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Once more, with glitter
The Women’s March is mostly symbolic, but that doesn’t mean it’s not meaningful. → Read More
No God caused this, no God will get us out
Many bad things happened in October, one of the hottest-ever months on record. → Read More
Dan Savage is still giving good advice
As the country re-examines its attitudes toward sex and power, Savage’s decades-long approach feels even more refreshing. → Read More
How Instagram Makes You Basic, Boring, and Completely Deranged
By now, most people are familiar with the bad tendencies Instagram encourages: self-absorption, stalking, pastel-pink blandness. Two recent works—a novel, "Sympathy," and a film, "Ingrid Goes West"—take this as their subject. → Read More
Anonymous 'Incest Diary' Is a Brutally Honest Account of Paternal Rape
From ages 3 to 21, a woman was raped and abused by her father. Her new memoir examines the trauma and its aftermath in unprecedented detail. → Read More
A Publicist Explains What to Do if You Accidentally Tweet Porn
"If. You're. Going. To. Take. A. Screenshot. Review. The. Screenshot. Before. You. Post. It!" → Read More
Being Popular Won't Make You Less Sad Inside
A new book divides popularity into two types, but only one is helpful. → Read More
Patricia Lockwood, the 'Poet Laureate of Twitter,' Is More Than the Sum of Her Dick Jokes
In her new memoir "Priestdaddy," the "Rape Joke" author discusses puberty, Slankets, environmental degradation, and what it's like when your father becomes a Father. → Read More
How 'Karl Marx City' Speaks to the Surveillance Paranoia of Today
We talk to the filmmakers of the sobering doc about the fears surrounding the Stasi's grip on East Germany, and how the past isn't as far away as it seems. → Read More
Even Joan Didion's Unfinished Notes Are Good as Hell
Although her new book, "South and West," is small and apparently aimless, it nevertheless proves why Didion should be heralded as a literary hero for young women. → Read More
Cannibalism Isn't as Edgy as You Think
Zoologist Bill Schutt's new book takes the bite out of Western taboos that consider eating another person the worst thing you could do. → Read More
Cannibalism Isn't as Edgy as You Think
Zoologist Bill Schutt's new book takes the bite out of Western taboos that consider eating another person the worst thing you could do. → Read More
Sick, Sad World: The Voice of 'Daria' on Being an Iconic 'Misery Chick'
Tracy Grandstaff (and her unforgettable monotone) spent five years as the voice of Daria, the angsty role model of both 90s girls and their Tumblr-blogging disciples. → Read More
‘Fleabag’ Star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on ‘Unlikable' Women and Sexual Validation
We talked to the creator of the hilarious show about a horny young British mess. → Read More
‘Fleabag’ Star Phoebe Waller-Bridge on ‘Unlikable' Women and Sexual Validation
We talked to the creator of the hilarious show about a horny young British mess. → Read More
When Hillary Clinton Was America's Hostess
Before Hillary Clinton became a presidential candidate, secretary of state, or New York senator, she was one of the most controversial first ladies of the 20th century. → Read More
The Surprising Benefits of Hating Everything
Essayist Mark Greif's new book 'Against Everything' doesn't tell you how to live, but it does encourag → Read More
Eimear McBride Is Back
The writer's second novel, The Lesser Bohemians, took nine years to write and comes out this month. → Read More
'Platonically' Sleeping in the Same Bed with Someone: Probably Cheating
What do you do when you want to have sex with someone but can't? Spoon for hours in the protective caress of night, but no kissing. → Read More
Tudor's Biscuit World Is the Best Thing About West Virginia
Every search for what it means to be West Virginian ends where the biscuit sandwich (allegedly) began → Read More