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Meet Ireland’s first woman grandmaster: ‘Initially, chess didn’t fascinate me. I grew to love it’ Chess prodigy Trisha Kanyamarala put aside everything else, including Irish dancing, to focus on the game

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Why do we still so often put creativity into “boy” and “girl” boxes?

Fourth-grader Max Alexander from Los Angeles has followed his passion and look at the results. He already has his own design label, a team, millions of followers, and runway shows proving that when kids follow their curiosity, amazing things can happen.

He shared, “My collection consists of 15 dresses and about 90 percent of the show is biodegradable, recyclable, or made from dead stock,” Max explained. Dead stock is leftover fabric companies would normally throw away. Max rescues it and turns it into something new.

Max is creating in a space where people still try to tell kids what they should or shouldn’t be interested in based on thei gender. Fashion, imagination, and self-expression don’t belong to boys or girls. They belong to anyone curious enough to try. And when kids are allowed to explore what excites them, without someone telling them it’s “not for them”, that’s when creativity really takes off.

n Istanbul, Turkey, special vending machines dispense food and water for stray dogs and cats whenever people deposit plastic bottles for recycling. The project was created by a local company called Pugedon to tackle both waste management and animal welfare. It even has a compartment where leftover water can be poured, ensuring the animals have access to clean drinking water.

Istanbul is home to more than 150,000 stray dogs and cats, and feeding them is a constant challenge. Starvation is one of the biggest threats they face, and the vending machines provide a steady food source while reducing plastic waste. This creative solution tackles two problems at once, helping both the environment and vulnerable animals.