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People Are Not Thrilled About Getting An Email From Amazon About Their Nonexistent Baby Registries
An email went out Tuesday afternoon informing people that “a gift is on its way.”
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Here’s How I Purged My Closet And Made Cash Selling Old Clothes On Instagram
I needed to get rid of some old clothes, but instead of turning to eBay, Poshmark, or local consignment stores, I tried selling them on Instagram. It worked.
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Three Ex-Googlers Just Sued The Company For Allegedly Discriminating Against Women
The lawsuit, which was filed today in San Francisco, has been brought on behalf of all women who worked for the company in the last four years in California. A Google spokesperson said the company “disagree[s] with the central allegations.”
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The Wage Gap In Tech In LA Is Getting Worse
In 2015, women in tech in the city were making 82 cents for every man’s dollar — but in 2010 they were making 97 cents.
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Virtual Reality Is Medical Training’s Next Frontier
“Are you just going to let him die?”
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Women In VR Really Hope Their Industry Can Avoid Becoming Just Another Sleazy Tech Story
After a series of sexism and sexual harassment scandals, VR is vowing to do better. The industry’s women are cautiously optimistic.
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The Sexual Harassment Allegations Against This Virtual Reality Startup Are Really Gross
According to a lawsuit, one male employee at UploadVR “would talk about how he ‘had a boner’ and had to go to the bathroom to ‘rub one out’ so he could focus.”
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Not Everyone Is Meant To Have A Book Club
“You know what? I think I’m good.”
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Feminist Hypocrisy Is The New Trend In Startup Narratives
Thinx founder Miki Agrawal is just the latest in a string of female founders and CEOs, from Sophia Amoruso to Arianna Huffington, who don’t practice the “fempowerment” they preach.
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This Was The Winter When It Rained In LA
The sunshine and stability that made Los Angeles so appealing when I moved here also made it easy to lose track of time. This winter, I found it again.
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The Women In “Big Little Lies” Have Everything Except It All
The new HBO series is a self-aware rebuttal to the hashtag-branded fantasy of the perfect working mother that its characters struggle (and inevitably fail) to live up to. (Light spoilers for Episode 3.)
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It’s Harder To Watch “Billions” Now, But More Necessary
At the beginning of its second season, the way the show deals with money and power, and how people get it, hasn’t really changed — but we have.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen’s "The Refugees" Is The Book We Need Now
The author’s new short story collection demonstrates the richness of the refugee experience — and highlights its singular traumas.
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27 Books Every Woman In America Should Read
These novels, essay collections, memoirs, histories, and more will help you understand why there is no feminism without intersectionality, why we should remember our history before we repeat it, and why Roe v. Wade is a lot more tenuous than you might think.
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"This Is Us" Is The Weepy Melodrama America Needs Right Now
This Is Us has managed the neat trick of being a show with wide appeal that’s also getting awards season recognition. Its secret might be…Christians? (Spoilers for the first half of Season 1.)
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1999 Was The Last Time Everything Was Fine
When I moved to New York City after college in 1999, it felt like anything was possible. But things were about to change more quickly than anyone knew.
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Here’s What People Are Excited About In Culture For 2017
Michelle Yeoh, Beyoncé, Wonder Woman, the Magnetic Fields, G.L.O.W., and a whole lot more. Mark your calendars.
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Prince Philip On “The Crown” Is Every Successful Woman’s Worst Boyfriend
In Netflix’s historical drama The Crown, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth’s tense relationship is sometimes excruciating to watch — because it’s all too familiar.
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The 17 Most Important Things To Read About Trump’s America
If you’re trying to process what happened two weeks ago, these essays are a good place to start.
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Michael Chabon Is An Underdog On Top Of The World
Chabon’s new novel, Moonglow, is being received this week with the kind of hype you’d expect for one of America’s most successful living writers. He’s a big deal. So why doesn’t he act like one?
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