A photo of Nicole Kidman in the "Beguiled"

civil war Lindsey Romain Jul 14, 2017

What Does ‘The Beguiled’s’ Matriarch Reveal About Female Relationships?

Lindsey Romain Jul 14, 2017

Nicole Kidman’s stunning performance of a Civil War-era headmistress subverts the tired trope of a shrill schoolmarm. If only director Sofia Coppola's erasure of slaves didn’t ruin it.

All the Rage Kate Tuttle Apr 5, 2017

VP Pence’s No-Lady-Company Policy Is Not About Respecting His Wife

Kate Tuttle Apr 5, 2017

The suggestion that women and men can't be friends not only betrays a misogynist’s suppressed sexual urges—but an agenda to deprive women of their agency.

#2016PresidentialElection Jordan E. Rosenfeld Oct 21, 2016

Has The 2016 Election Killed My Friendships?

Jordan E. Rosenfeld Oct 21, 2016

The most divisive and toxic election in history may be permanently redistricting the map of our personal lives.

The cover of the book Dog Medicine by Julie Barton and a photo of the author and her dog.

Anxiety Julie Klam Nov 10, 2015

Can the Love of a Dog Be As Powerful As an Anti-Depressant?

Julie Klam Nov 10, 2015

Julie Klam talks about dogs, depression, and writing with Julie Barton, whose moving new memoir ‘Dog Medicine’ is a tribute to the golden retriever who rescued her from her darkest hours.

apps Sarah Miller Oct 5, 2015

Who Are These People Who Need Peeple?

Sarah Miller Oct 5, 2015

This Gen-X’er is giving zero stars to this new Yelp-like app for rating people. Unless, of course, you have something nice to say about her.

Buzzfeed Allison McCarthy Aug 11, 2015

Do You Really Want to Know Why You’ve Been Unfriended?

Allison McCarthy Aug 11, 2015

Our need to feel congenial often extends to the social-networking realm. But perhaps it’s time to reckon with our desire to connect with everyone before we log back in.

Advice Julie Klam Sep 25, 2014

Dear Julie: Advice About a Friend-Stingy Pal and a BFF Lost to Love

Julie Klam Sep 25, 2014

DAME’s Friendkeeper helps a woman whose fabulous-party-throwing friend is selfish with her social circle and another who’s lost her closest confidante to a new relationship.

Dear Julie Julie Klam Aug 7, 2014

Dear Julie: Advice About a Health-Kick Pusher and Fair-Weather Friends

Julie Klam Aug 7, 2014

DAME’s Friendkeeper tells a woman how to kick her pal’s pushy diet advice to the curb and helps a newly separated man understand his friends’ apparent lack of empathy.