their 'Gender Reveal' Milkshake. But His Wife’s Reaction Said It All (Exclusive)
The reveal happened during a ski trip with friends in Bozeman, Mont. — a place that already holds deep meaning for the couple. It’s where they honeymooned, and where they were legally married by proxy ...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on gender raises serious questions for schools
New guidance states schools must not permit trans pupils to use the bathroom of their identified gender, but they still have a duty to safeguard them.