Whether you stayed up late reading Marvel comics or just love going to see a big, splashy superhero movie, the latest The Fantastic Four trailer is sure to get you hyped. The film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, has been talked about for years now, with an all-star cast that includes Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Thing. Oh, and Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer?! Releasing on July 25 in theaters, Marvel fans have been anxiously awaiting any new clues or info on the film, and...
Amanda Nguyen Deserved To Go To Space, But The Blue Origin Flight Is Complicated
Chris Saucedo/SXSW Conference & Festivals/Getty Images Trigger Warning: This piece contains references to sexual violence. Blue Origin’s “historic all-female flight” took its 11-minute voyage on April 14 and… well. People had feelings. About space tourism, about Jeff Bezos, about Katy Perry singing to her fellow “crew members” as they descended back to Earth — it was all a big hot mess. It’s easy to say that this was a huge waste of money and a total epic fail, but in the middle of all of it are some actual women in STEM, like Amanda Nguyen. Seeing her achieve her dream...
Adrenarche: The Pre-Puberty Moodiness No One Warned Us About
skynesher/E+/Getty Images How many times have you had a difficult moment with your six to eight year old where you’ve thought to yourself “Oh boy: there’s a preview of the next 10 years…”? Sometimes these mood swings, apparent hypersensitivity, and general angsty-ness can feel out of place with a small child who still loves playing with Barbies. But it turns out there’s actually a great reason for this: adrenarche. You can think about it kind of as “pre-puberty” and, honestly, we’re a little miffed no one told us about this… Dr. Carmen Briner, a physician specializing in women and girl’s...
Head Start Programs Shutter Due To Stalled Funding, Next Year Could Be Worse
FatCamera/E+/Getty Images Trump’s first 100 days of his second term have been marked in large part by huge, sweeping budget cuts to federal programs. Associated Press (AP) reports such funding to Head Start programs across the country have lagged by nearly a billion dollars compared to this time last year. Administrative offices for the 60-year-old program have closed in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle and from Washington to Michigan to New Jersey and beyond, Head Start programs have found themselves facing indefinite closures and uncertainty. And now, a leaked budget proposal suggests that next year, Head Start...