Katie Roiphe

Why It's Important To Let Kids 'Hang Out' Online

Slate | Posted 05.17.2012

Here’s a scene in my house: My almost 9-year-old is on the Internet doing something or other, and I am not standing over her shoulder or otherwise m...

Missing From the Domination Fest: Men

Rick Newman | Posted 05.03.2012

Rick Newman

Today's man has barely earned the right to massage his partner's feet when she gets home from her 12-hour workday at the investment bank or the ER or the particle accelerator.

Too Many Shades of Grey

Elizabeth Debold | Posted 05.01.2012

Elizabeth Debold

Why, when the women's movement aimed to liberate us from being sexually objectified and degraded, are so many women objectifying and degrading themselves?

Virgins, Bondage and the 'Magical Penis': Newsweek's Fail

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.23.2012

Soraya Chemaly

There is no connection between the theme of submission/dominance and women's "possible" discomfort with economic successes and power.

25 Percent of Women Experience Sex-Based Harassment at Work

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 01.16.2012

Soraya Chemaly

This morning the Washington Post reported the findings of a Washington Post/ABC poll that revealed the following: • 25% of women report being sexua...

All Things Considered: The Many Talents of Wesley Stace

David Coggins | Posted 05.25.2011

David Coggins

Wesley Stace's eclectic talents make him a hard man to pin down. For over 20 years he's recorded highly literate folk music under the name John Wesley Harding. We spoke recently in Manhattan.

New York Times: Why Criticism Matters

nytimes.com | The EDITORS | Posted 05.25.2011

We live in the age of opinion­ -- offered instantly, effusively and in increasingly strident tones. Much of it goes by the name of criticism, and in ...

American Woman: 15 Trailblazers Vogue Left Off Their List (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Lesley M. M. Blume

At this time of year, for those in the fashion industry, "going to the Met" has nothing to do with spending a lazy day in the galleries, admiring Byza...