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Kat Rosenfield
Culture writer, novelist, and podcaster. On Twitter at @katrosenfield.
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Was Michael Jackson Bad?
Audiences are loving the controversial new biopic ‘Michael’—for the same reason audiences loved the man himself. We want a good show.
Kat Rosenfield
Lena Dunham’s Sickness Isn’t Romantic
Very online millennial women grew up glamorizing their ailments, posting about symptoms as if they were cute. But their high priestess Dunham proves the…
Kat Rosenfield
It’s Not Relatable to Hate Your Spouse
If a wife is unhappy, it might not be her husband’s fault; it might be because she’s human. That’s what a new show, ‘The Miniature Wife,’ accidentally…
Kat Rosenfield
Should We Judge Age-Gap Relationships?
Netflix’s ‘Age of Attraction’ dating show breaks the age-gap taboo—and also shows why it exists.
Kat Rosenfield
Say It with Me Now: Open Marriages Never Work
All Lindy West proves in her new memoir, ‘Adult Braces,’ is that she loves being treated like a child by the man she was supposed to grow old with—and…
Kat Rosenfield
Things Worth Remembering: The Iranian Movie to Watch This Weekend
If you want some sense of what life’s been like in Tehran—watch the dark and captivating Iranian vampire film, ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.’
Kat Rosenfield
Can You Get Away with Murder in the Woods?
Emma Sharp didn’t seriously consider killing her husband—until she met his ex-girlfriend. Read an exclusive excerpt of Kat Rosenfield’s new novel!
Kat Rosenfield
It’s Not His Fault He Used the N-Word
When a man with Tourette’s yelled the slur at the BAFTAs, Hollywood reacted with disgust. They should’ve shown compassion.
Kat Rosenfield
Stop Asking Olympians How They Feel About America
The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can…
Kat Rosenfield
Lionel Shriver’s New Immigration Satire Is Going to Be Controversial
‘This is a very emotional subject,’ says the author. ‘That’s what draws me to it. It makes people angry.’
Kat Rosenfield
‘Bridgerton’ Only Pretends to Be Progressive
What if the sexual revolution hadn’t killed courtship? That’s the fantasy that plays out in the raunchy Netflix hit.
Kat Rosenfield
Brooklyn Beckham Needs to Grow Up
Why does Gen Z think it’s okay to “cut out” their parents?
Kat Rosenfield
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