Tracy Clark-Flory

2/16/21

Do the Patriarchy to Me

This is an adapted excerpt from Tracy Clark-Flory’s Want Me: A Sex Writer’s Journey into the Heart of Desire, a…

1/20/21

OK, Now I Cry

Going into today’s inauguration, I could acknowledge the significance of Americans electing our first Black, South…

1/11/21

Politicians Like Andrew Yang Need to Do More Than Just Horrifiedly 'Imagine' the Childcare Crisis

The New York Times asks today whether Andrew Yang is New York enough to run for mayor of New York City, the city…

1/7/21

'Brotherhood Is Healing': When Men's Self-Help Groups Collide With Covid Restrictions

Late last month, the self-help coach Jordan Maurice Bowditch posted a comedically wide-eyed photo of himself on…

1/1/21

Callie Russell, the Woman You Want If You're Stuck in the Wilderness

Callie Russell, a competitor on the reality-TV series Alone, appears tirelessly optimistic—even with a porcupine…

1/1/21

This Is What Childcare Could Look Like

Imagine a childcare system that allows parents to send their babies and toddlers to high-quality care, regardless of…

12/30/20

The Year Everything Collapsed On Moms

I started interviewing moms about parenting during the pandemic in the surreality of March, just as stay-at-home…

12/29/20

A Night of Drinking The Rock's Tequila With The Rock

Last night, I lit some candles, poured some tequila into a glass, and gazed across my dining room table at Dwayne…

12/9/20

A Woman Alone: On History's Survival Show, There's No Escaping Gender, Not Even in the Woods

While living in a hut on Vancouver Island for History’s popular reality-TV series Alone, Nicole Apelian fished for…

11/13/20

Welcome to the Matriarchy: The Manosphere Is Freaking Out Over a Kamala Harris Presidency

Last week, as electoral returns began strongly favoring Joe Biden, commenters on a political discussion board for…

11/4/20

Reading Pema Chodron's 'Comfortable with Uncertainty' on This Very Normal and Fine Post-Election Day

Late Tuesday night, MSNBC co-hosts began discussing box breathing techniques at length. That is when I thought about…

11/3/20

A Biden Win 'Is Not a Victory for Sex Workers'

In the run-up to the presidential election, leading sex worker rights advocates are trying to anticipate the impact o…

10/13/20

The Manosphere's Existential Crisis Is Building the Future of the Far-Right

Anthony “Dream” Johnson, the self-described president of the manosphere, declared war on Rollo Tomassi in the summer…

10/12/20

The Senator, the 'Freak Show,' and a Referendum on 'Good' Womanhood

Just a couple minutes into his opening statements, Sen. John Kennedy landed on a subtle yet unmistakable frame for…

10/12/20

'We Really Had No Choice But to Send Him': A Mom Confronts the Anxiety of Preschool

“Mary,” 28, is a stay-at-home mom living in Manhattan with her husband, daughter, and son, who just started…

10/8/20

King, Warrior, Magician, Revisionist: The Enduring 'Masculine' Book That Romanticizes Cro-Mags

A few weeks ago, the popular YouTuber and “strongman” Elliott Hulse posed in an Instagram photo with a shotgun…

9/28/20

'Just Like Treading Water': One Mom on the Stress of Managing Virtual School and Full-Time Work

Rebecca, 43, is raising her daughter in Oakland, California, with her longtime partner, while working full-time and…

9/9/20

This Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Photo Book Could Use a Few Pointers From Me, a Fan

You might learn a few things from the new glossy Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson photo book. For example, “the big guy…

9/1/20

Sex Workers Are Furious About Bella Thorne's Self-Serving OnlyFans 'Tourism'

Bella Thorne took to Twitter over the weekend to apologize over the controversy surrounding her newly-created…

8/20/20

Activists Say This Pickup Artist Is Harassing Women in Mexico City to Promote His 'Seduction' Bootcamp

An Australian pickup artist going by the pseudonyms “Bradicus” and “Brad Hunter” specializes in YouTube videos…

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