International | Entertainment

Femina Favorite (Best Parody Music Video): Six Feet Away or We’ll be Six Feet Under

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This is a Femina.com voted #1 parody video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4QcbEWKyBc Six Feet Away or We’ll Be Six Feet Under is an original parody music video about “social distancing" with a hint of political undertones and substantial social commentary. It was written by Kevin Kennedy at the height of the lockdowns …with many questions still unanswered. Kennedy said, "with this song, I wanted to lend a bit of levity about #SocialDistancing and the current health, social, and economic times that we are all going through...it is sort of the "social distancing" versio
North America | United States | Sports

103-year-old sprinter Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins sets records on the track with every race

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Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins is the oldest woman ever to compete on an American track. And if this week's National Senior Games are any indication, the 103-year-old sprinter isn't slowing down any time soon. Hawkins won gold in the 100-meter dash at on Tuesday with a time of 46.07 seconds — falling six seconds shy of her own over-100 world record but beating the second place finisher at the Games, 91-year-old Julia Manigo, by a full second. The Louisiana resident also ran the 50-meter dash Monday and finished in 21.05 seconds.
International | Entertainment

Happy Father’s Day! Femina’s Fatherhood Song Pick of the Year…

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We know, we know, we are all about celebrating women's achievements and our accomplishments…but men play many different roles in our lives and are important. Fathers are incredibly important in the individual lives of their children and fatherhood is incredibly important within society over all. Again, yes, at Femina.com it is about the global, local, women’s news, but, we wanted to celebrate the importance of fatherhood on this Father’s Day. Daddy Can I Wear Your Hat is our pick for fatherhood song of the year for 2019…it embodies and evokes exactly what fathers should strive for a
Europe | Russia | Sports

Woman floors Putin in judo sparring session…Funny

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The Russian president joined a training session with the national judo team in Sochi, Russia, during which he took part in some light sparring. On Thursday, Putin faced off against Natalia Kuzyutina, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Video of their sparring session was shown on state broadcaster RT's Spanish channel, and it shows Kuzyutina pulling Putin to the ground. Kuzyutina was clearly thrilled with the opportunity to grapple with the Russian president, posting twice about the training session on Instagram. "Thank you for the honor," she said, per Google Tran
International | Society

Emma Morano, last person alive born in 1800s, turns 117

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An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century. Born November 29, 1899, she is the world's oldest living person and the secret to her longevity appears to lie in eschewing usual medical wisdom. "I eat two eggs a day, and that's it. And cookies. But I do not eat much because I have no teeth," she told AFP in an interview last month in her room in Verbania, a town in northern Italy on Lake Maggiore. On a marble-topped chest of drawers stands proudly the Guinness World Records certif
International | Media

Femina Celebrates One Year Anniversary – 184 Countries – International Women’s Day

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Femina.com is celebrating our one year anniversary today. Launched March 8th, 2015 for International Women's Day, Femina has reached and is being read in over 184 countries. In the graphic, the darker the shade of blue, the more visitors we have had from that country. Femina.com highlights and showcases what women are doing around the world, great and small, and demonstrates that there are profoundly powerful role models everywhere you look. To celebrate we are linking to some of our favorite stories that we have covered throughout the year. THE MEN OF THE DONA COMMUNITY GAVE THE WO
Asia | China | Activism

100 women did yoga on that vertigo-inducing glass bridge in China

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A group of 100 fearless women got together for a photoshoot on a glass bridge in China, which spans 900 feet and hangs a vertical 600 feet over the bottom of a gorge between two mountains. The plexiglass bridge was just opened in late September this year in Shiniuzhai park in Pinjiang County, in China's Hunan province. Local reports have billed the yoga stunt as a gathering of yoga enthusiasts, but given the ladies' identical outfits and presence of news photographers, it's likely a publicity exercise for the park.
North America | United States | Adventure

Babes Ride Out: Women’s Motorcycle Group Explodes With the Help of Social Media

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Three years ago, Anya Violet and Ashmore Ellis had an idea: to gather up a few motorcycle girls and go camping. They posted a meet-up point on social media, and 50 girls showed -- far more than expected. Babes Ride Out was born and has grown exponentially every year since, with this year's event hitting a whopping 1,200 registrants, the largest gathering of women motorcyclists in history. The reach extended--not only across the country--but around the world. Women began flying in from Australia, London, and Japan, renting motorcycles, and riding to Joshua Tree, California, all to be a part o
North America | United States | Technology

A 97-year-old tech fan gets her wish to visit Google

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At 97, most of us would probably want to sit back and reflect on the past. But Olive Horrell only wants to look toward the future. The great grandmother grew up without electricity or radio, when the regular mode of transportation was a horse and buggy. From a young age, Horrell wanted to be an engineer but was discouraged by her father. Despite this, she has maintained a healthy sense of curiosity and regularly uses her laptop to email loved ones. She even once called tech support so she could fix the computer herself. Horrell wanted to visit Google to find out how all this technolog
Asia | Japan | Entertainment

Japan’s new ‘girl band’, average age 84

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They joke about knocking on heaven’s door, but a Japanese ‘girl band’ with an average age of 84 have struck a blow for grannies everywhere by becoming pop idols. Hailing from the remote, coral-fringed island of Kohama in Okinawa, KBG84 – a play on the name of saccharine teeny boppers AKB48 – admit to being slightly bemused by their success after cutting their first disc and completing a sellout Japan tour. “When I first heard someone call us ‘idols’ I thought an idol meant someone who had lived a long life and was at the gates of heaven,” pint-sized diva Tomi Menaka, 92
North America | Canada | Sports

Canada wins first medal of Pan Am Games, gold in women’s kayaking

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Canada has won its first medal of the Pan American Games — a gold in women’s kayaking. The Canadian crew finished first in the K-4 500 metres in one minute 36.495 seconds. Cuba finished second followed by Argentina. Michelle Russell of Fall River,N.S., Emilie Fournel of Montreal, KC Fraser of Oakville, Ont., and Hannah Vaughan of Dartmouth, N.S., edged the Cubans by 1.17 seconds. “I can’t describe it,” said an overwhelmed Russell. “I can’t find the words to describe how it feels to win gold, in the Pan Am Games, in Toronto, on home soil, the very first medal. I can’
North America | United States | Sports

New York City Celebrates Women’s World Cup Winners With Parade of Champions

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Tens of thousands of ebullient paradegoers lined lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes -- renamed the Canyon of Heroines for the day -- to toast U.S. women's soccer World Cup championship, a celebration of both the team's victory and gender equality. The traditional ticker-tape parade from Broadway to Park Row is a scene made iconic by the likes of Albert Einstein, aviators Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, astronaut John Glenn and men's teams like the Yankees, Mets, Giants and Rangers. Friday, it took a historic twist, as the city's premier parade route for saluting heroes and champions
Europe | Russia | Sports

Russian women jump to new heights in Trampoline finals

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They might be just an 'experimental pair' with only a week's training behind them, but Russian trampoline gymnasts Yana Pavlova and Anna Kornetskaya won gold in the synchronised final by almost two points over silver medallists Marine Jurbert and Joelle Vallez of France. Pavlova's success brought up her second gold medal on the final day of the Baku 2015 Gymnastics competition, as she also finished first in the individual competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=152&v=jQEdHyKx__I
Europe | Norway | Sports

Norwegian Women’s Team’s Hilarious Mockumentary on Stereotypes

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NRK, Norway’s largest media organisation, have released an amazing mockumentary on the stereotypes that surround Women’s football. The satirical ‘documentary’ features such Norwegian Women’s national team players as Trine Rønning, Emilie Haavi and Cathrine Dekkerhus, who all take their turn to express their struggles and disappointments with the game. From admitting to not knowing the offside rule to wanting to use tees to get the ball off the ground, the Norwegian players absolutely nail their deadpan interviews. Their remarks are made even funnier when considered with the appre