Trying so hard to set trends for the future, fashion’s institutions can’t stop stumbling over the past (and the present).
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
I’m 72. So What?
Catherine Texier pushes back against society’s dated ideas about older women, claiming her place among those who are determined to remain vibrant and relevant in the last decades of their lives.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Assessing the Media’s Role in ‘What Happened’
In profiling Hillary Clinton, David Remnick considers the many factors that contributed to her surprising loss in the 2016 election — including the press.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes
The Rich Man and the Sea
Laurie Penny spends four days on a boat confronting the archetypal story of “man vs. blockchain.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Stumbling Into Joy
The electric bass chose her, but it took 44 years to heed the call.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story, Unapologetic Women
This (Wo)Man’s Work
When men devalue the labor of women like Andrea Arnold and overvalue the work of even problematic men, it’s a triple whammy that diminishes the individual woman, women in general, and the overall quality of culture.
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This Month in Podcasts: Innocent Until Proven Grifty
Longreads turns 10 in two months! @Longreads is an Aries?!
Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quotes
It’s a Lovely Day for a Bike Ride
He robbed banks. A lot of banks. Non-violently, with a bike as his getaway vehicle. Why? Even he’s not sure.
Posted inNonfiction
My Unsexual Revolution
Diane Shipley confronts her history of sexual dysfunction and wonders who decides what ‘normal’ is, anyway.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
From Kyiv to Kentucky
California native Katya Cengel contemplates whether living in Ukraine prepared her for life in the South.
