Sarah M. Seltzer
The Nation
New York, NY, United States
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Sexism and Racism on the Left: What Has and Hasn’t Changed Since Occupy Wall Street
Dozens of Zuccotti Park activists pushed the movement to confront race and gender oppression—and have continued that work in the decade since. → Read More
Goodbye to Lord & Taylor, and the Way We Used to Shop
I haven’t shopped there in years. But I’m sad to lose another place to gather, and linger, with friends. → Read More
Goodbye to Lord & Taylor, and the Way We Used to Shop
I haven’t shopped there in years. But I’m sad to lose another place to gather, and linger, with friends. → Read More
Why Bernie Sanders isn’t leading the Jewish vote — and why that could change
As the race heats up, polling suggests Sanders is not the frontrunner among Jewish Democratic voters. There are several possible reasons why. → Read More
Taffy Brodesser-Akner's New Spin on All the Sad Dead Literary Men
Taffy Brodesser-Akner didn’t set out, exactly, to write a pointed response to the male-penned, mid-century, mid-life crisis novel perfected by Philip Roth. Brodesser-Akner, a New York Times’ Magazine journalist who has spent quality time with Gwyneth Paltrow and Tonya Harding to readers’ delight, simply wanted to write the kind of book that she likes to […] → Read More
The Best Books of 2018
The best of what we (somehow!) found time to read this year. → Read More
The E! Red Carpet Was a Failed Attempt at 'Business as Usual.' That's Why It Was So Bad.
The E! red carpet was strained and awkward. → Read More
Uma Thurman and the Price of Being a Muse
In an interview with "The New York Times," the actress reveals that it wasn't just Harvey Weinstein who wronged her, it was also Quentin Tarantino — the director who called her his muse. → Read More
How We Eclipse Women's Literary Brilliance With 'Scandal'
The narrative that important, authoritative female novelists ultimately owe their brilliance to men refuses to die as we close out 2017—and it’s ensnared one of our newest literary stars. The plagiarism allegations against The Girls author Emma Cline, leveled by her ex-boyfriend, have set off a bruising legal battle and exposed Cline’s personal life. But more than just sordid, they’re a public… → Read More
The Sad, All Too Timely Story of Mistreated Hollywood Bombshell Hedy Lamarr
A new film tells the story of actress Hedy Lamarr, an inventor dismissed as a sex object. → Read More
On the Morning I Started at Kveller…
The morning I started at Kveller, I had everything carefully planned out. I woke up at 6:30 a.m. and went to the living room to work on a few emails, and put the coffee on. At 7:30 a.m, baby miracu… → Read More
With this Service, Your Breast Milk Flies First Class
Comfortable, private and pleasant lactation rooms are a crucial part of ensuring gender equality at work — and top companies eager to attract and retain female talent have gotten on board with the … → Read More
As a Feminist, I Think Women Should Wear Chastity Belts
Donna Karan could design them! → Read More
A Heartfelt Apology from Mayim Bialik
After a week of spirited debate (including here on Kveller in a series of posts) about her New York Times op-ed on modesty and misogyny, Mayim Bialik has issued a heartfelt apology on Twitter. R… → Read More
The American Museum of Natural History’s Gem Room: an Elegy for Parents and Kids
Every cozy and slightly shabby place ends up being refurbished, with an attendant loss of soul, in my native New York City— land of a thousand demolitions. This holds especially true for family-fri… → Read More
Screenwriter Speaks Out on Weinstein: “Everybody Knew”
Scott Rosenberg, a Hollywood screenwriter who wrote the Weinstein-produced film Beautiful Girls (which also happened to feature a breakout role for Natalie Portman) has written an epic Facebook pos… → Read More
When People Choose Not to Have Kids, This is What They Deal With
A planned documentary is aiming to look at the lives of people who are child-free by choice, often labeled “selfish” or unnatural even in our enlightened times. They’ve been scold… → Read More
Dear Donna Karan: Nobody Should Be Defending Harvey Weinstein
The entertainment world (and many of us who consume entertainment) are abuzz about sexual harassment and assault allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, scrupulously documented in the New… → Read More
At What Age Should You Let Your Kid Get Their Ears Pierced?
I was the last of my friends to get our ears pierced some time in late elementary school, and to add insult to industry, my mom insisted on doing it at a doctor’s office rather than a fun jew… → Read More
Bojack Horseman's Cat Miscarriage Is So Realistic it Hurts
I was lucky in every way with my miscarriage, except for the fact that it happened. → Read More