How to Write a Post–Me Too Memoir March 26, 2025
Jamie Hood’s new book, Trauma Plot, flips the confessional memoir on its head. In her piercing account of learning to live in a world defined by sexual violence, Hood weaves her personal story with analysis of the way the “rape survivor” has been fla...
The Bill Burr–naissance March 19, 2025
If you’re looking for a snapshot of Bill Burr’s worldview, I recommend listening to the comedian’s wide-ranging interview he sat for on NPR’s Fresh Air last week. Burr was promoting his latest stand-up special, Drop Dead Years, which premiered on Hul...
What Did #MeToo Accomplish? March 05, 2025
On Sunday, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally announced his long-anticipated bid to become the next mayor of the Big Apple. Speaking at a carpenters’-union event, the 67-year-old touted his record managing the pandemic while flanked by his da...
An Argentine Novelist Takes On #MeToo January 15, 2025
In her latest book, which levels a critique against “progressive feminism,” Argentine novelist Pola Oloixarac recounts an episode of brutal gender violence that took place in her own family. Her great-aunt Ana was beaten to death at her doorstep by h...