The Ends of Men
Does the “imagine all the men disappeared” plot still have legs? For Slate
The Beautiful World of Zoom
On a short-lived PBS show that once had more viewers than Sesame Street. For Slate
The Fable of the Sick Anti-Vaxxer
A man scorned the smallpox inoculation, then got smallpox. It made no difference. For Slate
My Daughter is Obsessed with Gaston From Beauty and the Beast
And now I am, too. For Slate
A Modern Feminist Classic Changed My Life. Was It Actually Garbage?
I loved The Beauty Myth. Then 2020 happened. For Slate
The American Art of the Vaccine Rollout
A six-part special series on the introduction of new vaccines. For Slate
This Is The Dumbest Foodie Battle of our Time
Stop complaining about recipes that start with personal essays! For Slate
The Long History of the Hand-Washing Gender Gap
Women are slightly better at handwashing than men. Here’s one theory why. For Slate
Who Are Feminist Baby Books For?
Their hearts are in the right place. But can a baby understand intersectionality? For Slate
End of the Rope
Leashes on toddlers kind of make sense. Why do people scorn them? For Slate
What It Felt Like
If “living history” roleplay can so easily go wrong, why do teachers keep assigning it? For Slate
An Ode to “the Moms”
On the friends’ parents and parents’ friends who helped raise me. For Slate
The Real Story Of Queen Elizabeth’s Toxic White Makeup
The iconic white paint that might have poisoned a queen. For Slate
