Culture - The Persistent (Page 4)

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Culture

I've Been Thinking About Creativity All Wrong. Perhaps You Have Too.

Creativity shouldn't be about success. It should be about the simple joy of trying something out.

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Theatre

I’m Trying to Embrace Mediocrity. How About You?

Making the case for being OK with just being OK.

Film and TV

Oh, Creators of Peppa Pig, Did You Have To?

For many people, pregnancy announcements are a joyous thing, but when you’re struggling to conceive, they really are not.

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Women You Should Know

‘Let's Be Honest, Moms Are Never In the Photo’

The photographer Nancy Borowick takes on a taboo topic and puts mothers at the center.

Sport

When Soccer Wasn’t Such a Guy Thing

Women’s soccer in the U.K. goes way back in history. But at one point it was banned. By the time the ban was lifted, the damage had been done.

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The Interview

If You Could Take a Pill That Erased Feelings of Guilt, Would You?

Imagine if women could unabashedly do their thing without worrying about others’ feelings.

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Forgotten Feminists

70 Years After Her Death, Britain’s First Female Landscape Designer Finally Gets Her Due

Fanny Wilkinson designed more 75 public gardens in London during her 20-year career. Now she's being commemorated by the sculptor Gillian Brett.

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The Interview

Lilly Ledbetter Has Made It to the Big Screen. It’s About Time.

It took the writer and director Rachel Feldman years of doors being slammed in her face before she got her movie off the ground, but she’s finally done it: LILLY is out May 9.

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Fashion and Beauty

How Everyday Sexism Is Sewn Into Our Clothes

Pockets should be a given—as essential as elastic in our underwear or buttons on our coats.

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Parenting

When Did Boy Mom Culture Become So Problematic?

There’s science to back up the idea that parenting boys is different—but social media has made it weird.

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Music

The Queen of Pop Will Thrill Again. And Again. And Again.

This is Kylie Minogue’s world. We’re so lucky to be in it.

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Food

I Like Solo Dining. Do You?

A World Happiness Report suggests women experience more negative emotions than men when dining alone. I'm not convinced.

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The Interview

Who Gets to be a Wartime Hero?

Overlooked stories of women are everywhere. Sometimes you just need to find them.

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Fashion and Beauty

Disabled in a Swimsuit

I can’t explain how being noticed beside a pool is materially different to being noticed in the snacks aisle at the supermarket. But it is.

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Art and Design

Yes, Cities Can Be Sexist. Here’s How to Fix Them.

The idea that urban design can be discriminatory has become more established in recent years. Some city planners are making changes accordingly.

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AI

AI Skews Beautiful. What Is That Doing to Us?

Images of people generated by AI tend to be gorgeous, even when creators ask them to be ugly. That could have a profound effect on our emotional wellbeing.