Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently
The mainstream narrative is that a pop star ripped up a photo of the pope on “Saturday Night Live” and derailed her life. What if the opposite were true?
The mainstream narrative is that a pop star ripped up a photo of the pope on “Saturday Night Live” and derailed her life. What if the opposite were true?
Amanda Hess New York Times May 2021 10min Permalink
What it was like to be a rank-and-file Sony employee after the hack.
Amanda Hess Slate Nov 2015 20min Permalink
A Swiss chateau. A Broadway musical all about her. And absolutely nothing she has to do.
Amanda Hess New York Times Sep 2019 20min Permalink
A discussion of how—or if—change is possible.
Anita Hill, Laura Kipnis, Lynn Povich, Soledad O’Brien, Amanda Hess, Danyel Smith, Emily Bazelon New York Times Magazine Dec 2017 25min Permalink
Feminism brought the opposition together for the Women’s March on Washington. But how long will that last, and how many converts can it win?
Amanda Hess New York Times Magazine Feb 2017 25min Permalink
Bryan Goldberg’s site for women was widely mocked when it launched a year ago. Today it has 15 million readers per month and some of its harshest early critics are on the payroll.
Amanda Hess Slate Aug 2014 15min Permalink
The cheerleader who sued the Raiders for failure to pay minimum wage.
Amanda Hess ESPN the Magazine Apr 2014 15min Permalink
How violent threats made online go unchecked.
Amanda Hess Pacific Standard Jan 2014 30min Permalink
On having breasts and playing sports.
Amanda Hess ESPN the Magazine Jul 2013 10min Permalink
The rise of One Direction fanfiction that imagines the band members in relationships – with each other.
Amanda Hess Tomorrow Nov 2012 10min Permalink
On a press junket in Ecuador, the author investigates the ethics of shopping.
Amanda Hess Good Mar 2012 Permalink
A profile of a breakout male porn star:
The porn machine churns out performers to satisfy every fantasy, be it MILF, dwarf, fat, granny, or gang bang. But if you’re interested in watching a young, heterosexual, nonrepulsive man engage in sex, James Deen is basically it.
Amanda Hess Good Nov 2011 20min Permalink
This is the story of the night Hannah was not officially raped in Washington, D.C.
Amanda Hess Washington City Paper Apr 2010 40min Permalink