The Manipulative Power of ‘You Understand’ By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary A reminder, courtesy of Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova.
Politics and Prose By Marie Myung-Ok Lee Feature Marie Myung-Ok Lee finds herself conflicted about attending a controversial author’s reading and wonders: what does “speaking up” actually mean?
The Future is Female … Politicians By Sari Botton Highlight A Teen Vogue series covers women getting involved in government at various levels.
When Will Hip-Hop Have Its #MeToo Reckoning? By Danielle Jackson Commentary It has already, time and time again.
Zadie Smith on the Work and Influences of Deana Lawson By Danielle Jackson Highlight Lawson’s photographs capture the divinity and stateliness of its working-class subjects.
But What Will Your Parents Think? By Morgan Jerkins Feature Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.
The Roaring Girls of Queer London By Longreads Feature Flashy hooligans like Moll Cutpurse and Long Meg sported broad-brimmed hats, wore “ruffianly short locks,” and carried swords. Other women lived quietly in secret same-sex marriages.
Why Beyoncé Placed HBCU’s at the Center of American Life By Danielle Jackson Commentary The singer’s latest performance helps expand the possibilities of what it looks like to be a black thinking person.
No Journalist Should Have to Know How to Survive in Prison By Alice Driver Feature After a recent trip to Myanmar, Alice Driver considers the ever-present dangers for journalists there and in Mexico, where she lives.
Listening to the Words of Puerto Rican Poet Julia de Burgos After Hurricane Maria By Danielle Jackson Highlight Largely unknown, Julia de Burgos may have been Puerto Rico’s greatest poet.
End the White House Correspondents’ Dinner By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary It’s an embarrassment to journalism.
Could Paulette Jordan of Idaho Become the Country’s First Native American Governor? By Danielle Jackson Highlight In Idaho, former state representative Paulette Jordan faces a tough race to become the nation’s first Native American governor.
You Can’t Cut Out the Pain By Michelle Weber Highlight “[E]verything has changed, but everything is exactly the same.”
To Hug, or Not to Hug? By Emily Meg Weinstein Feature Emily Meg Weinstein considers the complexities of meeting and greeting in this #MeToo moment.
The Ladies Who Were Famous for Wanting to Be Left Alone By Longreads Feature The Ladies of Llangollen fell in love, ran away together, and lived a scholarly life of “delicious seclusion” — secluded, that is, except for all the visitors.
Why Can’t Female Reporters Stay in the Picture? By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Journalists who get screen time are most often men—even when the original story was told by a woman.
A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture By Minda Honey Feature Minda Honey explores the long unraveling of a #MeToo moment in the wake of cultural upheaval.
Women and the War on Wrinkles By Krista Stevens Highlight As women age, they lose their “pretty privilege.” As men age, they just get more powerful. Chelsea G. Summers examines the imbalance.
A Certain Kind of Mammal By Meaghan O'Connell Feature Meaghan O’Connell on the joy, the triumph, and the prison of breastfeeding.
Queens of Infamy: Eleanor of Aquitaine By Anne Thériault Feature Life gets busy when you have empires to build and marriages to annul.
Who Does She Think She Is? By Laurie Penny Feature The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.
The Year of the Jumpsuit By Sari Botton Highlight A political art project calls for everyone to wear nondescript coveralls.
Jared the Menace By Catherine Cusick Highlight Sloane Crosley faces the music. Jared’s music. Knock it off, Jared. Jared?! Jared!!!
When Financial Privilege is Mistakenly Assumed By Sari Botton Highlight Lilly Dancyger speaks out about her humble upbringing.
The Man in the Mirror By Alison Kinney Feature In the aftermath of rape, Alison Kinney discovers that a new lover who helps you to heal can just as easily betray you.
A Storyteller, Unbecoming By Namrata Poddar Feature On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
The Baller Women of the Billiards Tour By Krista Stevens Highlight Sometimes men get a little antsy when the women are running the billiards tables.
Bernadette Peters Is Not a Child By Catherine Cusick Highlight Even Bernadette Peters, as fearless and as formidable as ever, has been described for decades as cute and naïve.
It Depends on What the Meaning of ‘Consent’ Is By Sari Botton Highlight Monica Lewinsky reframes her understanding of sexual consent as it applied to her relationship with Bill Clinton through the lens of the #MeToo moment.
