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Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of sexual abuse. Please proceed thoughtfully. In the penultimate episode of “House of the Dragon,” there’s a lot that happens: a dead king, a coup on the part of the Greens (led by Queen Alicent and her father Otto Hightower), murder in the small council, and a coronation centering

Contrary to what some may believe, the vagina is not an infinitely complex, mysterious part of the body nearly impossible to pleasure. The reason people may think that, though, is because women’s health — and, more generally, the bodies and sexual wellness of those assigned female at birth (AFAB) — are criminally underresearched. There’s just

Working out is supposed to be good for you — and a great sports bra can make you feel good about yourself and push you to work out that much harder. But news from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) is making people question whether their sportswear might have an unwanted impact on their health.

Move and groove with host, choreographer, and dancer Christina, aka Poofy, Moffitino, who will be leading this 10-minute beginner’s hip-hop dance cardio workout joined by Paris Nicole and Stephanie Jones. This follow-along routine is sure to boost your mood and energy with a combination of feel-good moves and beats. Moffitino will teach you the choreo,

Get ready to feel the burn with fitness trainer Jake DuPree, who will be leading this 30-minute cardio barre circuit joined by Ellie Aviles and Nikita Chaudhry. This workout includes energizing cardio sections mixed with barre-inspired exercises. You’ll target the lower body, core, and arms and, of course, do lots of booty work. Our class

As a visually impaired person, micro-dunking on ableists is my passion — and this passion unexpectedly intersected with my affinity for straw hats at the end of my freshman year at Harvard University. I was looking for a job and ended up impulsively signing up to be a Harvard tour guide, complete with a Crimson-wrapped

I’ve never been good with criticism — giving or receiving it. My therapist might reason it’s due to being a “recovering codependent,” a phrase I like because it sounds like an addiction to people-pleasing, rather than a moral failure. So when I picked up “Who Is Wellness For?”, Fariha Róisín’s memoir and deep dive into

“Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi doesn’t get many days off, but when she does, she spends it . . . playing soccer with Khaby Lame, the reigning “King of TikTok”. On Oct. 13, Shahidi joined Lame for his very first American interview, talking to him about his comedic inspiration and identity before hitting the soccer field.

Each year in the US, an estimated 12 million adults who receive outpatient care are misdiagnosed, and oftentimes those patients fall within a minority identity, including women, non-white Americans, and those within the LGBTQIA community. That’s why we created Finally Diagnosed: a monthly series dedicated to highlighting the stories of those who’ve been overlooked by

Caring for your vagina should not be treated as taboo. Half of the world’s population (possibly more) has a vagina, so why is it still considered to be such a hush-hush matter — especially within Latinx families? Daniella Levy, founder, and CEO of Happy V asked herself the same question after struggling with vaginal health

Though the term “psychosis” may be thrown around loosely, the diagnosis is often much deeper than describing someone’s erratic or abnormal behavior. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a period of psychosis is what happens when an individual’s “thoughts and perceptions are disturbed” and they “have difficulty understanding what is real and what

Image Source: Getty / Patrick van Katwijk Content warning: this post contains mention of suicide. “Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called crazy or hysterical,” Meghan Markle said on the fifth episode of her podcast, “Archetypes.” “Me too, and it’s no wonder when you consider just how prevalent these labels are in our culture,”

Oprah Winfrey revealed she underwent back-to-back knee surgeries last year. The 68-year-old media mogul and gardening enthusiast discussed the experience for the first time during a virtual “The Life You Want” class that live streamed on her Oprah Daily website on Oct. 11. “I had double knee surgery last year,” she said in conversation with

Brendan Fraser was moved to tears after receiving a five-minute standing ovation at the London Film Festival during a screening of his movie “The Whale” on Tuesday, per People. The emotional response was in reaction to Fraser’s incredible achievement: a triumphant return after decades of struggling with depression. Known for starring in hit movies in

Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of sexual abuse. Please proceed thoughtfully. While discussing the institutional abuse within the “troubled teen” industry, Paris Hilton opened up about her own sexual abuse at one of these facilities. She tells the New York Times that back in 1997, when she was only 17 years old, she was

Swedish pop star Tove Lo is opening up about her struggles with an eating disorder in her newest released song “Grapefruit.” The single, which was released Oct. 12, debuted with an accompanying music video that showed Lo in a variety of different settings. She starts in a dark kitchen lit only by the light of

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Jonathan Majors is busy — and that’s how he likes it. With a résumé boasting an impressive mix of mainstay Marvel blockbusters and moody, arthouse projects like “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and HBO’s Black horror series “Lovecraft Country” (which secured Majors an Emmy nomination), the 33-year-old actor is quickly becoming known for

Scarlett Johansson stepped into the limelight at a young age, but as she explained on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, that’s not how the industry viewed her at first. Instead, she said she was sexualized to an extreme extent, treated as though she were much older than she actually was, and edged out of the

Kendall Toole is ready for a break. No, diehard Peloton fans, that doesn’t mean the beloved cycling and shadowboxing instructor is stepping away from the studio, so feel free to resume breathing. But while Toole and I chat via Zoom the first week of October, she was prepping for a social media–free weekend — just

I first learned about the Air Up water bottle the same way I learn about most things these days: on TikTok. Whichever influencer I scrolled past made a compelling case. The bottle flavors your water, but not by adding a booster to the water itself. Instead, you buy “scent pods” that slip over the mouthpiece.

Join fitness trainer and world-champion track athlete Jasmine Blocker for a 10-minute upper-body strength workout joined by Paris Nicole and A.J. Morales. In this routine, you’ll start with a quick warmup to get your body prepared for the work ahead. Then you’ll power through hammer curls, weighted punches, dumbbell rows, renegade rows, and so much

Leave it all on the dance floor with professional dancer, content creator, and certified trainer Luis Cervantes, who will guide you through this all-levels, Latin-inspired dance cardio workout joined by Val Valdiviez and Stephanie Jones! Cervantes will take you through short follow-along combos that are so fun, you won’t want to stop moving. In just

Fitness professionals have varying opinions on how individuals should train for optimal health, but one thing they all agree on is the importance of a strong core, which you can get from core stability exercises. You’ve probably seen info about core strength on Instagram or heard your favorite instructor refer to it as you hold