When I talked to teens for my book iGen in 2015 and 2016, most were skeptical about transgender identities. “They’re just confused,” said one. Another said, “They weren’t born that way. I feel like they’re denying their previous existence. They’re not true to themselves and I kind of don’t like it.”
Those beliefs, it turns out, were so mid-2010s. In a 2019 poll, two-thirds of U.S. young adults said they had become increasingly supportive of transgender rights over the last five years.
How Much Do You Need
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The War On Sitting SHARE You’ve already heard that sitting is the new smoking. Now, scientists reveal exactly how it hurts the body—and novel ways to undo the damage (without clocking hours at the gym). You might want to stand up for this.
We like to think we’re a stand-up species. After all, that’s what drove our evolutionary march away from many of our four-legged ancestors.
How Sci-Fi TV Show The Peripheral Compares to the Book
Scott B. Smith began writing the Amazon Prime Video sci-fi series The Peripheral three weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic put much of the world into lockdown. A global pandemic plays a pivotal role in the series based on William Gibson’s 2014 novel of the same name, making the experience of adapting the work “almost like watching the book unfold in real time as we’re trying to write,” Smith tells TIME ahead of the show’s Oct.
Kathy Bates lost 60 pounds and her 'trick' to the weight loss is surprisingly simple
The "American Horror Story" star underwent a double mastectomy in 2012 following her breast cancer diagnosis. Afterward, Bates revealed that she was diagnosed with lymphedema, a condition that causes swelling in the arms and legs due to a collection of fluid. To shed pounds, the Oscar-winning actress focused on mindful eating and staying away from unhealthy foods and drinks. "Mindfulness, just knowing when to push my plate away, Bates told Us Weekly while in attendance at WebMDs Health Heroes event in New York City on January 15.
Kerosene's Rising Sun | TIME
A sizzling way to beat high home-heating costs Fed up with heating oil costs that ran to $1,000 a season even in relatively temperate Virginia, Betsy and Bob Smith of Richmond last fall invested $220 in a portable kerosene heater. From the day they turned it on in their split-level home, their average oil consumption for central heating began plunging, down to 77 gal., vs. 180 to 200 normally. Says Betsy: “It’s working like a dream.
Life in Ulan Bator, the World's Most Polluted Capital
It’s 11 below (-24C) outside but the stove is burning and baby Almasbek Toltalkhan is warm in his family’s yurt. His mother, Nursaule, scoops him from a crib engraved with pictures of coconut palms and joggles him on her knee while the doctor readies his shot.
At 11 months old, Almasbek is just past the nebulous state of babyhood. He cannot say ‘mom’ or ‘dad’ but knows bainuu, the greeting with which Mongolians answer the phone, and he wears tartan felt pajamas.
Meditation Start-up Jhourney Promises Bliss on Demand
Nick Cammarata has always been unusually happy. The 31-year-old AI safety researcher had a good childhood, but it wasn’t just that; situations that made others depressed seemed to roll off him. “I think I was probably happier than 99% of people. It’s just kind of unfair luck,” he says. “I figured maybe what I had was as good as it gets.”
Then, in 2021, as part of an effort to investigate whether life could get even better, Cammarata discovered the jhanas.
Minority Report Review: Hi-Tech, Lo-Drama in Flat West End Sci-Fi
When, at a dramatic peak, the lead character is running for her life and she’s teetering on a perilously tiny walkway on the outside of a very tall building, and terrified, certain thoughts shouldn’t be occurring to an audience.
Ogo Okpue's horror film 'A Song from the Dark' heads to Prime Video in July
It follows a widow who hires a spirit hunter to expel a tormenting spirit after the mysterious death of her husband. This drama explores the themes of revenge with a rich blend of the supernatural mixed with violence, and horror all within the backdrop of Nigerian mysticism. A Song from the Dark has won many awards including Best Director First Feature Film at the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2022, and Best Director at the 2022 American Black Film Festival.
One of the founders of the hugely popular YouTube comedy duo Smosh is leaving
Hecox is sticking with Smosh, which has added more channels and cast members over the years. Going forward, Smosh presents and interesting test case for the web video world, and specifically whether a platform like YouTube — which is so often centered on singular personalities — can foster brands that outlive their creators. ADVERTISEMENT
In other words, is Smosh still Smosh without Padilla? Since launching in 2005, Smosh has amassed over 22.