Culture - The Persistent (Page 3)

Illustration of bird's eye view of a woman lying on a bench, lifting a weight. She has a ponytail, a pink crop top and black cycle shorts.

Sport

I’m a Woman Who Lifts Heavy Weights. That Makes Me Feel Like I Can Do Anything.

Lifting weights has proven health benefits, particularly for women in middle age—but it can also be a way to tune out the chaos and doubt that life throws at you.

Music

I’ll Never Break Up With a Breakup Album

The breakup song is the ultimate declaration of independence and rediscovery—a tribute to the complexity of womanhood.

A watercolor of the author, Pamela Redmond. She has a red cloth draped over her chest.

The Interview

‘I Refuse to Be Invisible’—Why the Author Pamela Redmond Decided to Get Naked On Stage at 72

Sometimes, a woman has to do something drastic to get the notice she deserves.

Sport

A Cricket Win So Major, It Could Change Sport in India Forever

'The journalist in me was elated, the woman in me felt validated'—The Persistent sits down with the sports reporter Rica Roy as she reflects on the significance of India’s women’s World Cup win.

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Books, podcasts and newsletters, even pins and T-shirts that celebrate our hard-earned right to vote, plus a little escapism TV along the way.

Culture

Where Is Mary Shelley In All the ‘Frankensteins’ Out There?

Maybe it’s time for a woman to show us what “Frankenstein” is really about.

Women You Should Know

So Long, Jilly Cooper. It’s Been a Scream.

The author Jilly Cooper has died at 88. Her 18 novels and memoirs give us glorious insight into a bygone era.

An illustration of hand holding paper currency. Taylor Swift's face is on it.

Music

Like Her Or Not, We’re All Swifties Now. (But Not For the Reasons You Think.)

When Taylor Swift releases a new album, we all profit. "The Life of a Showgirl," is no exception.

An illustration of pink Doc Martin boots on the footrest of a powerchair; a close-up of a hand wearing a spiky bracelet operating a powerchair

Culture

The Punk Side of Disability Culture You’ll Never See

What does the phrase “disability culture” make you think of?

A woman in a white dress, sitting on a chair, twists her body to look up at the sky.

Art and Design

Visceral, Dark, Hopeful: The World Through Women’s Eyes

This year's Women Photograph grant winners offer an honest, hopeful view of the world as it looks through a woman's lens.

Pamela Anderson, with a flicked-out blonde bob and little makeup, wears a navy top with a jewelled brooch.

Women You Should Know

The Dignified Revenge of Pamela Denise Anderson

Pamela is not the sum of her scandals or the product of her movie credits. Her latest ‘rebirth’ is just Pamela, once again, being herself.

Illustration of a man cooking at a stove while a woman works at her laptop.

Relationships

The Day I Walked Out of The Kitchen

My choice is to leave all planning, preparation and worrying about food to my husband. That feels like a radical feminist act.

Theatre

‘I Couldn’t Stay Away’

A reenactment of the Dominique Pelicot trial takes on a life of its own, becoming as real as the trial itself.

Sport

‘Equally Valued, Visible and Paid’

The UN human rights chief calls on countries to do more to dismantle gender-based barriers faced by women athletes.

A cartoon of a woman running with a backpack on. She is being watched by people, staring down at her.

Art and Design

The Labels We Carry

Sometimes how you feel on the inside vs. what people see on the outside doesn't match up at all.

A watercolor painting of Margo Selby (left) and Helen Caddick (right), the creators of "Moon Landing"

The Interview

‘The Chaotic, the Creative, the Instinctive, the Structured, the Mathematical’

An immersive project at Canterbury Cathedral marks the 1969 moon landing—and the women from a Navajo reservation in New Mexico who made that landing possible.