Same Sh*itty Media Men, Different Day By Sari Botton Highlight Rebecca Traister asks how NBC can possibly change its misogynist culture if it keeps the same bad actors at the top.
‘We Are All Responsible’: How #MeToo Rejects the Bystander Effect By Soraya Roberts Feature The classic “Bystander Effect” blames a lack of intervention on diffusion of responsibility. That doesn’t fly anymore.
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners By Matt Giles Reading List This year’s Pulitzer winners include Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, investigative reporting from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the New Yorker, music from Kendrick Lamar, and more.
Hollywood and ‘Disaster Feminism’ By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary The women of Hollywood are seizing this moment.
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting By Longreads Reading List We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative reporting.
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting on Sexual Misconduct By Mike Dang Commentary Investigations into sexual misconduct perpetrated by powerful men across several industries had the biggest impact in 2017.
Gossip and News, Strange Bedfellows By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Recent stories exposing powerful, abusive men suggest there’s value in taking rumors seriously.
In the Wake of Weinstein and #MeToo, Why Does R. Kelly Still Have an Audience? By Danielle Jackson Highlight Women of color who have been singled out by sexual predators deserve our collective fury too.
Harvey Weinstein’s Failed Attempt to Hire Private Eyes to Silence His Accusers By Mike Dang Highlight Weinstein hired private investigators who used fake names to dig up dirt on his accusers.
The Unforgiving Minute By Laurie Penny Feature Men, get ready to be uncomfortable for a while. While forgiveness may come one day, it won’t be soon.
We’re Going Through Hell, and Men Need to Join Us There By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary The momentum is happening and it’s exhausting for women.
We’re All Mad Here: Weinstein, Women, and the Language of Lunacy By Laurie Penny Feature “He has demons.” The language of madness is the last resort for a society that can no longer deny the evidence of structural oppression and violence.
Where Do We Go From Here? By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary We are finally taking sexual harassment and abuse seriously. Now what?
How the Brazen Are Falling By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary On Harvey Weinstein, a man whose grave I can’t wait to dance on.
