Confessions - The Cut

confessions May 6, 2022

I Hate How Much I Love Marvel MoviesHow did a Disney megafranchise become my comfort food?

By Danielle Cohen

confessions Mar. 22, 2022

Admit It: Nicolas Cage Is HotI love his unsettlingly intense voice, his mighty eyebrows, and his powerful collection of leather jackets.

By Danielle Cohen

confessions Nov. 6, 2019

New York’s Cult Fragrance Wouldn’t Exist If It Weren’t for MeSantal 33’s patient zero speaks.

By Jane Larkworthy

confessions Dec. 7, 2018

Remembering Condé Nast’s Holiday Lunch: Fake Smiles, Blowouts, Social TerrorFor years, I mistook their glossy, well-calibrated warmth for the real thing.

By Kim France

confessions Mar. 23, 2018

My Favorite Show on TV Is About a Bunch of Finance DudesI simply can’t get enough of Billions.

By Gabriella Paiella

confessions Mar. 15, 2018

Donald Trump Admits Justin Trudeau Is ‘Good-looking’Oh, and that he lied to the Canadian prime minister.

By Lisa Ryan

fixations Sept. 18, 2017

I Think About This a Lot: The Gossip Girl Murder ConfessionBored while stuck on a stalled subway? “I killed someone.” Sitting in a meeting waiting for my turn to talk? “I killed someone.”

By Lisa Ryan

confessions Dec. 2, 2016

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Had No Idea Who Edward Snowden Was Until He Played Him“Which one is he?”

By Gabriella Paiella

confessions Sept. 19, 2016

My Mother’s Cancer Made Me a Food NutIt snuck up on me, but before I knew it I was a type-A food perfectionist who would beat death.

By Elisabeth Donnelly

confessions Nov. 6, 2015

Mom Friends Are My Life SupportWe might have nothing in common, but I need them nonetheless.

By Caroline Tell

confessions Nov. 3, 2015

Being a Parent Makes Chores Seem Like FunNo, really.

By Meaghan O'Connell

confessions Sept. 8, 2014

Fashion Week Partygoers Talk Leaked Celeb PhotosNobody at Fashion Week trusts the Cloud.

By the Cut

child models Sept. 3, 2013

Working As a Teenage Model Gave Me PTSD“No one ever connects being a too-young fashion model with trauma, and even if they do, the sympathy is slight.”

By Jennifer Sky

confessions Aug. 22, 2013

20 People on Their Best Wedding HookupsAnd we don’t mean between the bride and groom.

By Alyssa Shelasky

passion projects July 11, 2013

Lessons With the 60-Year-Old Kissing ExpertMe, my boyfriend, and 30 different ways of smooching.

By Jessica Wakeman

confessions July 3, 2013

The Friendship Tattoo That My Friends Bailed OnInking for one, the accidental way.

By Jen Doll

confessions June 20, 2013

My Wild Nights Waitressing at San Francisco’s Sex Supper ClubIt felt like Eyes Wide Shut, but with mouths wide open.

By Aurora Wells

confessions June 19, 2013

My Failed Attempt at Getting My Balls ‘Ironed’Debunking the procedure that George Clooney was joking about.

By Zak Stone

confessions June 7, 2013

When ‘Horse Girls’ Become ‘Horse Women’Can a girl return to her favorite childhood hobby as an adult, or is that just too embarrassing?

By Alexis Swerdloff

closet talk May 29, 2013

How Sneaker Wedges Became My Gateway Drug to Flats“It was like losing five pounds instantly. It was magical, a sleight of foot.”

By Mary H. K. Choi

confessions May 15, 2013

15 Teens Discuss Modern Prom and ‘Promposals’“The stereotypes [of prom asking] are sexist and traditional, but girls chasing boys does not usually work out well,” one girl says.

By Maya Kaufman

confessions Apr. 18, 2013