Family members seeking to control women artists isn’t new. In the 1920s, doctors thought sculptor Camille Claudel could be released from the care of an asylum, but her family refused.
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As many Republicans try to rewrite history of Jan. 6 attack, Sen. Ron Johnson suggests FBI knew more than it has said
The comments from the Wisconsin Republican, made after a political event, reflect the spread of an unfounded claim that has traveled from far-right commentators to Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show to the highest levels of the GOP.
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Four insights on the U.S. Capitol siege from established insurgencies
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, how political violence has been organized in other areas of the world that can help us anticipate the future of right-wing extremism.
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This is what peak performance looks like. Who cares how it’s clothed?
There are certain sports in which the encroachment is so viscerally creepy that you get the sense of a hand moving up the thigh, and those sports invariably involve women.
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Wearing unitards, German gymnasts promote comfort, take stand against sexualization
“We girls had a big influence on this,” Germany’s Sarah Voss said Friday. “The coaches were also very much into it. They said they want us to feel the most confident and comfortable in any case. It just makes you feel better and more comfortable.”
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Supreme Court ruling to have disparate impact on voting rights
Republican controlled legislatures are crafting more ambitious voter suppression schemes.
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Water wells are at risk of going dry in the US and worldwide
The US has one of the highest groundwater use rates in the world. When wells run dry, households may opt to conserve water, find new sources or sell and move.
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Reducing water use in the age of drought and climate change
Even if you don’t live in an area with mandatory conservation measures, cutting back on your use can save water, energy and money.
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Drought-related crises are afflicting millions. Desert dwellers can offer advice.
If we accept that we live in a desert nation, we can glean insights about how to live with aridity.
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Olympic surfing exposes whitewashed Native Hawaiian roots
For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.