06 May, 2024

We Have to Talk About Systemic Abuse in Women’s Sports

Editor’s Note: In September 2020, Kaiya McCullough left the Washington Spirit, a National Women’s Soccer League team she’d been drafted to earlier that year. In August 2021, McCullough bravely spoke out to The Washington Post about the true reasons she stepped down: a horrific pattern of verbal and emotional abuse by then-coach Richie Burke, which […]

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How Street-Style Dance Helped 3 Artists Find Purpose, Community, and Themselves

Image Source: Red Bull Media House No matter your culture or background, movement is a language we can all understand. That’s one of the things that makes dance so appealing: it’s expressive, communicative, and, perhaps most importantly, universal. For performers Madeline Rodriguez, Bianca Robinson, and Milana Mustafina, dance has done more than provide a creative […]

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Kelly Hughes Becomes the First Woman to Show C-Section Scar in Sports Illustrated History

Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue is making history once again. Hitting newsstands on May 19, the 2022 issue features model Kelly Hughes, the first-ever woman to bare her cesarean (or C-section) scar in the magazine’s 58-year history. The editorial spread was created in partnership with Frida Mom, a brand dedicated to postpartum recovery, to normalize […]

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Brie Larson Is Giving Spider-Woman in Her Latest Gym Clip

You’d think after years of showing off her skills, Brie Larson might stop impressing us with her fitness videos — but it appears the limit of “wow” does not exist. Between single-arm push-ups, one-minute-long pull-ups, and pushing a 5,000-pound jeep, there’s really nothing the actress can’t do. Though she’s better known as Captain Marvel, Larson’s […]

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15 of Our Favorite Flattering Leggings

As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Today more than ever, women are owning their space in the gym and celebrating all the curves on their […]

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