Rolling Out

4 days ago | rollingout.com | Miriam Musa

You can recite every word of that embarrassing song from middle school, remember the exact outfit your ex wore on your first date, and perfectly recall the plot of a movie you saw once fifteen years ago. But ask your brain to produce your anniversary date during a heated argument, or remember where you put your keys when you’re already late, and suddenly it’s like trying to access a filing cabinet that’s been superglued shut.

4 days ago | rollingout.com | Miriam Musa

The grand dame of American performing arts institutions—those imposing marble edifices with their crystal chandeliers and gilt-edged programs—have long mastered the art of keeping people out while appearing to welcome everyone in. The unsaid rules that govern these spaces—when to clap, what to wear, which references to catch—create invisible but formidable barriers that have successfully kept these cultural sanctuaries the domain of the privileged few for generations.

4 days ago | rollingout.com | Miriam Musa

You tell yourself it’s just one week. Maybe you’re swamped at work, dealing with a family crisis, or nursing a minor injury that gives you the perfect excuse to skip your usual workout routine. Seven measly days off from exercise – what could possibly go wrong in such a short time? Your arteries, apparently, have very strong opinions about your temporary retirement from physical activity.

4 days ago | rollingout.com | Miriam Musa

Your blood pressure monitor keeps flashing numbers that make your doctor frown and mutter about “lifestyle changes.” Meanwhile, you’re drowning in conflicting diet advice that ranges from “eat like a caveman” to “pretend you live on a Greek island.” It’s enough to make anyone’s blood pressure spike just from the confusion alone. But what if the answer isn’t choosing between trendy diet camps?

4 days ago | rollingout.com | Terry Shropshire

The sporting week was an engrossing one as the Indiana Pacers finally returned to the pinnacle of their sport, the NBA Finals, for the first time in a generation. Meanwhile, their female counterparts, the Indiana Fever of the WNBA, are in crisis mode as they are running out of point guards from a rash of injuries in the backcourt. Coco Gauff is fighting to not only win another Grand Slam tournament, but also to stave off the low rumblings that she is underachieving in the sport of tennis.