In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesIt's Finally Spooky Season, Which Means It's Also Time for Our Annual Scary Story ContestNothing is scarier than real life. Share your creepiest stories to help us prove it.ByNora Biette-TimmonsPublishedOctober 1, 2023Comments (56)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThe Barbie Pink Rebellion Is UnderwayGirly but subversive, mocking and a little bit bloody, the polarizing color means a lot more to people than Barbie…ByEmily LeibertPublishedJuly 25, 2023Comments (2)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesBlack Midwifery Shows a Way Forward for Abortion Care Despite Brutal SuppressionAt a workshop last month, 64 midwives practiced performing abortions on dragonfruit while organizing around…BySarah DiGregorioPublishedJuly 12, 2023Comments (1)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThe ‘Mommy Goddess’ and the Mass Reporting of Sex Workers on InstagramAnti-sex activists are picking off sex workers on Instagram—and Instagram is letting them.ByOlivia SnowPublishedJune 30, 2023Comments (30)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesHidden Pain, Controlled Bodies: Does Ballet Have to Be Like This?A recent explosion of revelations from ballet dancers confronts an art form afraid to look itself in the mirror.ByEmily LeibertPublishedJune 12, 2023Comments (36)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesLet Me Try Out Pregnancy in the MetaverseAs we create these fantasy virtual worlds, how we include—or exclude—pregnant bodies matters.ByKady Ruth AshcraftPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (8)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThe 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.ByAmanda ChemechePublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (31)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesIt's a New Era for the Hot Jewish GirlA community of extremely online people is cobbling together a lighthearted caricature of Jewish femininity.…ByEmily LeibertPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (20)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesWe 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.BySusan RinkunasPublishedJanuary 22, 2023Comments (31)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThe Complicated and Chaotic History of Kissing Under the MistletoeA closer look at the greenery responsible for sleazy dudes scoring winter kisses and 18th-century wives getting to…ByRodlyn-mae BantingPublishedDecember 23, 2022Comments (25)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesAfter Strangers Saved an Asian Man in a Subway Stabbing, I Fought Back My Own FearBystander intervention training and a self-defense class—both tailored to the Asian experience—showed me how to…ByRodlyn-mae BantingPublishedNovember 29, 2022Comments (10)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesAlabama Women Put Their Bodies on the Line to Keep a Miners' Strike AliveThe Warrior Met Coal strike just hit a historic 600 days, in large part due to the dedication of wives, mothers, and…ByKim KellyPublishedNovember 22, 2022Comments (1)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesWomen Are Not Barred From Racing in F1. So Why Can't Any Crack the Grid?20 motorsports drivers, experts, and execs lay out the inherent sexism women face in Formula Racing—and the series'…ByEmily LeibertPublishedNovember 17, 2022Comments (42)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesWhy We’re Still Dressing Up as the Playboy BunnyIt is the sexy, storied Halloween costume that will never die.ByEmily LeibertPublishedOctober 28, 2022Comments (28)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeatures10 True Scary Stories That Will Raise the Hair on Your NeckWe asked readers to share your creepiest real-life tales, and you all delivered this year. Here are the best.ByNora Biette-TimmonsPublishedOctober 27, 2022Comments (77)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesA Sin to Eat: The Untold Story of Anorexia as ReligionIt started with medieval “fasting girls.” Now, divine devotion and the occult mingle in eating disorder communities…ByEmma MaddenPublishedOctober 19, 2022Comments (11)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesWomen's Bodies Are Bearing the Brunt of Purity CultureRaised to associate their bodies with shame, women are now dealing with painful sex, severe bleeding, and…ByKaren AleaPublishedSeptember 20, 2022Comments (59)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThis Abortion Boat Sounds FishyHow did a man with no experience in abortion care launch a service for offshore procedures, just weeks after the…BySusan RinkunasPublishedAugust 17, 2022Comments (14)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesI Hated the 'Nervous Game,' But I Still Participated. Did That Count as Consent?We played "games" in middle school that taught boys our bodies were theirs to grope, judge, and control.ByAlessandra SchadePublishedAugust 12, 2022Comments (64)
In DepthFeaturesIn DepthFeaturesThe NBA Is Horny. No Wonder the Fanfic Is So Good.As some fans rage, others channel their passion (and none of that heteromasculine bullshit) into fantasies with…ByKylie CheungPublishedAugust 9, 2022Comments (2)