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By Tobias Carroll Earlier this month, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai accused Zhang Gaoli, who spent five years as the country’s ice Premier, of sexually assaulting her. Not long afterwards, the post was deleted and she effectively disappeared — leadi…

By Michael Stahl According to the headline of an op-ed she wrote for her school paper last year, Penn State senior Grace Miller really, really, really hates sports. She hates the pervasive win-at-all-costs approach that strips away the fun. She hates t…

By Evan Bleier In protest against China’s human rights practices, the United States is strongly considering not sending a diplomatic delegation to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year, according to Reuters and The Washington…

By Emily Leibert A few months ago, I opened up Instagram to a slideshow of surprisingly pleasant photos of two friends who had recently gotten engaged. I say “surprisingly” not because they aren’t good-looking or photogenic individuals, but because the…

By Evan Bleier In a story straight out of 1994, a French soccer player has been arrested for allegedly hiring two masked men to pummel her teammate’s legs with metal bars in a plot to injure her and free up playing time on the pitch. According to Frenc…

By Tanner Garrity In Margot Robbie’s memorable Hot Ones appearance, she shares that a professional freediver taught her how to hold her breath for full five minutes, as part of her preparation for the first Suicide Squad film. Robbie tells host Sean Ev…

By Tanner Garrity Ben Simmons met with a Philadelphia 76ers-recommended medical specialist to discuss his mental health on Monday, according to ESPN, the first time he’s done so since he informed the team on October 22 that he wasn’t “mentally ready” t…

By Tanner Garrity Even by The New York Post‘s standards, a story the paper ran back in July of this year was over-the-top absurd. The headline read, verbatim: “Noise pollution of senior citizens playing pickleball has suburb outraged.” That’s right — a…

By Kirk Miller Years ago Courtney Love railed against saxophones in rock music, then felt like she had to apologize. I feel no need. Saxophones — happy belated National Saxophone Day, BTW — on their own are worthy, but their presence in pop or rock son…

By Cam Vigliotta If 2021 has taught us anything, it’s that you can’t put a price on personal health. We learned more about ourselves and our bodies this year by adopting new ways to manage stress and stay active as part of a greater effort to live long…