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  • In Defense of Sophie Turner, It’s Nearly Impossible to Be a “Good Mother”

    The expectation of erasing oneself and sacrificing everything for your children is crushing

    Sep 28 - Alicia Andrzejewski
    writing

    On the Accidental Art of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

    The video game subcommunity gave Jeremy Klemin working language to better understand literary craft

    Sep 22 - Jeremy Klemin
    writing Animation of person skateboarding

    Gentrifiers Never Want a Fight, but They Win Nonetheless

    Amy Benson reflects on her time living near Morningside Park and the violence of gentrification in Harlem

    Sep 14 - Amy Benson
    culture A woman walking up a set of stairs in Morningside Park

    Every Pregnant Person Walks a Tenuous Tightrope Between Life and Death

    In “He’s Expecting,” a cishet man finds himself pregnant and fearful about the dangers of childbirth

    Sep 7 - Jane Dykema
    culture A pregnant man holds his stomach and wears an open white linen shirt.

    I Was My Mother’s Daughter, and Then I Was Stuck With My Dad

    Apple TV’s “Shrinking” toes the line between my personal fantasy and reality of being raised by a grieving single father

    Sep 1 - Claire Hodgdon
    culture Screenshot from Apple TV's Shrinking

    You Get A Barbie Movie! You Get A Barbie Movie! Everyone Gets A Barbie Movie!

    A clinical psychologist explains how “Barbie” means something different for everyone who sees it

    Aug 25 - Terry Crylen
    culture

    I Was a Contestant On an Early Aughts Reality Show So I Could Be The Hero of My Story

    Instead I was cast as the villain whose feminism betrayed the integrity of the show

    Aug 17 - Maura Finkelstein
    culture Maura Finkelstein addresses the camera during a confessional in "Texas Ranch House"

    After Escaping An Abusive Marriage, My Former Life Feels Like Another Universe

    As time passes, I feel more and more like I have someone else’s memories rattling around inside my head

    Aug 10 - Naomi Forte
    culture A black and white photo of a woman staring out a window

    A Man on Tinder Said He Wanted Me To Be His “Her”

    The oscar-winning film mirrors the pain of dating and grieving while imperfectly human

    Aug 8 - Amy Dempsey
    culture A screenshot from the film "Her," a man holds a phone that reads "Call from Samantha"

    An Autonomous Woman Is Inherently Destructive

    The portrayal of a Black woman enjoying “me time” in “The Bear” is political, and beautifully indulgent

    Aug 2 - Nicky Beer
    culture

    I Can’t Offer Up My Culture for Consumption

    My novel, "The Girls in Queens", offers a different kind of food tour of the world's most diverse neighborhood

    Jul 25 - Christine Kandic Torres
    culture A person stands behind a large food cart

    I Learnt About Masculinity From a Colombian Telenovela

    Unfairly maligned as a 'woman’s genre,' the telenovela is a perfect vehicle to look at the lessons taught to young boys like me

    Jun 30 - Manuel Betancourt
    Excerpts Screenshot from "Hombres"
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