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“Shame must change sides”
Women we love International WOMEN’S DAY 2025 When Gisèle Pelicot said “shame must change sides”, she struck on something that has occupied my thoughts day in, day out for most of my adult life. It is this: Crimes involving violence against women, and particularly those involving sexual violence, do something more than violate a woman’s safety and dignity. They inject her with a burning shame that does not belong to her. As someone who has lived with this feeling my whole life, let me tell you, carrying shame that is not yours to carry is International WOMEN’S DAY 2025 incredibly confusing. It is harmful. It is heavy. It weighs us down and it keeps us silent and small and scared. Yet Gisèle – a 72-year-old woman from regional France –…
It takes a leap of faith, and also belief in yourself and your potential, to start something new.
So congratulations on your first step: opening this Winter 2025 issue. We love this season at WH because we get to hug our beginners tightly as they begin their journey to their healthiest, happiest lives—and then equip them with the best experts, tips, ideas, and tools to achieve their biggest dreams. For many, that means embarking on a fitness program that delivers results. Stronger muscles, yes, but also a sense of confidence and calm that can power you in many other areas of your life. If travel is on your yesss list in 2025? Please read the essay by WH managing editor Laura McLaughlin on page 42, which will not only make you want to book a cruise to Antarctica immediately but also help you see trips in the wholly different light…
Mantra Magic
When gymnast Sunisa “Suni” Lee began her floor routine in the all-around final at the Paris Olympics last summer, nothing was certain. It was her last rotation of the day, and Lee, the reigning gold medalist, was tied for fourth place with mere fractions of a point separating her from the competition. As she stepped onto the floor, NBC captured Lee reciting affirmations to herself. “I was telling myself that I got this, and this is going to be the last one, so I wanted to make it the best one,” Lee says. “Telling myself that I was ‘that girl,’ just going to go out there and do my thing, because that’s what I came here to do.” In 2023, a series of health struggles—including two kidney diseases—had Lee doubting whether she…
Freedom to Rome: Isabella Rossellini is Living Fearlessly, Aging Gracefully and Laughing Bawdily
it’s a rare thing to see a movie star utterly disappear into a role. In Conclave, Isabella Rossellini does exactly that. With a largely silent, self-effacing performance, the 72-year-old actor and model pulls off a remarkable vanishing act as Sister Agnes, a stoic matron who manages the legion of nuns that serve the cardinals as they struggle to elect a new pope. The sole woman in an A-list ensemble led by Ralph Fiennes, Rossellini’s character bustles through backrooms of the Vatican, a monochrome cipher in a sea of scarlet men. On paper, it’s a small part, with almost no dialogue and less than eight minutes of screen time. But as a nun who knows too much, Sister Agnes is a stealth weapon hiding in plain sight. A spy in the…
unhinged
I’m 20 years old, cripplingly hungover and curled up on the couch in my disastrously mould-prone Wellington sharehouse. Like every other anxiety-filled Sunday, I’m feeling sorry for myself. I’m contemplating whether I’ll ever find a boyfriend in this godforsaken city – spoiler alert, I won’t – when my housemate bursts into the lounge room. Wordlessly, she thrusts her phone screen towards me, awaiting my reaction. As my eyes dart across the screen, taking in the bold orange text, my sleep-deprived (and probably alcoholically poisoned) body is filled with sudden adrenaline: Tinder, the buzzy American dating app, has finally launched in New Zealand. Like most single people who came of age as dating apps entered the world, I initially had mixed feelings about using an ‘app’ to find people to date.…
an ode to jane fonda
Lady Jane. Where do I start? My dog’s name is Bill Jane Fonda Cooper. The two things I love most in the world together as one. But Jane isn’t universally loved (neither is Bill). She’s been arrested, spat on, cancelled by the US military, blacklisted by Hollywood and threatened with being prosecuted for treason by the US government. But she keeps on going. At 86, she’s still raising hell and making banging movies about older women having fun (and yes, sex). First, let’s address the ‘nepo baby’ in the room. Jane’s dad, Henry Fonda, was considered one of the greatest male actors of the classic Hollywood era. Yeah, it’s gonna help when your dad is the Ryan Gosling of his day. The Fonda family name and fortune opened doors for…
Who wants to live forever?
WE NEED TO TALK about death. Brits have long been diffident about mortality. Our coffins are not carried aloft in crowded streets. Our women don’t ululate. Our chaps don’t fire Kalashnikovs skywards. And open caskets are strictly for the morbid and superstitious Irish. We are similarly reluctant to confront the ephemeral nature of our businesses. I am referring here to our large corporations. (Most small business founders I know are in a constant existential battle against their creditors and the HMRC.) For some time, our mega-cap companies have been following strategies seemingly conjured by Hindu holy men. Capital markets days typically lead off with slides that resemble the great cycle of life. Instead of facing the awkward fact that their core business is in inexorable — though profitable — decline,…
Made in Japan
KUNITSU-GAMI: PATH OF THE GODDESS Capcom’s masterpiece now playable on PC Game Pass Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess was one of 2024’s best but, ultimately, underrated games, with its maker Capcom left surprised by its low sales compared to its high quality and breakthrough innovations, the latter for which the game was nominated at the Game Awards 2024 for Best Sim/Strategy Game. But, in good news for PC gamers around the world, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is now playable on PC Game Pass, and if you haven’t yet given this little gem some attention, then I feel now is the time, as this is a very high-quality Japanese game that all gamers should play at least once in their life. The game, which is produced by Capcom’s Biohazard/Resident Evil…
NVIDIA PLANS BILLIONS FOR U.S. CHIP PRODUCTION OVER FOUR YEARS
Picture a sun-soaked stretch of Arizona desert, where a sprawling plant hums with the pulse of tomorrow’s tech, silicon wafers gleaming under the watchful eyes of engineers. Nvidia’s chief, Jensen Huang, let slip a blockbuster vision to the Financial Times, unveiling plans to pour hundreds of billions into U.S.-made silicon over the next four years. For tech buffs, gamers, and industry watchers, it’s a tale of a titan doubling down on American soil, betting big on a future where artificial intelligence drives everything from chatbots to self-steering autos. This isn’t a quiet pivot. Huang pegged Nvidia’s total electronics spending at half a trillion dollars through 2028, with a hefty chunk—potentially $250 billion to $300 billion—flowing to stateside plants. It’s a seismic shift for a company that’s leaned hard on Taiwan’s…
23ANDME BANKRUPTCY IGNITES PRIVACY WORRIES OVER MILLIONS IN DNA DATA
In a quiet South San Francisco office, a biotech outfit that once promised to unlock ancestry secrets through a spit tube has hit a financial wall, thrusting the genetic records of millions into an uncertain spotlight. This week, 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Missouri federal court, aiming to sell its assets—including a trove of DNA from 15 million customers—after years of cash struggles and a bruising data breach. For those who mailed in their saliva, it’s a sobering turn, as a firm once pegged at $6 billion now scrambles for a buyer amid a storm of privacy concerns. This filing isn’t a small blip. The firm’s collapse follows a 2023 hack that exposed nearly 7 million users’ records, a blow that dented trust and piled on…
WHAT’S UP WITH… AN ITCHY EAR
WHEN YOU HAVE TO scratch your outer ear, it’s annoying, but at least you can reach it. When the itch is inside the canal, though, it’s so frustrating because you can’t get to it. And don’t try—sticking your finger or other objects in your ear can irritate or injure it, possibly even causing eardrum damage, says Geoffrey B. Trenkle, D.O., a founder of the Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat, and Allergy. WHAT CAUSES THE FEELING? Infections, eczema, and allergies are common causes of irritation within the ear, says Hae-Ok Ana Kim, M.D., division chief of otology and neurotology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Other causes may include: OVERUSE OF COTTON SWABS Swabbing your ear canals after your shower can do more harm than good by stripping away protective oils,…
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PELVIC FLOOR
“WHAT fresh Hell is THIS?” Liz B. wondered during a four-mile run on a chilly December night five months after giving birth. She was 2.7 miles into an out-and-back route when she realized she’d leaked a little urine. “It happened on and off the rest of the way home,” says the 36-year-old from central Ohio, who prefers not to use her full name when talking about urinary incontinence, which affects 25 million adult Americans. This was not how she had envisioned her postpartum life. Liz, a physical therapist who works with stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury patients, had been a runner for nearly her whole life. Her father, who just ran his 91st marathon at the age of 77, had taken her out for jogs when she was a toddler,…