In DepthThe Dark Origins of Gynecology at America’s First Women’s PrisonIncarcerated women uncovered a history of medical experimentation and abuse at their prison, which they detail in Who Would Believe a Prisoner?.Kylie Cheung
In DepthThe Horrifying Phenomenon of Hospitals Detaining Pregnant PeopleAmerican hospitals have a history of holding pregnant patients against their will for days to prevent them from getting abortions—and it's still happening.Kylie Cheung
FeaturesLet Me Try Out Pregnancy in the MetaverseAs we create these fantasy virtual worlds, how we include—or exclude—pregnant bodies matters.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
In DepthComplicated Women: A Trans Daughter’s Eulogy for Her MotherTossed around and neglected in childhood, I forged a new path forward with my mother when she began fighting for my existence.Christina D’Angelo
FeaturesLana Del Rey and the Allure of Aestheticized PainWith Born to Die, Tumblr became awash in soft-grunge imagery that romanticized self-harm and dissatisfied femininity. Some yearn for it today.Emma Madden
FeaturesLet Me Try Out Pregnancy in the MetaverseAs we create these fantasy virtual worlds, how we include—or exclude—pregnant bodies matters.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeaturesThe Joy of Watching a Transmasculine Character Who’s Right at Home in Rural AmericaAmong a stellar cast in HBO's Somebody Somewhere, Fred Rococo is quietly radical, wonderfully nuanced representation.Amanda Chemeche
FeaturesIt's a New Era for the Hot Jewish GirlA community of extremely online people is cobbling together a lighthearted caricature of Jewish femininity. Underneath it is something far more urgent.Emily Leibert
FeaturesWe Deserve So Much Better Than 'Restore Roe'Enough with the compromises. It's time to embrace an abortion philosophy that won't leave anyone behind.Susan Rinkunas
FeaturesThe Plight of the Crypto HottieBehind their Bitcoin-shilling thirst traps on Crypto Twitter is a fight for empowerment, however these women want to define it.Emily Leibert
In DepthThe Long Haul Symptoms of Being a Covid-Era MomMale pundits urge us to "go back to normal," but those of us who've endured the grief and isolation of new motherhood during the pandemic know better.Meredith Shiner
FeaturesThe Case for the KingsRuPaul’s Drag Race all but defines what drag is and who can perform it. The world’s best drag kings would like a word.Amanda Chemeche
JusticeFree EvanAs of Wednesday—World Press Freedom Day—my friend Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter, has been held in Russian prison for five weeks.Nora Biette-Timmons
JusticeEvan Rachel Wood Says She 'Never' Manipulated Fellow Marilyn Manson Accuser Who Retracted ClaimAshley Morgan Smithline said last week that Wood pressured her to accuse Manson of rape.Audra Heinrichs
JusticeCheaters in Heat: The Year Everyone Cut Corners and Severed TiesThis year's scandals were less intricate, more desperate, and just as entertaining as ever.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
Justice'He Was Firing Everywhere,' Witness Says of Tory Lanez in Megan Thee Stallion ShootingLos Angeles resident Sean Kelly testified that he watched the shooting and said four or five shots came from the "shorter" male—aka Tory Lanez.Audra Heinrichs
PackagesBeing an Abortion Reporter Has Made Me Deeply UnhornyMen on dating apps who claim to be "apolitical" or "looking for positive vibes only" certainly don't help.Susan Rinkunas
PackagesBig Bathrooms, Heavy Silverware, and Powerwashing: 11 Nonsexual Things That Turn Us OnJust like actual sexual attraction, these seemingly mundane occurrences give us that hungry-yet-satisfied feeling.Jezebel Staff
PackagesWhat Horniness Looks Like for Asexual PeopleYes, it's possible to identify as asexual and be horny. "There’s no contradiction there," says one of our experts.Rich Juzwiak
PackagesTikTok Chefs Take 'Food Porn' LiterallyBetween food prep videos and food fetish videos exists a type of sensual cooking video that redefines the term “food porn.”Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeaturesThe Plight of the Crypto HottieBehind their Bitcoin-shilling thirst traps on Crypto Twitter is a fight for empowerment, however these women want to define it.Emily Leibert
FeminismJudy Blume Is Not a TERF, Despite Anti-Trans Writer's Best Efforts to Paint Her As One"I wholly support the trans community," the author confirmed after a misleading Sunday Times interview.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeminismNo One Loves International Women's Day More Than BrandsEarly reports show growing self awareness—we're no longer in the days of Burger King tweeting "women belong in the kitchen"—but the day is still young.Kady Ruth Ashcraft and Kylie Cheung
FeminismAnnabelle Lopez Ochoa Is Putting Men in Tutus to Push Ballet lnto the PresentThe award-winning choreographer is making "complex" characters, taking on Coco Chanel’s antisemitism, and asking “What if you were the bitch this time?”Emily Leibert
Feminism‘Stranger Things’ Fell for My Favorite Sexist Dead Girl TropeWhen writers sentence characters to die, those decisions carry judgment, and we’ve been killing off a caricature of this particular girl for decades.Emily Leibert
RelationshipsA Kooky Exhibit Helped Me Process How Much I Miss My Ex’s DogAn exhibition featuring art and oddities about dogs helped me process how much I miss my ex's beagle.Alice Robb
RelationshipsSingapore Executive Sues Woman for $2.3 Million for ‘Friendzoning’ HimHe's seeking damages for the "sustained trauma" the woman's rejection inflicted on him and "reductions in his earning capacity." How did she resist him?Kylie Cheung
RelationshipsReviews of the New Conservative Dating App Are Really SadAs it turns out, conservative men may suck too much even for women who agree with them.Rodlyn-mae Banting
SpreesDesigner Shoe Warehouse, Lonely Shopping, and the Promise of a New MeFeeling big feelings while still looking for some new shoesMegan Reynolds
SpreesReveling in the MundaneAfter a visit to my neighborhood drug store for toilet paper, lightbulbs, and the correct coffee filters, I came back to my apartment as if in a fugue state and took stock of my purchases. I got everything that I needed, but, also, a few things I…Megan Reynolds
SpreesChained to the AlgorithmAfter a weekend spent indoors with my face glued to my phone, scrolling through Instagram’s collective catalog of boredom and anxiety, I fell prey to its algorithm. I clicked on at least seven ads for sweatpants, leisurewear, telemedicine services,…Megan Reynolds
SpreesUrban Prepping for the Coronavirus at the DrugstorePanic about Coronavirus has ratcheted to an almost unseemly level of handwringing, as reports of new, confirmed cases from locales far and wide proliferate. According to NPR, there are over 100 cases of the virus in the United States alone; Wuhan,…Megan Reynolds
Themed WeekSmall Mercies: Posting Through It With an Affirmations Meme AccountWhen I have no words to say, an Instagram account says it for meMegan Reynolds
Now playing 02:03Themed WeekPlease Leave the Lights On When You Watch This Terrifying Story About a Ghost Baby!Come for the ghost babies, but stay for the (possibly) haunted dollsMegan Reynolds
Themed WeekA Eulogy for Co-Living, the Tech World's Awkward Suburban DreamLast spring, a serial entrepreneur named Jane Dingh announced the first property that would become Haven Villages, a network of members-only compounds in desirable locations across the globe. Pitched as something between a modern commune and an…Molly Osberg
Themed WeekThe Uncanny, Fluorescent World of the Costco InfluencerThe photographs taken by the Costco influencers are just devastatingly banal: a two-pack of Primal Kitchen Caesar Dressing & Marinade (made with avocado oil) hovering in a shopping cart in a fluorescent aisle. A bottle of ZZZquil Pure Zzs Sleep &…Molly Osberg
Time KillersTikTok Teens Are Repeating Your Early 2000s Fashion Mistakes. It's FineThe teenagers have discovered the worst fashion trends of the aughts, and we’re all doomed because of it.Joan Summers
Time KillersWho Is Child Rapper Jack Harlow and Why Must I Know This?Even the most curious and open-minded music listeners may have trouble identifying a percentage of new acts who crop up, seemingly out of nowhere, on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. TikTok is probably to blame for that. Careers are made overnight,…Maria Sherman
Time KillersThrough the Bathroom's Looking GlassIn the pilot episode of CW’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Rebecca Bunch, the title character played by Rachel Bloom, is about to go on a date. As she starts prepping in her nondescript bathroom, she begins belting the pseudo-R&B “Sexy Getting Ready Song.”…Angelica Frey
Time KillersThe Aspirational Lure of the Guest RoomThere are many things I have wished for this year, some of them noble and generous and most of them small and petty and selfish. But if I’m very honest, the thing I have wished for most is a guest room. The room I imagine isn’t even anything fancy.…Helena Fitzgerald
Unwrapping the BeefTabitha Brown Came for Wendy Williams's Neck With the Full Power of PrayerWendy Williams had a lot of thoughts about the state of Tabitha Brown's marriageShannon Melero
Unwrapping the BeefTwo HGTV Stars, Bad Rehabs, and One Long, Messy Legal DramaThe stars of Windy City Rehab are breaking up their business partnership and it involves multiple lawsuitsShannon Melero
Unwrapping the BeefThe Emerging Beef Between the Texas Bee Lady and the Beekeeping Critic Who Argues She's an Influencer HoaxThe hive is fractured and just like Nicki Minaj once prophesied we are all now bees in the trap. (She was talking about real bees, right? Anyway!)Shannon Melero
