Isabella Rossellini Has Defined—and Redefined—Beauty for Decades. She Doesn’t Intend to Stop Now.
The 68-year-old model, actor, and filmmaker opens up about refusing to be hemmed in by Hollywood {read}
Satanic Panics and the Death of Mythos
All the stories in humanity’s history that have had a lasting impact on us, from the Bible to Greek myths to the X-Men franchise, have been rich in meaning beyond…
Illuminations in Dark Times: An Embroidered Bestiary
When I began my new hobby in mid-February of 2020, I had no idea what the year had in store for me or the rest of the world. Over the…
The Weekly Pulse: What’s With Periods and the Vaccine?; Biden Allows Fetal Tissue for Research; Chauvin Verdict “Accountability, Not Justice”
Overall, it’s clear menstruating people need to be included in clinical trials—the lack of data on the subject means we can’t know for sure one way or another how the…
FDA Allows Telemedicine Abortion During Pandemic
Advocates celebrated the FDA decision for increasing equitable access to safe abortion health care. “This safe, effective option helps close the gaps in abortion access that mostly harm people of…
Brett Kavanaugh Rules Children Deserve Life in Prison With No Chance of Parole
The Trump-appointee who asked not to be judged by his high school year book has a different point of view for kids who aren’t Tobin, Squi, and PJ. {read}
Hillbilly Elegy Tries, and Fails, to Understand the Working Class
In 2016 Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance’s memoir of growing up in rural Ohio, became a bestseller in no small part due to the idea that it could “explain” the average…
Michigan’s Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients
Even as vaccines roll out, more younger people in Michigan are being hospitalized than at any other point in the pandemic. And they’re coming in sicker. {read} {over the paywall}
Monopolists gonna monopolize
Gates is the benefactor of a private philanthropic foundation. He is not an infectious-disease specialist, nor is he an elected official or an appointed representative to a transnational health organization.…
Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome
For many women, feeling like an outsider isn’t an illusion — it’s the result of systemic bias and exclusion.