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The Shewee revolution: how 2020 has changed urination

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WomenSince lockdown, sales of devices that help women and trans men pee standing up have gone through the roof. But would it be healthier for everyone to just sit down? Natasha Bright watched in horror as she saw her friends drinking beer after beer in the park. She had gone out to meet them as lockdown restrictions eased and maybe have a drink herself. But one thought plagued her: what if I need the toilet? Read More...

The women wearing subway T-shirts over outfits to avoid creepy stares

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FashionAs warm weather hits New York, passengers say the temporary cover-up helps them feel safe On a recent 80-degree Saturday in New York, Claire Wenrick decided to hang out on a friend’s roof. She slipped into a vintage baby blue tank top and camouflage miniskirt for the occasion. But before she left for the day, she grabbed an extra-large white T-shirt to cover it all up. It’s a trick the 24-year-old content creator learned from TikTok: use a dumpy “subway shirt” to conceal the actual outfit you plan to wear out. Read More...

Unlikely Heroes review: the advisers who helped FDR shape America

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BooksReviewFrances Perkins, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes and Henry Wallace are given their due in a fascinating group biography No modern American political era has been the subject of more books than the 12 years in which Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president. But Derek Leebaert’s personality-driven account of the life and times of our greatest president quickly convinces us there is a place for one more compelling volume. Myth America review: superb group history of the lies that built a nationRead moreLeebaert’s formal focus is on the four people many agree were the most important deputies to FDR: Read More...