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Men are the greatest obstacles to women’s freedom and solidarity
Pop culture is subverting the conservative idea that hell is other people—and the fear of the “other woman.”
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The desire for a ‘normal’ sex life
Jan 8, 2025
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Stop covering for the husbands
Dec 4, 2025
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It’s not the economy. It’s the misogyny.
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The banality of white male rage
Feb 14, 2024
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The one where I solve the Wuthering Heights love story debate
It's not a book about "intergenerational trauma" either
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"A lot of what you’ve been told is a lie and you should be rioting in the streets"
Author and journalist Ej Dickson does the Mad Woman Intake
Feb 10
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THREAD: What's your favorite unhinged novel?
I’m re-reading Wuthering Heights.
Feb 3
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"My anger is tied to hope"
Author and advocate Laura Danger does the Mad Woman Intake
Jan 29
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THREAD: Fucking bitches unite
The assholes are losing. Here is a list of ways to help brave Minnesotans.
Jan 26
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Behind every great man is a woman left at home to manage life and death
I finally figured out how to write about Hamnet
Jan 22
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American erasure
Remembering Renee Nicole Good and everyone the state has killed.
Jan 15
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What is maternal devastation for?
A roundup of films about mad moms
Jan 8
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Your favorite Mad Woman essays from 2025
It was a year.
Dec 29, 2025
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