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Even Kim Gordon Doesn’t Have It All
Ann Friedman’s look at Kim Gordon’s life, and what her fans expect of it, makes us even more excited for the former Sonic Youth front woman’s memoir.
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We were afraid it was too good to be true.
What Happened When I Confronted My Cruelest Troll
Lindy West is a national treasure.
Elizabeth Alexander’s beautiful account in The New Yorker of her marriage to painter Ficre Ghebreyesus will truly break your heart.
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The Treatment of Emma Sulkowicz Proves We Still Have No Idea How to Talk About Rape
There’s no such thing as a perfect victim. We keep making women learn that the hard way.
Toni Morrison’s new short story in The New Yorker reminds us why her voice changed the literary landscape forever.