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IS EXERCISE STRESSING YOU OUT? TRY THESE 4 STRATEGIES

Human beings are fragile, emotional creatures—personally, I can attest to crying at Pixar movies, cursing in rush hour traffic, and laughing uncontrollably at puppy videos. But when it comes to fitness, that softness starts to fade. Some invisible switch flips in our brains, and we start treating our bodies like machines. We increase our heart rate to drip sweat, tear muscle to rebuild it stronger, push our limits to burn calories—all on purpose.

FROM SUPERHEROES TO SALUTES: (RE)DEFINING AMERICAN PATRIOTISM

Boys and men are left with limited choices for how to perform in the world. They cannot show pain, vulnerability or fear, so they learn to switch them off. With the inability to fully express themselves, they are prone to externalizing their emotions by lashing out. We explain this away by saying that aggressive behavior and impulsive violence is normal.  "Boys will be boys"...

WHEN MEN CHEAT ON PREGNANT WOMEN

In an intimate black and white maternity photo shoot, Tristan Thompson stands closely behind Khloe Kardashian, gently cupping her growing belly in his hands. Khloe’s long blonde spirals cascade down her shoulder, and as your eye follows the soft slope of her hair, they come to rest on the outline of her curvaceous figure, dressed in delicate black lingerie. The happy couple are gazing out of the window, her hand rested assuringly on his broad shoulder. It’s as if they are saying, “I’ve got you, babe,” to each other. Khloe, a woman on the cusp of motherhood, has finally found love.

SURVIVING ISN'T LIVING AND OTHER LESSONS I LEARNED FROM BINGE-WATCHING TV

Binge-watching is a cultural phenomenon, and a complicated one. My husband and I recently binge-watched all four seasons of Game of Thrones in two weeks. Forty hours of TV in just 14 days, or nearly three hours per day, sounds like a lot, but it’s actually below the national daily average for television time. 

I was asked to contribute to the journal for Dance History Scholars.  My interest in dance and performance lies in how gender is constructed and sustained through movement and choreography.  For this particular essay I focused on a duet in Wayne McGregor's Infra.

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