gender
Tiny Flamethrowers and Other Things Women Have Carried for Self-Defense
The female self-defense movement began with punches and pinpricks, but stand back—literally—we now have flamethrowers. A new mini-flamethrower that’s small enough to fit snugly inside…
The Dizzying World of Competitive Male Baton-Twirling
Nine-year-old Ciaran Muir wears a V-neck top bedazzled with lime-green rhinestones while cartwheeling through a Scottish field and hurling a two-foot rod in the air….
Why Boys Don’t Have Many Female Role Models
Couldn’t a woman starring in ‘Doctor Who’ be a role model for young men, too?
The, Ahem, Rise of the Nude Male Maid in the Pink Economy
A naked man is scrubbing a pair of dirty coffee mugs in our office’s kitchen sink. Well, he’s not totally naked. A loin cloth protects his foot-long…
