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There's a disturbing throughline between the influencers who are doing their best to bring back body checking and the politicians and oppressors who use starvation as a weapon.
A candid conversation with academic Kaitlyn Regehr about tech addiction, how it's making our lives worse and (importantly!) what we can actually do about it
This week, Skims dropped a new product, Faux Hair Micro String Thong, and yes, it was definitely a stunt! But the discourse it sparked has also been fascinating
This week marks the second anniversary of Israel's escalating genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine. As a ceasefire deal comes into effect, I'm looking at what the past two years have shown me about the world—and myself
Emma Watson's appearance on Jay Shetty's podcast went viral for her comments on J.K. Rowling—and Rowling's catty response. Yes, this is an argument for not offering bigots civility.
My news feeds are full of panicked posts about the death of free speech, and for good reason. But, I have some bad news: we are not in the canary phase anymore, and haven’t been for quite some time.