There are few things in life that hurt more than your first break up. Is it because you’re young? Is it because it’s the first time you’ve opened yourself up? Is it because it’s the first time you’ve felt that debilitating combination of rejection and loss? First breakups are hard to get over and no…
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Political violence, civic space and human rights defence in the era of populism and authoritarianism
Adekan mural, 2015. All rights reserved. Thirteen human rights defenders were detained in Turkey on November 16 and Yiğit Aksakoğlu, an activist working on children rights, was imprisoned related to charges against Anadolu Kültür, a cultural association founded by philanthropist Osman Kavala. Kavala himself has been in prison for more than a year without an…
“The Home Run” by Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst’s writing career began in the pages of The Saturday Evening Post. The all-but-forgotten author was one of the highest paid writers in the United States after World War I. Of Hurst, it was said that “no other living American woman has gone so far in fiction in so short a time.” Her novels…
Men kept mistaking her kindness for flirting, so she asked the internet for advice. It delivered.
There’s a dilemma women face that most men will never understand. When a woman is nice to a man she has just met, they often misconstrue her kindness for a sign of sexual attraction. A study published in Psychological Science found that men who are shown pictures of women misidentify their body language and facial expressions…
Justice retrieval in Guatemala has the face of a woman
From left to right, Emma Miolina, her mother and her sister. On their chest, the picture of the disaperaed Marco Antonio. Photo: Radio Media Naranja. Some rights reserved. High Risk Court C recently condemned 3 retired servicemen to 58 years in prison and one soldier to 33 years for the disappearance of minor Marco Antonio…
Tomi Lahren told Michelle Obama to 'sit down.' Now she's getting some lessons.
Tomi Lahren, (aka ‘that girl in high school who was always mean to you but had a leadership role at church and hid behind adults’) has made a GRAVE mistake on Twitter. In a moment of truly on-brand delusion, Termi decided it was high time she come for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Now, obviously,…
The Birthday Call
It was three weeks past her birthday when her dad called. Dad — with the weathered hands and pale blue eyes. Dad, who served her TV dinners on her visits. Dad, whose love for language runs rippling through her veins. He began the conversation with her mother. “How’s her health?” he asked. “She’s fine,” she…
Smoke
She was suffocating, couldn’t suck in enough air, chest imploding. Aster grabbed the L-shaped plastic inhaler off the circular shelf on the standing lamp, pulled off the cover, emptied her lungs, closed her lips around the mouthpiece, and forced the top all the way down. A bitter taste filled her mouth while she breathed in…
Brazilian vice-presidential candidate Sônia Guajajara’s river rally with indigenous leaders
One of Guilherme Boulos and Sonia Guajajara followers greets the candidate after a campaign rally in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. Image: Pablo Albarenga / Mídia NINJA. All rights reserved. Although promotional tours and concerts are exhausting for musicians, they are a fundamental element of show-business and they must be undertaken with enthusiasm and professionalism. The same…
Refugees Tell Their Stories Through Photos Of Their Possessions
Photographer Jim Lommasson had been struggling with a project for six months. He was taking portraits of refugees at their homes in the U.S., intending to create something similar to his photography/oral history collection, “Exit Wounds: Soldiers’ Stories — Life After Iraq and Afghanistan.” Something, however, wasn’t working. Then a woman told him about the items…