Read an exclusive excerpt from Monica Hesse’s historical YA thriller #TheBrightwoodCode now, before it hits shelves next month! pastemagazine.com/books/monica-h…

About tradwives, stay-at-home girlfriends, The Cut essay that shall not be named, and the elusive dream of feminine leisure. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

Trump: Abortion should be left to the sta-
Arizona: Hold my beer.

what in the gloria steinem is this. thecut.com/article/age-ga…

I remember thinking, 'as soon as we don't need to pack diapers, bottles or porta-cribs, travel is gonna be breezy' but now we got a toddler so travel is like, did you bring the potty, the tricycle, the bicycle, all the Goldfish, all the books, and tools for a self-lobotomy?

The headline on Monica Hesse’s piece is a great question: Why are the British royals so bad at this?
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Please take some time and read this absolutely remarkable story from Dan Zak.

“Having a hero helps ease the badness. But being a hero is its own burden.”

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This case was outraging when it happened and devastating ten years on. “Relisha Rudd vanished at 8. A decade later, she haunts a changed D.C.” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

In the year of our lord 2024, out of 100 “must-read books to change your life and mindset” apparently only 3-4 are written by women, and even that’s because I’m giving the benefit of the doubt that someone named Robin is a lady.

My local Little Free Library is really delivering. This is a book of poetry where all the poems are comprised of airport codes.

'The preoccupation over Catherine's whereabouts is not about concern for her health. It is about how the monarchy succeeds via the people-pleasing power of princesses, and falters when one isn’t around to perpetuate the fairy tale.' washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

Friends: I have a book out in May and reviews are streaming in. If it's your taste (it's your taste!), please scoot over to your favorite bookstore or e-retailer and place an advance order -- the best way to give authors a boost when they most need it. publishersweekly.com/9780316045650?…

'Embryos are vessels of hope, pain and love. But they are not children.' Read this, from @monicahesse, straight through to the final line. washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

just another day thinking about my all-time favourite Demented Depiction of Journalism in a Romantic Comedy— which is a very crowded field, folks

'A vacation is a stretch. I took him to, like, Tennessee for the day. … Tennessee is kind of hard to call a vacation.” This is a good Monica Hesse riff on l'affaire Fani Willis:
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my dad goes to a bar with his friends every friday and he makes a list of discussion topics pt 47

The reason we need Critical Race Theory (CRT) in full display