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My 4,954-word to-do list
Some thoughts on the practical and spiritual problem of publishing a book. Also: a winter break announcement!
Dec 4, 2025
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November 2025
'Literature's original fboy'
Also: open relationships can be a woman's idea, romantasy as a fix for sexless marriages, Vanity Fair's Hollywood issue features only men (they're cute…
Nov 23, 2025
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The cult of s*xual empowerment
A conversation with Ellen Huet, author of 'Empire of Orgasm,' about orgasmic meditation, the commercialization of women's liberation, and writing a…
Nov 20, 2025
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'Not perfect, just better' men
Plus: IRL Bay Area events, new book recommendations, Oscar Isaacs trolling fans, and more in the weekend roundup.
Nov 16, 2025
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The 2025 Desire Survey
Here's how you're feeling about love, sex, and your bodies in the midst of rising cruelty and authoritarianism—as well as recent glimmers of hope.
Nov 13, 2025
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'You don’t fix the patriarchy by dating it'
Plus: the decline of the mistress, the 'self-inflicted' male loneliness epidemic, Gavin Newsom taunts Trump with Swift's dick lyrics, and more in the…
Nov 9, 2025
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Tracy Clark-Flory
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Make America Desire Again?
After Tuesday's elections, there's a sense of relief and enthusiasm in the air that feels alive and sexy. But the current state of desire is…
Nov 6, 2025
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Tracy Clark-Flory
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The myth of the 'risky' open relationship
Let's talk about the hand-wringing over Lily Allen's 'nonmonogamummy' album. Plus: Is marriage 'cool again'? Are boyfriends 'embarrassing'? And other…
Nov 2, 2025
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October 2025
Book cover reveal!
There she is, 'My Mother's Daughter,' which is now officially available for pre-order.
Oct 30, 2025
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What is corporate feminism after 'Lean In'?
Plus: the nuclear family as diet culture, the 'joke' of hating your wife, and more in the weekend roundup.
Oct 26, 2025
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Tracy Clark-Flory
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Questioning the existence of a 'self' as a memoirist writing about the self
Also: reading about monogamy, men's 'equality crisis,' and an orgasm cult.
Oct 23, 2025
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Tracy Clark-Flory
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Polyamory in the afterlife
Plus: Skims' merkin thong, love as a liberatory force—for whom and at what cost?—and more in the weekend roundup.
Oct 19, 2025
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Tracy Clark-Flory
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