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4/9/19

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The Five Proves Jack the Ripper's London Is Too Close for Comfort

Kelly Faircloth

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12/5/18

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In Gemma Hartley's Fed Up, Emotional Labor Is Everything and Nothing

Kim Bosch

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5/3/17

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In Ivanka Trump's Women Who Work, Women Have Disposable Incomes and 'Work' Is an Abstraction

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3/30/17

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'Sisters in Misery': What It Was Like to Interview Joan Didion at Home in 1977

Susan Braudy

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10/11/16

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In The Wonder, Emma Donoghue Explores the Historical Phenomenon of the 'Fasting Girls'

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10/5/16

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Once More Unto the Breach: Will the Endless Interest in The Mitfords Ever Be Quenched?

Bridey Heing

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11/10/15

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A Book About Nothing: Khloé Kardashian's Strong Looks Better Naked, Reviewed

Clover Hope

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11/5/15

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What Happens When the Men Who Helped Make a Post-Game World Try to Fix It

Kate Dries

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10/27/15

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Gloria Steinem Has Written the Rare Memoir That's More Focused on Others Than on Herself

Kate Dries

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7/20/15

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Atticus Was Always a Racist: Why Go Set a Watchman Is No Surprise

Catherine Nichols

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3/6/15

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Joan Didion Thought Franny and Zooey Was a Self-Help Book for Coeds

Kate Dries

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2/2/15

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Reading Bill Cosby: The Wit And Wisdom Of An Accused Serial Rapist

Ellie Shechet

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10/6/14

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What Kind of Girl Is This Girl? Lena Dunham's Memoir, Reviewed

Jia Tolentino

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10/8/10

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Riot Grrrl Is Dead, Long Live Riot Grrrl

Anna North

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5 Myths About The Female Brain

Anna North

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7/20/10

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Scary Italians, Bad Sex, And Other Worthwhile Mistakes

Anna North

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7/6/10

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Is Worrying About Sex A Girl Thing?

Anna North

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3/24/10

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Lonely No More: Isolation Comes Out Of The Closet

Anna North

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3/15/10

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"These Parents Were Trying To Keep Their Kids Alive:" Medication, Psychiatry, And Kids With "Issues"

Anna North

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I Don't Care About Your Band: A Dating Book We Can Get Behind

Anna North

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The Five Proves Jack the Ripper's London Is Too Close for Comfort

In Gemma Hartley's Fed Up, Emotional Labor Is Everything and Nothing

In Ivanka Trump's Women Who Work, Women Have Disposable Incomes and 'Work' Is an Abstraction

'Sisters in Misery': What It Was Like to Interview Joan Didion at Home in 1977

In The Wonder, Emma Donoghue Explores the Historical Phenomenon of the 'Fasting Girls'

Once More Unto the Breach: Will the Endless Interest in The Mitfords Ever Be Quenched?

A Book About Nothing: Khloé Kardashian's Strong Looks Better Naked, Reviewed

What Happens When the Men Who Helped Make a Post-Game World Try to Fix It

Gloria Steinem Has Written the Rare Memoir That's More Focused on Others Than on Herself

Atticus Was Always a Racist: Why Go Set a Watchman Is No Surprise

Joan Didion Thought Franny and Zooey Was a Self-Help Book for Coeds

Reading Bill Cosby: The Wit And Wisdom Of An Accused Serial Rapist

What Kind of Girl Is This Girl? Lena Dunham's Memoir, Reviewed

Riot Grrrl Is Dead, Long Live Riot Grrrl

5 Myths About The Female Brain

Scary Italians, Bad Sex, And Other Worthwhile Mistakes

Is Worrying About Sex A Girl Thing?

Lonely No More: Isolation Comes Out Of The Closet

"These Parents Were Trying To Keep Their Kids Alive:" Medication, Psychiatry, And Kids With "Issues"

I Don't Care About Your Band: A Dating Book We Can Get Behind

'I Do Not Like Working Too Hard or Too Long': A Refreshingly Honest Talk With The Witcher's Creator

Whole Foods looks like a ghost town after supplier shutters

Watch This Veteran Collapse on Antiques Roadshow When He Learns His $345 Rolex Is Actually Worth $700,000

The Five Proves Jack the Ripper's London Is Too Close for Comfort

In Gemma Hartley's Fed Up, Emotional Labor Is Everything and Nothing

In Ivanka Trump's Women Who Work, Women Have Disposable Incomes and 'Work' Is an Abstraction

'Sisters in Misery': What It Was Like to Interview Joan Didion at Home in 1977

In The Wonder, Emma Donoghue Explores the Historical Phenomenon of the 'Fasting Girls'

Once More Unto the Breach: Will the Endless Interest in The Mitfords Ever Be Quenched?

A Book About Nothing: Khloé Kardashian's Strong Looks Better Naked, Reviewed

What Happens When the Men Who Helped Make a Post-Game World Try to Fix It

Gloria Steinem Has Written the Rare Memoir That's More Focused on Others Than on Herself

Atticus Was Always a Racist: Why Go Set a Watchman Is No Surprise

Joan Didion Thought Franny and Zooey Was a Self-Help Book for Coeds

Reading Bill Cosby: The Wit And Wisdom Of An Accused Serial Rapist

What Kind of Girl Is This Girl? Lena Dunham's Memoir, Reviewed

Riot Grrrl Is Dead, Long Live Riot Grrrl

5 Myths About The Female Brain

Scary Italians, Bad Sex, And Other Worthwhile Mistakes

Is Worrying About Sex A Girl Thing?

Lonely No More: Isolation Comes Out Of The Closet

"These Parents Were Trying To Keep Their Kids Alive:" Medication, Psychiatry, And Kids With "Issues"

I Don't Care About Your Band: A Dating Book We Can Get Behind