On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
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Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Ladies Who Were Famous for Wanting to Be Left Alone
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.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Fiction
Etta or Bessie or Dora or Rose
From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
Posted inFiction, Story
Etta or Bessie or Dora or Rose
From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Current Events, Media, Unapologetic Women
Where Do We Go From Here?
We are finally taking sexual harassment and abuse seriously. Now what?
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Earning Our Place on the Planet: An Interview with adrienne maree brown
Her planet/self-help guide for activists, “Emergent Strategy,” is going mainstream — maybe even in time to save the world.
Posted inBooks, Food, Nonfiction, Story
“We All Had the Same Acid Flashback at the Same Time”: The New American Cuisine
How the scruffy kids of the ’60s youth movement turned cooking from a shameful job into a lauded profession.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Where Have You Hidden the Cholera?
In Mozambique and around the world — and throughout history — cholera outbreaks have caused riots. Why? And what does it have to do with bicycles?
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Quotes
“Texas is Gilead and Indiana is Gilead”
The Handmaid’s Tale is a classic case of “be careful what you wish for” for conservative women.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story
When Sartre and Beauvoir Started a Magazine
In 1945, Les Temps modernes shocked the world with its pessimism and grim determination, and catapulted its founders into intellectual superstardom.
