Reality Checks: Sexualized Iron Heart, Jupiter’s Stripes, “Girl Stunt Reporters,” and the HPV Vaccine for Pre-Teens
- Marvel has pulled a variant cover of the new Iron Man comic after complaints that it sexualized its 15-year-old protagonist. (via The Guardian)
- Jupiter’s stripes go deeper than we thought. (via Scientific American)
- The effect “girl stunt reporters” had on journalism. (via Smithsonian Magazine)
- The CDC says that pre-teens only need two doses of the HPV vaccine, rather than three as previously recommended. (via Slate)
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