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Jessica Bennett

Journalist & Author

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People

What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?

Ellen Pao Is Not Done Fighting.

It’s a New Morning for Jennifer Aniston

Will the Millennials Save Playboy?

Culture


Features


The ‘Click’ Moment: How the Harvey Weinstein Scandal Unleashed a Tsunami

Cultural Studies

Goodbye, Swimsuit Competition. Hello, ‘Miss America 2.0’

When a Feminist Pledges a Sorority

Is It Time to Rethink the Rules for NFL Cheerleaders?

A Master's Degree in... Masculinity?

Campus Sex... With a Syllabus

Dream it

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Dream it 〰️ Dream it 〰️


Criticism

Speaking of Britney… https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/style/britney-spears-documentary-jackson-celebrity-reappraisal.html

This Is ‘Little Women’ for a New Era https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/books/little-women-feminism-2019-movie.html

Ambition Has Always Been ‘Ladylike’


Riffs

I'm Not Mad. That's Just My Resting Bitch Face.

This Column Will Literally Kill You

Laugh and the World Laughs With You. Type 'Ha,' Not So Much.

I’ll Share My Salary If You Share Yours

In Los Angeles, a Hug that Seems to Never (Ever) End

When Your Punctuation Says It All (!)

When Did Everybody Become a Witch?

Texting Anxiety Caused By Little Bubbles

When Saying 'Yes' Is Easier Than Saying 'No'

Death to the Wedding Bouquet Toss!

Missing the Love Boat. A Modern Love Column.

From the Archives

I don’t

Polyamory

Modern Love