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Dec 19

Can You Give Someone a Fitness Gift Without Judging Them?

There are tons of exercise-related gifts, from ClassPass to treadmills, that seem to imply that the recipient needs to take better care of their body. Does it have to be that way?
By Natalia Petrzela
Nov 9

Can We Get a Truce in the Pickleball Wars?

Pickleball seems like a fun, accessible activity for all generations. But in our polarized society, it's become a flash point for social conflict. Can public policy cool things down?
By Natalia Petrzela
Sep 15

In School Battles, We’re Getting the “Parental Rights” Discussion Completely Wrong

The battle over school policy and curricula can be a powerful political force, but the debates quickly give way to caricatures and misunderstandings of the role parents should play in education.
By Natalia Petrzela
Jul 27

Coss Marte’s CONBODY Combined Fitness With Social Justice. Now He’s Adding Legal Cannabis.

By Natalia Petrzela
Jun 29

American Childhood As We Knew It Is Over

By Natalia Petrzela
May 16

Corporate Support for Social Issues Is All the Rage, Except When the Topic Is Abortion Rights

By Natalia Petrzela
Apr 15

Roller Skating Returns to Rockefeller Center, After Decades of Racist Exclusion

By Natalia Petrzela
Mar 25

How Moisturizing Became Macho

By Natalia Petrzela

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