Opponents of gender-affirming care for trans youth often claim that puberty blockers negatively impact young people’s bone density; something that sounds alarming considering that adolescence is the primary time of life when humans acquire their lifelong bone mass. However, a study published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics concluded that trans minors on puberty blockers
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★ My Inner Child Wants to Kill A few months back, I had the double pleasure of reading Karsten Dusse’s Murder Mindfully while concurrently bingeing Netflix’s TV series based on the book. Both were comically macabre, and I am happy to report that the follow-up, My Inner Child Wants to Kill, also translated by Florian
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The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced Fashion Britain, a nationwide initiative aimed at broadening how fashion is experienced, celebrated and invested in across the United Kingdom, with a focus on extending opportunity and cultural participation beyond London. The initiative is positioned as a major milestone in the BFC Strategy 2030: Access, Creativity and Growth.
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Seven years after Avengers: Endgame, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally found its true Iron Man replacement. The MCU continues expanding with its Multiverse Saga, which had huge challenges ahead after the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. The creation of other timelines in Endgame, Steve Rogers’ decision to stay in the past, and
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The most popular audiobooks on Libby this summer (June 1st – July 31st, to be precise) have been tallied, and there are a few surprises. What’s not surprising, and something I find most times I look at the most popular ebooks or audiobooks on Libby, is that the list mirrors bestseller lists. This means that
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Are Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid Married? Why Their Rings Are Sparking Wedding Rumors Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid’s wedding bands are worth much more than your average silver-lined accessories. One day after the Silver Linings Playbook star and supermodel stepped out wearing coordinating bands on their ring fingers during a stroll through Paris, new details have come to light about
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John Douglas, the guitarist and vocalist of Scottish indie rock outfit Trashcan Sinatras, has died, the band announced on social media. He was 63. “We are devastated to inform all of you that we have lost our dear friend and brother John after a brief illness,” Francis Reader, Paul Livingston, Stephen Douglas, and Davy Hughes
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Out former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview published Monday that he is “more inclined than not” to run for president again in 2028, furthering long-held suspicions that he may do so. “I think I’m more inclined than not, but there’s so much we don’t know,” Buttigieg told British business podcaster Steven Bartlett
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Kindergarten Gets Ready is an exemplary back-to-school book with a clever focus: what happens as a teacher prepares his classroom before the school year starts. After Mr. Bee bikes to school, he opens up his dark, deserted room, where he sees stacks of chairs and boxes of supplies. Naomi Danis’ text is simple and straightforward,
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Still, despite the difficult rehabilitation—and the fact that she still feels numbness under her chin—the reality star is ultimately happy with the choice, as she’s learned that success in Hollywood can also put a focus on perceived flaws. “I always thought I wouldn’t get a facelift and I’m one that says, ‘Never say never,'” Richards
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