Culture - The Persistent

Film and TV

I Was Genuinely Moved by the Oscars This Year. Here’s Why.

Was it perfect? No. Occasionally self-congratulatory? Of course. But there were some genuinely joyous and important moments during this year’s Academy Awards

Sport

After the Olympics, a Letter to My Teenage Hockey-Playing Son

Better inclusion means a better party for all of us, just ask Flavor Flav.

Paris Olympics 2024

'I'm Not Certain that I'm Done'—Five Olympic Athletes 40 and Over Defying Expectations

What a thrill to see women of a so-called “certain age” competing at the Olympics ignoring every naysayer in her way.

Behind-the-scenes shot of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi rolling around on a moor as crew members look on.

Film and TV

'Wuthering Heights' is an Awful Book. But the Movie Makes It Better.

I’ve always thought Emily Brontë's classic was a horrible book about horrible people. But Emerald Fennell’s movie, with its moments of tenderness, has made it just a little less horrible.

Fashion and Beauty

The Feminist Who Had a Face-Lift? That’s Me.

I’ve always believed that a woman should be able to do whatever she wants with her own body, so why couldn’t that include this?

The skier Lindsey Vonn at the winter Olympics.

Sport

There’s a Lot the Skier Lindsey Vonn Can Teach Us. First Off, Know Thyself.

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback and crash are a reminder that women deserve to define their own limits.

Still from Jane Austen's Period Drama. Close up of Miss Estrogenia, wearing a wicker bonnet. In the foreground is a shoulder clad in red velvet (p. In the background are rolling green hills.

Film and TV

So Long Ick Factor!

An Oscar-nominated short shows moviemakers are getting more comfortable showing periods in films.

The Interview

Whitney White: 'These women were risking it all. They weren’t just liking things on Instagram.'

Whitney White, the director of the Broadway play 'Liberation,' says modern life has made feminism more "cowardly."

A watercolor painting of Aubrey Hirsch, a white woman with short, blonde wavy hair. She stares straight at us. She wears a short-sleeved red and white striped blouse.

The Interview

'No One’s Dreaming of a Day When Women Would Be the Default.'

The comics in Aubrey Hirsch's new book, "Graphic Rage," blow the lid open on the indignities in women’s lives and push back, one small rebellion at a time.

Violence Against Women and Girls

'What I Was Wearing'

She thought it was a cute outfit. They thought it was an invitation.

An illustration of women doing activities like knitting, dancing and making pottery.

Culture

Why Leisure Time is an Act of Radical Feminist Resistance

In a world where a woman’s work is never done, perhaps the biggest form of rebellion is taking time for ourselves.

Three moms sit and surround Santa having a raucous time.

Film and TV

'Mothers Don’t Enjoy…They Give Joy'

It's not Santa making all that holiday magic..it's (mostly) women.

A collage illustration of three rappers performing their raps.

World

'There’s Always Something to Say'—Indian Women on Breaking Into the Rap World

Men might dominate the rap scene in India, but women there are taking the art form to new levels.

16 of the Best Books We Read This Year

Our suggestions are broad and varied, spanning recent best sellers, historical deep dives, tell-all memoirs and murderous mysteries.

In still taken from the movie Hamnet, Agnes and Will stand in a forest, close together, as though they are about to kiss.

Film and TV

The World Might Be William Shakespeare’s Stage, But the Story Belongs to Agnes

In the movie version of “Hamnet,” Shakespeare’s wife Agnes, played with wild abandon by the actress Jessie Buckley, looms large with possibility.

Great Women

"Queen of Romantic Comedy"— 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Author Has Died of Cancer at 55

Known as Sophie Kinsella, Madeleine Wickham wrote more than 30 books selling over 45 million copies.