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Katie Kosma

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Infinite Jerk

by Katie Kosma February 13, 2020October 19, 2022

Within “the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and sexism in the publishing industry,” jerks are praised and women are erased. 

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The Age of Instagram Face

by Katie Kosma December 12, 2019October 19, 2022

Jia Tolentino goes undercover into the world of plastic surgery, where everyone wants to look like an already-warped version of Kim Kardashian.

Posted inUncategorized

28-Day Rehab Doesn’t Work For Everyone

by Katie Kosma November 8, 2019October 19, 2022

A February-long timeframe for getting clean may be bogus. It’s the paradigm most used and approved by insurance, yet research shows that “drug users who are treated for fewer than 90 days are no more likely to stay sober than people who don’t go to treatment at all.”

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“Hot Topic”: The Complete Annotated Lyrics

by Katie Kosma November 1, 2019October 19, 2022

A guide to the 57 champions of queer feminism name-dropped in Le Tigre’s most joyous song.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Between Jesmyn and Ta-Nehisi

by Katie Kosma August 12, 2019October 19, 2022

Author Jesmyn Ward sits down with Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss slavery, superheroes, and how much you have to hate yourself to enjoy being famous.

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The Beautiful Power of Ta-Nehisi Coates

by Katie Kosma August 8, 2019October 19, 2022

Jesmyn Ward interviews “one of our most essential public intellectuals.” 

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What It’s Actually Like to Be on House Hunters—Twice

by Katie Kosma June 20, 2019October 19, 2022

“In several of the outtakes, I mistakenly opened a closet, only to remember it was full of my clothing.” Spoiler alert: if you’re holding onto hope that the scenarios in House Hunters are real, this may squash that. 

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Smash the Wellness Industry

by Katie Kosma June 11, 2019October 19, 2022

Jessica Knoll calls out the wellness industry as a dangerous deceit. Masquerading as a way to increase energy or reduce inflammation, the industry’s success actually preys upon women’s self-hate by “preserving a vicious fallacy: Thin is healthy and healthy is thin.”

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How San Francisco Broke America’s Heart

by Katie Kosma May 22, 2019October 19, 2022

Real estate prices so high that “listings read like typos” and dwindling diversity are disintegrating America’s once alluring City by the Bay.

Posted inHighlight, Quotes, Science & Nature

From the Sewer to the Syringe

by Katie Kosma May 16, 2019October 19, 2022

Biomedical researchers find remedies for antibiotic-resistant infections in grody places.

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