Learning How To Sound Like A Woman After You’ve Become One

‘The hormones used in male-to-female transitions have no effect on the vocal cords, meaning that even after a cosmetic and surgical transition into women, the male-sounding voice often keeps transgender people tied to their old identities.” So a small group of voice specialists have developed techniques to teach transgender women how to make their speech patterns match their gender expression.

Is Disney Diluting Its Brand As Animator of Classic Children’s Tales?

“A crucial part of the Disney magic has always been its total control over ‘the vault,’ its 80-year-old catalog of animated features that are only released for sale for a limited time before becoming artificially scarce again.” But the studio has been busy remaking many of its classic animated titles – Sleeping Beauty (as Maleficent), Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast (not to mention the 1996 101 Dalmatians) – in live action. Why?

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Sotheby’s Raises Its Buyer’s Premium. How Much Is Too Much?
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Monday Recommendation: Bley, Sheppard, Swallow
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Equal Parts Hip-Hop and High Art, Seattle’s Amy O’Neal Finally Tours
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Ruff stuff
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AAMD’s Midwinter Meeting: Cultural Property, “Public Trust”
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