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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem lifted up women everywhere, leaving behind a more gender-equal world

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem has died aged 92.

The Conversation · Sep 4

Hollywood Called Her ‘The Next Beauty Goddess’ — Months Later, The Man Who Built Her Career Took Her Life

Her husband, Paul Snider, believed that if he couldn’t have Dorothy, then neither could the world.

Bored Panda · Sep 2

Actor Breaks Silence On ‘Blue Lagoon’ Director Trying To Force Real-Life Age Gap Romance With Teen Co-Star

A surprising behind-the-scenes revelation sheds new light on one of Hollywood's most controversial films.

Bored Panda · Jul 15

Behind The Unbelievable True Story Of A Forgotten Phone Hacker

Documentary filmmaker Rachael Morrison reveals how she made a film about the hacker that time forgot, the self-styled Joybubbles.

Inverse · Apr 9

Ted Bundy’s Victim Count Grows As Cops Confirm Fate Of Missing Utah Teen

“Nearly 50 years later, justice finally arrives.”

Bored Panda · Apr 2

How California’s war on smog and its ambitious car pollution rules made everyone’s air cleaner

Cars on the road today are 99% cleaner than they were in 1970. Air quality in the United States is much, much better as a result. In Los Angeles, where I live, lead levels in the air were 50 times higher in the 1970s than today, and the amount of…

The Conversation · Mar 31

50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of life

March 31, 2026, marks 50 years since a landmark decision that shapes American patients’ rights every day: the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the case of Karen Ann Quinlan, who had suffered an irreversible coma.

The Conversation · Mar 23

Who Was the First Black Person to Win an Oscar? Hattie McDaniel’s Legacy

Discover the powerful story of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American to win an Oscar in 1940. From a segregated ceremony to Sidney Poitier’s historic win.

Bored Panda · Mar 13

One key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953

President Trump has said he wants regime change in Iran but has articulated no strategy for achieving that end.

Fortune · Mar 4

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

When the bombing of Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, the Trump administration had not informed the American people exactly what it was prepared to achieve.

The Conversation · Mar 3