Why Is Being Loved by Straight Men So Draining?
Inside Frances’ mind was a to-do list. On it was a small pile of laundry, an almost-due lab worksheet, and an internship deck still missing its final touches. Also a…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Shrooms
Let’s face it: an escape from reality doesn’t sound like such a bad thing nowadays. Even with a potential end to the pandemic in sight, recreational drugs have become an…
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The Sisters Behind Underwear Brand Siren Basics
Every bona fide Cool Girl comes equipped with a few things: layered necklaces, a mini bag, vintage denim, and now Siren Basics. 21-year-old Brenda Liang and her 16-year-old sister Clara…
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What Does It Take to Live a Private Life?
Clubhouse, the invitation-based audio chat app, was launched less than a year ago, but it already boasts 10 million users and a $10 billion valuation. Opening the app is like…
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Deux Moi, Amanda Bynes, and the Ethics of Paparazzi
Curled in bed, watching a viral YouTube documentary about the life of Amanda Bynes, I was horrified. Horrified by the entertainment industry’s unreachable standards, by the money-grabbing attitude of her…
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We Should Burn All the Kindles
Fifteen years before COVID-19, novelist Richard Powers wrote that we were living in the middle of an epidemic. The disease wasn’t physical, but it was very real. It was the…
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How the Substack Boom Is Shaping the Future of Media
Before I found out about Substack, I tended to throw newsletters in my junk mail folder upon receiving them. Cheekily referred to as the “OnlyFans” or “Tumblr” for writers, Substack…
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Before-and-After Photos Aren’t Good for Eating Disorder Advocacy
At the apex of my eating disorder, I spent hours a day on pro-ana Instagram. For those of you who have been lucky enough never to visit, that’s a community…
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A Deep Dive Into the Darknet Drug Market
A little bit nervous, I downloaded the Tor browser. I set the privacy setting to “Safest,” disabled Javascript––whatever that means––and made a (now deleted) account for a darknet marketplace called…
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How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives
Writing is everything to me. When in doubt, rage, or confusion, I turn to my diary. It’s such a personal, sacred process, and I’ve wanted to pursue it as a…
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