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  1. excerpt
    Dreaming to Decolonize: An Excerpt From Rest Is Resistance“To rest in a DreamSpace is a red brick through the glass window of capitalism.”
    By Tricia Hersey
  2. self-love
    I Desperately Want People to Think I Am HotIt’s the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever written down.
    By Mia Mercado
  3. love and war
    The Astrology Reading That Blew Up My LifeA stranger told me my soul mate was a Parisian born on November 2, 1968. So I booked a flight.
    By Natasha Sizlo
  4. the bigger picture
    Queens of a Certain Age Deserve All the FlowersWith Legends of Drag, Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus compile a living history alongside phenomenal portraits of drag icons.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  5. family history
    ‘How Dare You. I’m Your Daughter.’Decades later, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur reckons with her explosive upbringing.
    By Katy Tur
  6. family planning
    I’d Like to Formally Request an Extension for My FertilityAhem, why didn’t anybody warn me it wouldn’t last forever?
    By Ginny Hogan
  7. fiction
    Women and Children First, From HeartbrokeIn this excerpt from Chelsea Bieker’s new collection, one woman tries to right the sins of her past by … committing a few more in the present.
    By Chelsea Bieker
  8. power
    Men Should Be Forced to Take Parental LeaveSome new fathers opt out of company-granted days off. In an excerpt from her new book, Pay Up, Reshma Saujani argues workplaces shouldn’t let them.
    By Reshma Saujani
  9. career
    I Was Waiting for My Career to Feel Solid to Start My Life. Then I Lost My Job.On reimagining our 30s.
    By Kayleen Schaefer
  10. what it’s like
    About That Interview I Did With a ZoophileIn this excerpt, writer Alexa Tsoulis-Reay revisits her infamous conversation with “Paul,” a man in a romantic relationship with a horse.
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  11. excerpt
    Book Excerpt: ‘Let Me Finish’ From ‘Cleopatra and Frankenstein’Zoe, too broke for plans, finds herself at a free Friday-night orgasm workshop. She leaves dissatisfied — and with a tempting job offer.
    By Coco Mellors
  12. self
    ‘I May Be Bisexual,’ From Rachel Krantz’s Memoir, OpenWriter Rachel Krantz investigates her own sexuality through indulging her partner’s fantasy.
    By Rachel Krantz
  13. book excerpt
    What Miss Piggy Taught Me About AbuseIn this excerpt from her upcoming memoir, Nichole Perkins discusses the consequences of believing that the way to a man’s heart is to wear it down.
    By Nichole Perkins
  14. fiction
    OrgyIn this excerpt from Kaitlyn Greenidge’s latest work of fiction, a woman sneaks out to a sex party during the height of the pandemic.
    By Kaitlyn Greenidge
  15. book excerpt
    My Heartbreak WorkbookSomewhere, between my troubles and attempts to fix them, I will find myself.
    By Elissa Washuta
  16. the bigger picture
    This Solange-Approved Photographer Is Releasing a BookA first look at Carlota Guerrero’s Tengo un Dragón Dentro del Corazón.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  17. book excerpt
    What My Mother AteI remember her taste clearly because that was how my mother loved you, in subtle observations of what brought joy.
    By Michelle Zauner
  18. science of us
    How to Stop Reliving Embarrassing MemoriesThe science and psychology of the cringe attack.
    By Melissa Dahl
  19. ask a boss
    Job Interview Tips: How to Survive 10 Awkward SituationsWhat should you say when you don’t know the answer to a question? How do you explain you were fired?
    By Alison Green
  20. the bigger picture
    100 Years of Hygge, IlluminatedThe rich history of Danish lighting design from 1920 to now.
    By Zoe Juanitas
  21. the bigger picture
    A Love Letter to MexicoFrom the former director of Elle España.
    By Zoe Juanitas
  22. the bigger picture
    Before There Were Instagram Filters, There Was Kodachrome700,000 anonymous photo slides form a nostalgic picture of mid-century domesticity.
    By Anne Cruz
  23. science of us
    How to Be SociableIt’s harder than it sounds.
    By Jessica Pan
  24. fiction
    Period, Ellipsis, Full StopWhat happens when your new start comes to a halt?
    By Polly Rosenwaike
  25. cartoons
    Graydon Carter Has a Real Talent for Drawing NosesSee his cartooning debut, in Esquire.
    By Carl Swanson
  26. book excerpt
    The Last Days of the Real LolitaAn excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s new book tells what happened to Sally Horner after the kidnapping that helped inspire Nabokov’s novel.
    By Sarah Weinman
  27. science of us
    Fainting Is a Pretty Weird Thing for a Body to DoIt’s crazy if you think about it (and I have).
    By Mara Altman
  28. science of us
    You’ll Be Happier at Work If Your Job Meets These Two Psychological NeedsOur brains aren’t solely concerned with satisfying basic, organic needs.
    By Dean Burnett
  29. science of us
    What I Learned From Interviewing All the Women I Know About Their OrgasmsWhat would they want a partner to know?
    By Emma Koenig
  30. science of us
    How Scientists Invented a Test to Measure Hurt Feelings“We found social pain could be as strongly felt as physical pain.”
    By Will Storr
  31. science of us
    When the Hidden Problem With Your Sex Life Is ADHDAs a sex therapist, I see it all the time.
    By Steven Snyder
  32. science of us
    The Vampire Movie Obsession That Made Me Reconsider How I Felt About PornLearning the boundaries of healthy escapism through Twilight.
    By Meredith Goldstein
  33. science of us
    Changing My Style to Mask My Health IssuesAfter major surgery, I had a newfound need for people to find me attractive.
    By Michele Lent Hirsch
  34. science of us
    What People Who Are ‘Lucky in Love’ All Have in CommonAccording to a behavioral scientist.
    By Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh
  35. it’s complicated
    Being in My First Adult Relationship Meant Learning How to FightIt took me a while figure out that conflict wasn’t the sign of an impending breakup.
    By Katie Heaney
  36. book excerpt
    How It Felt to Live Through My First Manic EpisodeI was sixteen, and I believed I was receiving messages from Michael Jackson.
    By Jaime Lowe
  37. science of us
    Being a Funeral Director Made Me Realize the Death Industry is Too ExclusiveAmericans might have a healthier attitude toward death if people like me didn’t keep it so hidden from view.
    By Caleb Wilde
  38. science of us
    How Self-Expression Replaced Love As the Most Important Part of a MarriageA new book argues that, in the past few decades, there’s been a dramatic change in what we expect from our spouses.
    By Eli Finkel
  39. it’s complicated
    Why Dating in Your 20s Is TerribleAccording to a social scientist studying generational differences.
    By Jean Twenge
  40. mental health
    The Strange, Contagious History of BulimiaThe physician who wrote the first case report in the 1970s believes it was, at least in part, a social contagion.
    By Lee Daniel Kravetz
  41. The People Whose Genetic Tests Uncover MysteriesDealing with the uncertainty of a little-understood genetic mutation can be harder than just getting bad news.
    By Carrie Arnold
  42. What I Know About My Best Friend’s MurderDespite what the tabloids say, she was more than just Ashton Kutcher’s date.
    By Carolyn Murnick
  43. To Understand Why We Have So Many Languages, Look Way, Way Back in Human HistoryRainfall and warfare are just two of the many factors.
    By Michael Gavin
  44. Cracking the Code of Your Pet’s Facial ExpressionsOne day, we might be able to read animal emotions as well as we do human ones.
    By Mirjam Guesgen
  45. The Sleep Disorder That Makes People Hallucinate Their Own DeathWhen you often fall asleep without warning, it can be hard to distinguish between reality and the terrifying products of your imagination.
    By Michael McGirr
  46. Dogs With OCD Are Helping Scientists Understand the Human VersionIn dogs, the disorder can manifest itself as compulsive tail-chasing, licking, or chewing.
    By Shayla Love
  47. How High-School Popularity Follows You Into AdulthoodYour social status as a teen can shape the way you see the world long after graduation.
    By Mitch Prinstein
  48. People With Multiple Personalities Are Changing Psychologists’ Idea of the SelfDissociative identity disorder, in which people can have multiple personalities, raises the question: What makes a person who they are?
    By Emma Young
  49. book excerpt
    Why I Risked My Life to Drive in Saudi ArabiaSaudi activist Manal al-Sharif shares the story behind the Women to Drive movement.
    By Manal al-Sharif
  50. performance art
    Be Better at Life by Thinking of Yourself LessThe motivational power of self-transcendence.
    By Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
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