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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.

August 13, 2021

Yup, That’s Dated: On Sexual Assault

Coming of age in the ‘80s and ‘90s meant absorbing confounding, often contradictory, advice on how to avoid sexual assault — particularly at college.

August 6, 2021

I’m 40 And My Stomach’s Freaking

Salad was the last straw. Typically, I’d eat one for lunch — the bigger the salad, the better. But these days, salad and my stomach are not the friends that they used to be.

July 28, 2021

“I Actually Have to Make a Decision”

It’s hard to decide if this is a primal pull, just human hormones, or if it’s a thing that I actually want to do.

July 23, 2021

Look, It’s Probably Perimenopause

by Karen Russo Perimenopause, meaning “around menopause,” is nature’s allegedly gentle fade to the end of women’s menstrual cycle. But the vagueness around “around” is confusing, and the transition is often anything but gentle. Not too long ago, when I thought about menopause, I recalled watching movies where women stick their heads into refrigerators to…

July 16, 2021

In Praise of Having Sex With Divorced Guys

“It’s safe to say that anyone who gets divorced probably wasn’t getting laid a ton leading up to the divorce.

July 2, 2021

This is the New “Hot” Sunscreen

As a young teen in the ‘80s, I used to lay out in the yard slathered with baby oil.

June 25, 2021

Is #CougarTok the Horniest Corner of the Internet?

By Emily J. Sullivan If your introduction to TikTok was cute teens doing catchy dances, you might be surprised to stumble into the soft-core world of #cougartok. Like a romance-novel cover come to life, CougarTok is dominated by hot TikTok influencers and their openly thirsty, over-40 following. The influencers of CougarTok may range in sexuality…

June 17, 2021

Is This $$$$ Cream Worth the Hype?

Every few years, an expensive, near-mythic skin-care product makes the rounds.

June 11, 2021

The Surprising Thing About Going Gray

To grow out your gray, all you really need is time.

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