Articles

February 4, 2022
Activist Virgie Tovar On Embracing Aging and Our Bodies
Virgie Tovar is an author, lecturer, and activist on weight-based discrimination and body image.

January 28, 2022
Writer Julia Bainbridge on Sobriety, Loneliness, and Changing Careers
I’ve long been fascinated by the work of writer Julia Bainbridge.

January 21, 2022
The Missed Opportunity of ‘And Just Like That’
And Just Like That, the Sex and the City spin-off that finds its main characters in their 50s and struggling with sexless marriages, widowhood, and parenting, has debuted to mixed reviews.

January 14, 2022
The One Thing Staving Off My Mental Collapse
Whenever I talk to my friends honestly about my new pandemic habit, I sound like some sort of late-night infomercial.

January 7, 2022
When Sex is the Last Thing on Your Mind
While we continue to see more and more media coverage of perimenopause and menopause, there is still one facet of the experience that seems a bit taboo.

December 17, 2021
Facial Lasers 101: Should I Zap My Face?
In the hands of competent dermatologists, lasers can produce pretty incredible results.

December 10, 2021
Grace Bonney Shares Her Wisdom
Grace Bonney is the founder of the website Design*Sponge. She’s also hosted two podcasts, launched her own magazine, and written three books (NBD).

December 3, 2021
The SATC Conversation I’m Already Sick Of
There are plenty of times that Sex and the City has fueled anger in even its most loyal fans.

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.
