As a kid growing up in the 1990s, I was fascinated by pop cultural images of women and girls who possessed superhuman strength. There was Pippi Longstocking, who could lift her horse over her head. X-Men’s Rogue, who could absorb other superheroes’ powers. Eartha Brute, from “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?,” a bodybuilder strong enough to steal the Empire State Building.
If a woman was big and strong enough, I figured, surely she would be safe from men. Read More...
By Amy Charles and Victor Dos SantosFeatures correspondent
NasaDuring their nine days in space, the astronauts aboard Apollo 11 took some of the world’s most famous – and beautiful – photographs.
Nasa16 July 1969
Neil Armstrong leads his crew as they board the Saturn V rocket. He’s carrying his oxygen ventilator, and in four days will be walking on the Moon. (Credit: Nasa)
NasaAt 09.32 EDT, the mission gets underway. Half an hour beforehand, Armstrong had commented that the crew were very comfortable: “It's very nice this morning”. Read More...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly six years after a large gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville erupted in violent clashes with counterprotesters, a grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate.
The Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the indictments relate to an event on Aug. 11, 2017. That’s when a group of white nationalists carrying torches marched through the campus of the University of Virginia, some chanting, “Jews will not replace us. Read More...
