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For the Young Women Who Were Too Young to Vote in 2016
This stack is from May 2024, when there was still time to keep him out of the White House again.
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Me Right Now
Branches of a thunderstruck tree
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Please Let The Women Write Season 5 of “The Bear” [Warning: Contains Spoilers and Feminism]
I love “The Bear.” But like “Succession” it has an irritating flaw.
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The Existential and Economic Stupidity of the Dobbs Decision
Three years ago today SCOTUS obliterated Roe V. Wade. Their reasoning was cruel and oblivious to reality. Two excerpts from previously published pieces.
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Cruelty
Don’t get old. Your aging body will become fair use*
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My Life as a Female Body: Three Short Excerpts
The fat female body as “too much”/How the body speaks/Walt Disney made me diet.
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I Forced Myself to Read Jake Tapper’s Book
Don’t believe the gushing reviews from members of the club. It isn’t “King Lear.” It isn’t even decent political history. It allows Trump to emerge…
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The Male Id as “Sexual Liberation”: Watching “Last Tango in Paris” in 1973 and 2025
I once loved Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris,” A memoir and new movie based on the life of Maria Schneider had me revisit the film, which I…
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Fact, Fiction, and Anne Boleyn
I love historical novels and films. But I worry about how fragile our compass has become for sorting out fiction from fact.
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Three Lolitas
First was Nabokov's Lolita, then Kubrick's, then Lyne's. Is it possible to imagine a remake today? Would I even be allowed to teach my course without…
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“Dishy” or Just Trashy? How “Fight” Normalizes Trump, Dumps on Kamala, and Lets the Media Off The Hook For the Disaster of 2024
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes go for best-seller gold again, but as they did in “Shattered,” with mean-spirited trivia and a shallow narrative.
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Dr. Mel, Cassie, and “The Pitt”
Taylor Dearden shines a light on my daughter—and good writing.
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Doctor Robby
Undeniably masculine but infinitely caring with those who are suffering, his working-class ruggedness as much as part of him as his tenderness, Noah…
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Fact, Fiction, and the Responsibilities of Writers to Both: My Exclusive Interview with Hilary Mantel
I was writing my book about Anne Boleyn & Hilary was working on “Bring Up the Bodies” when we corresponded on email. We lost her much too soon. Her…
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BordoLines
BordoLines
I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass media—what moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries me—from movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.
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