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How Ivy Pochoda Resisted The Trap Of The “Dead Girl Industrial Complex...
Leah Carroll
May 28, 2020
True Crime
Julius Jones Is On Death Row And Seeking Clemency — Can Kim Kardashian Help?
Leah Carroll
May 19, 2020
Books & Art
How ‘The Third Rainbow Girl’ Challenges True Crime’s “...
Leah Carroll
May 7, 2020
News
Yuh-Line Niou Is Fighting For Chinatown’s Survival
The first Asian-American woman to represent Chinatown in New York's legislature is facing an existential crisis and fighting for justice for all.
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
9 Great New Books To Read This May
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
Betsey Johnson: Advice to My 26-Year-Old Self
The iconic designer says her success had a lot to do with good luck (and really hard work).
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Leah Carroll
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Books & Art
12 Great New Books To Read This April
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Leah Carroll
Politics
During Pandemic Press Briefing, New York Post Reporter Asks Trump...
On the day that New York City experienced its single highest death toll related to coronavirus, a New York Post reporter at presidential pandemic briefing
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
These Celeb Memoirs Show It’s Totally Possible To Get Over...
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Leah Carroll
News
Kiera Bergman’s Ex-Boyfriend Is No Longer Being Charged Wit...
After a series of delays in bringing the case to trial, a judge has dropped murder charges against Jon Clark, the ex-boyfriend of Kiera Bergman, whose body
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
Is Netflix’s Unorthodox Based On A True Story?
Unorthodox, the limited series premiering March 26 on Netflix, tells the story of 19-year-old Esther Shapiro, who flees her ultra-orthodox Hassidic communi
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Leah Carroll
Global News
It’s Worse Than You Think: Inside Elmhurst Hospital, New Yo...
Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York is one of the oldest in the state and serves one of its largest and most diverse populations. It’s a public hospita
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Leah Carroll
Book Recommendations
My Dark Vanessa Explores and Explodes The Lolita Myth
One week after the hugely anticipated release of Kate Elizabeth Russell’s first novel, My Dark Vanessa, the book is a New York Times bestseller and the a
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Leah Carroll
News
This Is Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate Harvey Weinstein’s Coronaviru...
As the news spread on Sunday evening that convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein had tested positive for COVID-19, some called his diagnosis justice, some calle
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
This Is What Happens When We Humanize Sex Workers And Make Serial...
In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, Shannan Gilbert made a panicked phone call to 911. Gilbert was working as an escort at the time, and had fled he
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment News
Harvey Weinstein’s 23-Year Prison Sentence Gives Survivors ...
On Wednesday morning, Harvey Weinstein, who arrived at the Manhattan court in a wheelchair and handcuffs, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on one count
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
8 Books That Celebrate Complicated Women
The Hero’s Journey is a common narrative trope that has its roots in ancient mythology and lore: very simply, the Hero sets forth on an adventure and thr
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
How To Live Boldly, Just Like Frida Kahlo
Arianna Davis is a beloved Refinery29 alum and we’re so excited to reveal the cover for her new book, What Would Frida Do? A Guide To Living Boldly.
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Leah Carroll
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News
Why Does Every Coronavirus Story Show An Image Of Chinatown? Racism.
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a joint press conference to discuss the first confirmed case of coron
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
This New Book Is For Every Woman Who’s Been Called “Too Much”
As a woman with a loud laugh and a problem modulating the volume of my voice, I’ve often been called “too much” (and probably worse). And I’m not a
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment News
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in the third degree and a criminal sexual in the first degree in a Manhattan court on Monday. The news comes
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Leah Carroll
Wellness
You Can Get Pregnant With One Fallopian Tube (Jessica Simpson Pro...
Jessica Simpson gets candid about a lot in her new memoir Open Book, including the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, overcoming an addiction to alcohol
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
Laura Dern Will Read
Little Women
To You. You’re Wel...
Laura Dern’s Oscar win last night was just more confirmation of what most of us already know: the 53-year-old actress is an icon . This year, we loved he
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Leah Carroll
News
Weinstein Lawyer Donna Rotunno Says If Women Were More Like Her, ...
On Friday’s episode of The Daily podcast, New York Times investigative reporter Megan Twohey spoke with Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney Donna Rotun
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
All The Books You Need To Read This February
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
Jessica Simpson Takes The Narrative Back From John Mayer, Who See...
Jessica Simpson gets very real in her new memoir, Open Book, talking about everything from her struggles with addiction to body image issues and her rocky
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
I Was Over $100K In Debt & All I Could Do Was Watch
90 Day Fia...
Oh, also I was pregnant.
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
He Accused His Father Of Satanic Abuse. But What Really Happened?
The first season of Gimlet’s Conviction podcast focused on Manny Gomez, a private eye in the Bronx, who’s search for truth in the face of entrenched co
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Leah Carroll
Books & Art
Elizabeth Wurtzel Lives On In Me (And You, And You, And You, Too)
At 15-years-old I knew this: Being a teenage girl was a gamble and I was on the losing side of the bet. At 15, my beloved, terrible, irresponsible father w
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Leah Carroll
Entertainment
Writer Ada Calhoun Wants Gen-X Women To Get Some Sleep For Once I...
Ada Calhoun is having a mid-life crisis, and if you are a middle-class woman born between 1965 and 1980, it’s quite possible that you are, too. In Wh
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Leah Carroll
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