Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon: Lessons I Learned
In this excerpt, rock icon Kim Gordon talks about her path from childhood sculptor to Sonic Youth frontwoman to forging on as a solo artist in every sense.
Books
At Least I Made An Effort
In this excerpt, a writer whose marriage is slouching toward the doldrums interviews a "Love Coach"—and learns a lot more than she expected to.
“Two Mothers, Two Far Worlds Apart”
A young girl’s snooping leads to a harrowing discovery about her birth mother, and the year she spent as a prison baby.
Moms Are Still Getting a Raw Deal
In her new book ‘All Joy and No Fun,’ Jennifer Senior says working moms are still bearing most of the child-rearing burdens.
There’s a ‘Little Women’ Reboot In the Works
Here’s who we think should play the March family.
Are Seminal Feminist Books Relevant Anymore?
DAME does the heavy lifting to determine which once-revolutionary works of feminism deserve a place on your bookshelf today.
Life, Death and Che Guevara
Rebecca Solnit is one of the most unusual writers of our time.
Does A Women’s Fiction Prize Set Women Back?
After all, women are winning other literary prizes just fine.
Everyone Must Read Edna O’Brien’s Memoir
She wrote about all of us, and she lived as she wrote. This is a memoir you won’t forget.