Judith Rizzio has spent a lifetime on the frontlines of feminism. She thinks there’s nothing more radical than women of a certain age declaring fashion is for them, too.


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After leaving the Children of God, I was so proud to join the Army. But then I had to ask myself: Was I trading one culture of blind obedience for another?


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A year ago today, the FBI suddenly shut down a remote mountaintop observatory with no explanation. The Internet went wild with theories.


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My detailed fantasy life began with explicit X-Files fan fiction in junior high. It took a long time for real-life sex to catch up.


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He built at $60,000-a-month business selling opioid alternatives out of his apartment. His clients say he saves lives. The government wants to shut him down.


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I'd given up on a music career when a song I posted online took on a strange new life. Suddenly I had a #1 hit, and an entire new life on the other side of the world.


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After nearly dying while filming “The Wizard of Oz,” Margaret Hamilton spent the rest of her career trying to escape her character’s evil shadow.


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How I built a lucrative career (and gradually sold my soul) playing caricatures of awful white dudes on black TV shows.


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In a country known for being modern and precise, an ancient healing practice passed down from the heavens has surprising staying power.


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Being a young, tattooed queer person in this hoity-toity world hasn’t always been easy. But I’ve found a way to follow my passion while letting my freak flag fly.


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