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Season 2 of Jessica Jones Will be Directed by Women

Melissa Rosenberg, executive producer of Netflix Original Series Jessica Jones, has revealed that season 2 of the critically-acclaimed show would be directed exclusively by women directors. While the production team had already made a commitment to hiring women directors for the season, they decided to double down on that commitment and go the full nine yards, Rosenberg told attendees at the Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment conference held in Los Angeles last Friday.

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Trans Women Impacted by U.S. Estrogen Shortage

Across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of women and girls face a potentially endless shortage of life-saving medication. You likely haven’t heard about the crisis, however, because the injectable estrogen shortage disproportionately impacts trans women.

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How to Manage “Me-Time” When Working from Home

I’ve been working from home since I graduated college, and I don’t think the responses from people who have just found out what I do for a living will ever change. Oh, wow, they want to work in their pyjamas, too; where do they sign up?

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Disrupting the System for an Awful President is Useless

Looking back on the 2016 presidential elections, it seems as though Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) threw his hat into the ring, and single-handedly inspired a generation of voters to cast their ballots in protest of the two-party system and all it represents.

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Eight Smart Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Podcasts have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment and education. There is a podcast for every interest, and they’re a great way to pass time, learn something new, and just relax. Here are eight smart picks covering all kinds of topics, from literature to technology to race; you’re sure to find something to get hooked on.

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