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Writers

Molly Young

Health Media

The Reigning Queen of Pandemic Yoga

A profile of YouTube yogi Adriene Mishler

Molly Young New York Times Magazine Permalink

Sex

Sweatpants in Paradise

The immersive mise en scène of a 2010 Hollister flagship store, redolent of California beach towns that don’t exist, “lazy, hygienic sexuality,” and weed.

Molly Young The Believer Sep 2010 10min Permalink

Best Article Business

Garbage Language

Why do corporations speak the way they do?

Molly Young Vulture Feb 2020 20min Permalink

Movies & TV

Rami Malek, An Overnight Sensation 15 Years in the Making

How a journeyman actor became a star.

Molly Young GQ Aug 2019 20min Permalink

Music

Switching Lanes With St. Vincent

There was a woman of at least 90 years and a Hasidic guy in a tall hat, which was too bad for whoever sat behind him. There were models, full nuclear families, and even a solitary frat bro. St. Vincent brings people together.

Molly Young GQ Jan 2019 15min Permalink

Arts

The Excessive Vision of Donatella Versace

How to run a fashion empire.

Molly Young GQ Mar 2018 15min Permalink

Business Health

How Amanda Chantal Bacon Perfected the Celebrity Wellness Business

Deciphering the rise of a lifestyle guru who sells self-absorption as the ultimate luxury product.

Molly Young New York Times Magazine May 2017 15min Permalink

Arts Business

Be Bossy

A profile of Sophia Amoruso, the 30-year-old CEO of Nasty Gal and author of #GIRLBOSS.

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Previously: Molly Young on the Longform Podcast.

Molly Young New York May 2014 15min Permalink

Business Tech

"It Was the Biggest Game of Chicken I’ve Ever Seen."

A post-acquisition profile of Tumblr’s David Karp.

Molly Young New York Sep 2013 15min Permalink

Kickstart My Heart

On the Adderall days of college.

Molly Young n+1 Jan 2008 Permalink

Arts

Susan Miller Rising

A profile of the “smart person’s” astrologer, and the people who believe in horopscopes.

Molly Young New York Feb 2013 15min Permalink

Leading Mannequins

The life of an A-list Hollywood stylist.

Molly Young GQ Apr 2012 20min Permalink

“Let No Man Despise Thy Youth” –Timothy 4:12

A profile of 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan, the newly crowned Miss America.

Molly Young New York Jul 2011 10min Permalink