On Our Third Date, I Asked for a Joint Bank Account
Janene Lin loathed the moment when the dinner bill would hit the table. When her date would pay, she felt like her love was for sale. Splitting the bill felt like no one had anything at stake. Most of...
12 Nov 202545min
The Love Poem Andrea Gibson Wrote for Their Widow...and for You
Andrea Gibson was the poet laureate of Colorado and a giant of the spoken word poetry scene. This past July, Gibson died of ovarian cancer, leaving behind their devoted fans, friends, family and longt...
5 Nov 202555min
W.N.B.A. Star Natasha Cloud Doesn’t Play When It Comes to Love
Natasha Cloud is a powerhouse. The New York Liberty point guard seems to have it all: a successful W.N.B.A. career, fierce confidence and a loving relationship with her girlfriend and teammate, Isabel...
29 Okt 202538min
The Woman Who Can Make Affairs Disappear
In cities across China, there’s a special kind of consultant you can hire if you find out your spouse is cheating. They’re called “mistress dispellers,” and their job is to work their way into your sp...
22 Okt 202531min
Malala Thought She’d Never Fall in Love
When she was 15 years old, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban, targeted for saying that young women should have the right to an education. By the time she woke from the ensuing coma, the world h...
15 Okt 202555min
Tessa Thompson on Finding What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
Tessa Thompson’s latest role is an infamously chaotic one: Hedda Gabler. Adapted from the classic play by Henrik Ibsen, “Hedda,” in select theaters Oct. 22, casts Thompson as a 1950s housewife who fee...
8 Okt 202539min
For Her 70th Birthday, She Hired an Escort
Gail Rice, a writer and a therapist, was approaching her 70th birthday. She had given up on dating apps and hadn’t had a romantic connection with anyone in years. But for her 70th, she wanted a very s...
1 Okt 202536min
How an Off-Script Moment Changed Jay Duplass’s Life
Jay Duplass knows the power of improvisation. Many years ago, an unscripted, cliffside interaction changed his life, helping to set in motion the events that would lead to his new movie, “The Baltimor...
24 Sep 202542min
