Articles

November 19, 2021

The Pressure of Help in Hard Times

Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine — a barely-40 mom of three young kids — suffered a heart attack, and on top of that, lost part of a limb after incurring compartment syndrome.

November 12, 2021

Contemplating Divorce? You Aren’t the Only One

Over the past few decades, the US has transitioned from a country where the majority of adults are married to a country where the majority of adults are single.

November 5, 2021

Tell Me Things Are Going to Be Okay

I joined Twitter in 2009 for one reason only: to make a joke account for posting Google ads from my inbox.

October 28, 2021

Full of Rage? Here’s How to Deal

I don’t think I’m the only one who has experienced a surprising, perhaps unprecedented, amount of anger recently.

October 22, 2021

How Amina Akhtar Changed Her Life at 40

Amina Akhtar is one of the original digital fashion editors. She was the founding editor of New York Magazine’s fashion vertical The Cut, and she’s also worked at Vogue, Elle.com, and Style.com (RIP).

October 8, 2021

The Hair I Didn’t Want

One day, a friend of mine joked that a true test of friendship is the person who visits you in the hospital when you’re in a coma to pluck all your errant facial hairs. (This conversation was pre-Covid. It obviously feels darker now.)

October 1, 2021

Missy Robbins on Ambition, Burnout, and Success After 40

Missy Robbins is a Michelin-starred chef, and the owner of Brooklyn restaurants Lilia and Misi. She won the James Beard award in 2018 for “Best Chef New York City.”

September 24, 2021

The Secret to My Relationship? Distance

“So, you’re moving to…Baltimore? Every time I tell friends that my boyfriend of eight months has moved back home after 13 years in Europe, they look at me quizzically and ask me that very question.

September 17, 2021

How to Find (Actually Cool) Readers

For years I watched my 40- and 50-something friends pull out their reading glasses to read menus, their phones, and the small print on beauty packaging. I

September 2, 2021

Growing Up Trans: Now and Then

Criticism by young LGBTQ activists in recent years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (turning 46 this month) has made me realize just how different being a young trans person is today compared to when I was growing up.

August 25, 2021

I Had a Baby, Then We Got Covid

N. is in her late 30s and lives in the New York City area with her husband and two kids. After having a baby during the pandemic, her entire family came down with Covid. This is her anonymous story.

August 20, 2021

Can You Dewrinkle Yourself at Home?

A dermatologist weighs in on microneedling, microcurrent, and LED light masking.

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