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Rachel Syme

A man sniffing a mushroom
Posted inNonfiction

The Significance of Sniffing: A Reading List on Smell

by Genevieve Fullan April 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Why it’s important to give things a sniff.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Feminist Paradox of Cathy Guisewite

by Sari Botton March 22, 2019October 19, 2022

A profile of Cathy Guisewite, the Baby Boomer creator of “Cathy,” the popular comic strip widely syndicated from 1976 to 2010, and the eponymous character’s conflicting concerns.

Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes

Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born”

by Danielle Jackson October 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Sports, Story

Smell, Memory

by Longreads January 9, 2018October 19, 2022

Perfumers evoke the elegance of an imagined tennis game, not the stench of a real one.

Posted inCommentary, Featured, Nonfiction

The Problem With Hollywood’s Portrayal of Pregnant Women

by Longreads February 11, 2016October 19, 2022

Can Hollywood get pregnant women right?

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

‘The One Who Gives Birth to Herself’: Rachel Syme on Empowerment and Agency Through Posting Selfies

by Sari Botton November 22, 2015October 19, 2022

It’s difficult to select just one perfect quote as a representative sample of Rachel Syme’s excellent ode to the selfie, at Matter.

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