BUTCH FEMME
Behind a green door off London’s King’s Road was for many years a secret lesbian wonderland—a club called the Gateways, beloved by regulars, and eventually made famous on film.
HERO
Virginia teenager and ultimate badass Charlotte Heffelmire lifted a burning pickup truck off of her father.
POSITIVELY SILLY
At three times the price of a normal pregnancy test, we have to ask: do pee sticks really need to be Bluetooth enabled?
SURVIVOR
An 11-year-old U.K. boy underwent a mastectomy for a condition that causes tumors to grow in chest arteries.
BREAKTHROUGHS
The future of U.S. healthcare is cheap, small, and at home.
INCREDIBLE
Doctors were able to freeze a 9-year-old cancer patient’s testicular tissue, giving him hope for children in the future.
GIFT GUIDE
Most wearables are lots of hype and little reward, but we’ve picked five that are worth the money.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
A new system could diagnose a stroke in less than 10 minutes.
DARE TO FAIL GREATLY
A new study finds that people who love bulls**t inspirational quotes have lower intelligence and more ‘conspiratorial ideations.’ Sounds about right.
YEAR IN REVIEW
In 2015, tech billionaires pursued anti-aging and cheating death like never before.