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Kat Rosenfield
Culture writer, novelist, and podcaster. On Twitter at @katrosenfield.
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Give Thanks to Your Husband
At a time when it’s ‘cringe’ to be in a relationship, I give you permission to be sappy and in love.
Kat Rosenfield
Be More Jennifer Lawrence
The true calling of anyone whose work is rooted in storytelling—is not to scold or instruct, but to express what is true.
Kat Rosenfield
The Death of ‘Teen Vogue’ Was Inevitable
Reading the magazine, which folded this week, is like stepping back in time—into an era when white women were Karens and the phrase ‘non-prostate owner…
Kat Rosenfield
Second Thought: Frankenstein’s Monster, but Sexy
Plus: Lily Allen’s open marriage sounds like a horror story. Your neighbors have gone too far with their Halloween decorations. And more!
Kat Rosenfield
Is Harper Lee Rolling in Her Grave?
When the scraps of great authors are published posthumously, it threatens their legacy—and sometimes their dignity. Should we do it anyway?
Kat Rosenfield
What Is Taylor Swift Without a Breakup?
The secret of her stratospheric success is in her ability to make music out of misery. Now that she’s happy, she’s made a superficial album.
Kat Rosenfield
Should Brigitte Macron Have to Say, ‘I’m Not a Man’?
The online travails of France’s First Lady reveal an internet culture in which baseless smears are commonplace.
Kat Rosenfield
The Battle Cry of Erika Kirk
When she stands onstage and vows that she’ll carry forward her murdered husband’s legacy, she’s demonstrating the same unstoppable spirit that animates…
Kat Rosenfield
Elizabeth Gilbert Is Not an Inspiration
After ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ the self-help industry put her on a pedestal. But in her latest memoir, the author reveals: She can’t help herself.
Kat Rosenfield
The Taboo That Killed Iryna Zarutska
A young woman fled war for a better life. She wound up in an America where we have abandoned public spaces to the most disordered and depraved.
Kat Rosenfield
The Presidential Fitness Test Was Humbling. I’m Glad It’s Back.
It’s good to teach kids that if you work hard, you can get stronger.
Kat Rosenfield
‘Together’ Is a Scary Proposition
The hottest new body horror movie explores millennials’ deepest fear: intimacy
Kat Rosenfield
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