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Wyoming abortion ban blocked due to Obamacare-era amendment
Abortion is legal in Wyoming again, oddly enough as the result of a state constitutional amendment pushed by conservatives opposed to Obamacare more than a decade ago. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens in a ruling Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s newly enacted abortion ban that tookContinue Reading
How Black children in England’s schools are made to feel like the way they speak is wrong
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Whiteness is an invention of the modern, colonial age. It refers to the racialisation of white people and the disproportionate privilege – social, linguistic, economic, political – that comes with this. Crucially, as an invention, whiteness is not innate – it is taught. As an educational project,Continue Reading
Yellowjackets season 2 on Paramount+ review: gore galore! The hit survival thriller is more gripping than ever
Review at a glance T he first season of Yellowjackets was something of a sleeper hit. It came from seemingly nowhere, staggering out of the forest to build a devoted fanbase and became studio Showtime’s second most streamed show in the process. So now it’s back, can it keep upContinue Reading
The 44 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now
From The Legend of Korra to Wednesday, these are our picks for the best streaming titles to binge this week.Continue Reading
The 38 Best Movies on Netflix This Week
From Cargo to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, here are our picks for the best streaming titles to feast your eyes on.Continue Reading
How ‘misogyny influencers’ cater to young men’s anxieties
Nicole's/Shutterstock Parents, teachers and politicians are worried about the appeal of so-called “online misogyny influencers” to boys and young men. These influencers post content to thousands of followers in videos and podcasts, offering advice about relationships, mental health and wellbeing, and achieving material success and status. They are believed toContinue Reading
Casey review: how different is the Met police from the UK’s other forces?
zefart/Shutterstock The series of scandals that has hit the UK’s biggest police force suggests longstanding and serious underlying problems. The newly published Casey review details these problems in depth, adding another stain to the Metropolitan police’s reputation. The report found that institutional misogyny, racism and homophobia are rampant throughout theContinue Reading
Xi and Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of a second cold war
The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era”, at a recent meeting in Moscow. Many in the west have puzzled over this relationship between Chinese Communist Party chairman Xi JinpingContinue Reading
Women only gained access to the London Stock Exchange in 1973 – why did it take so long?
On March 26 1973, the London Stock Exchange admitted its first female members. This followed years of resistance, with London trailing behind other smaller exchanges around the UK. That women had been excluded for so long was not only due to institutional misogyny. Research has shown how finance was imaginedContinue Reading
Why sitting with crossed legs could be bad for you
Sitting with legs crossed for prolonged periods may have negative health effects, expert warns. Polina Tankilevitch/Shutterstock Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing? Are they crossed? And are you a right or left crosser? Some 62% ofContinue Reading