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20 Life-Changing Books That Will Inspire You and Transform Your Perspective

From classics by Joan Didion and Toni Morrison to recent best-sellers.

Marie Claire

Skintight leggings or baggy joggers? What your gymwear says about you – and the world

Social media will tell you that all millennials dress one way to work out, while gen Z dresses another. The truth is more complex and far more interesting

The Guardian - UK

The White Lotus Finale Cut A Piper / Zion Sex Scene That Was Giving ‘Rom-Com Vibes’

As if the finale didn't have enough twists.

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Marriage is an inherently misogynistic institution – so why do women agree to it?

From the true purpose of the ‘best man’ to losing right to property, marriage was never designed to benefit women. It can’t be fixed – it must be rejected, writes Clementine Ford

The Guardian - AU

Monday briefing: What is the cause of Sweden’s ‘terrorist-like’ epidemic of violence?

In today’s newsletter: Eleven people have died since the start of September in a spate of shootings and bombings – this is how the country is managing

The Guardian - UK

Up First briefing: House budget dispute; Zelenskyy in D.C.; Simone Biles makes history

House Republicans can't agree on a spending bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of his D.C. visit. Simone Biles qualifies for a record sixth World Gymnastics Championships.

WEKU

She chased 'ego death' — first in religion, then in parenthood

Jia Tolentino has a nuanced perspective on her religious upbringing and her subsequent rejection of that belief system. And then what it meant to become a parent.

WEKU

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The internet thinks Oscar Isaac is ‘unconventional looking’ – have we lost our minds?

A viral Twitter prompt saw Oscar Isaac, Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo dubbed ‘non-conventional’ beauties by people who presumably have eye problems. But if undeniably gorgeous celebrities are now being considered atypical-looking, asks Eloise Hendy, what kind of face is being considered the standard?

The Independent UK

We’re in the age of the conventionally beautiful unconventional beauty

A viral Twitter prompt saw the likes of Oscar Isaac, Gillian Anderson and Sophie Okonedo dubbed ‘non-conventional’ beauties by people who presumably have eye problems. But if undeniably gorgeous celebrities are now being considered atypical-looking, asks Eloise Hendy, what kind of face is now being considered the standard?

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift has asked an important question: do we all want to be sexy babies?

As the internet analyses the lyrics in Taylor Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero’, Olivia Petter examines what one of the most popular phrases says about modern beauty standards

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