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Publications

The Cut

Arts

The Feminist Paradox of Cathy Guisewite

A profile of “Cathy” creator Cathy Guisewite.

Rachel Syme The Cut Mar 2019 15min Permalink

Politics

Stacey Abrams For....

Governor? Senator? Veep? President?!

Rebecca Traister The Cut Mar 2019 30min Permalink

Health

The Embryo in the Hallway

Being pregnant again means being willing to end it.

Jen Gann The Cut Mar 2019 15min Permalink

Travel

Who Killed Tulum?

Greed, gringos, diesel, drugs, shamans, seaweed, and a disco ball in the jungle.

Reeves Wiedeman The Cut Feb 2019 15min Permalink

Bastard

“Neither of my parents was exactly who I thought they were.”

Elizabeth Wurtzel The Cut Dec 2018 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

"Yeah, I'm Not For Everyone"

Lena Dunham comes to terms with herself.

Allison P. Davis The Cut Nov 2018 30min Permalink

Food

Gabrielle Hamilton and Ashley Merriman Dreamed of Writing the Second Chapter in the #MeToo Story

Instead, they got scorched.

Maggie Bullock The Cut Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Politics

And You Thought Trump Voters Were Mad

American women are furious.

Rebecca Traister The Cut Sep 2018 25min Permalink

Movies & TV

Tessa Thompson Knows People Can’t Stop Thinking About Her

A profile of the actress.

Allison P. Davis The Cut Aug 2018 15min Permalink

Best Article Crime

How an Aspiring 'It' Girl Tricked New York's Party People

“Anna looked at the soul of New York and recognized that if you distract people with shiny objects, with large wads of cash, with the indicia of wealth, if you show them the money, they will be virtually unable to see anything else. And the thing was: It was so easy.”

Jessica Pressler The Cut May 2018 35min Permalink

Health

Read This Story and Get Happier

Can a college course teach us how to be happy?

Adam Sternbergh The Cut May 2018 25min Permalink

Arts

The Singular Magic of Maira Kalman

At home with the beloved writer and illustrator.

Rumaan Alam The Cut Apr 2018 10min Permalink

Music

Out of Exile

Twenty-five years after her career-making album, Liz Phair is still writing songs first and foremost for herself.

Emily Gould The Cut Apr 2018 10min Permalink

‘Mallory Is Not Gone’

Daniel Mallory Ortberg on coming out as trans.

Heather Havrilesky The Cut Mar 2018 15min Permalink

How to Raise a Boy

What should a father teach his sons?

Will Leitch The Cut Mar 2018 10min Permalink

Movies & TV

Katja Blichfeld Gets What She Wants

A profile of the High Maintenance co-creator.

Emily Gould The Cut Jan 2018 10min Permalink

Media

I Started the Media Men List

“Watching the cells populate, it rapidly became clear that many of us had weathered more than we had been willing to admit to one another.”

Moira Donegan The Cut Jan 2018 15min Permalink

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