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Red Scare Leans Into Nothing
A podcast that offers a critique of feminism, and capitalism, from deep inside the culture they’ve spawned.
The Algorithm Knows Me. So Why Does It Keep Shaming Me?
Algorithm shame: the inescapable feeling of being pigeonholed with almost no one to blame but yourself.
Kavanaugh: Such a Brett
The hearing was a grotesque spectacle of prep-school swagger.
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The New Yorker Staff Has Unionized
Today, they’re asking editor David Remnick and Condé Nast to voluntarily recognize them as a collective bargaining unit.
Exclusive: Watch Chris Matthews Joke About His ‘Bill Cosby Pill’ Before Interviewing Hillary Clinton
In exclusive footage obtained by the Cut, the Hardball host jokes about slipping Hillary Clinton a “Cosby pill” ahead of interviewing her.
Greta Gerwig Is a Director, Not a Muse
“A lot of people think I am from New York. Nothing could be further from the truth.”
Zoë and the Trolls
Zoë Quinn spent much of her life playing and designing games. Then she found herself inside one – a vicious, multiplayer real-time harassment bonanza.
3 Bill Cosby Accusers on His Mistrial and What Comes Next
“This was just the dress rehearsal. Round two is coming up.”
Beyond Alt
The extremely reactionary, burn-it-down-radical, newfangled far right.
Former Thinx Employee Accuses Miki Agrawal of Sexual Harassment
The self-styled “She-E.O.” prided herself on breaking taboos. According to some employees, she went too far.
With Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Has an Agenda. But Not the One You Think.
Her dark, funny show isn’t just another anti-heroine comedy.
This Weekend, Protest Moved From Radical to Sensible
A dispatch from the Women’s March on Washington.
Inauguration Day in Washington Is Like a Nightmare Twitter Thread
People have come from around America to shout at each other.
Inauguration Day in Washington Is Like a Nightmare Twitter Thread
People have come from around America to shout at each other.
Elena Ferrante’s ‘Unmasking’ Wasn’t the End of the World
Now we know her name. So what?
How Trump Is Making This Liberal Feel Strangely Conservative
I am suddenly more concerned about the dignity of the country than I’d ever imagined myself to be.
Miki Agrawal’s Panty Raid
The self-styled tech broad wants to disrupt the tampon industry, turn your time of the month into a cause, and make a lot of money in underwear.
Bill Cosby’s Accusers Are Helping Pioneer a New Kind of Legal Strategy
How the women have reversed the script.
How My Dentist Taught Me That I Am a New Yorker
When he told me 80 percent of his clients grind their teeth, I assumed it was a finance thing. It turns out that it might just be a New York thing.