lately:
The Myth of the Millennial Minimalists (Business Insider, December 2024)
Millennials are celebrated for their pared-back living. Turns out it was all a lie.
Are Millennials Ruining Divorce, Too? (The Walrus, December 2024)
In a spate of new books, authors grapple with what separation means in the modern age.
Egg Nog and Networking (Business Insider, December 2024)
Office holiday parties are back — and that’s good news for Gen Z.
The Real Reason Kamala Harris Lost (Toronto Star weekend print edition, November 2024)
It’s not because of “the left.”
Why So Many Women Are Swearing Off Marriage (Business Insider, November 2024)
More than half of American women are single — and loving it.
selected highlights by publication:
the atlantic
In the age of AI, computer science is no longer the safe major.
A new generation of chatbots is poised to become the next frontier of self-help—and could reveal the truth behind Americans’ obsession with lifestyle gurus.
bloomberg businessweek
How an Abortion Changed My Life: 10 Women Share Their Stories (magazine)
From a state senator to a machine worker, Americans reveal—in their own words—how that one decision changed everything.
Business Insider
Millennials wanted to be better parents. So why are their kids little monsters?
Why We All Love to Hate Other Generations*
Gen Z hates boomers, everyone hates millennials, and no one thinks about Gen X. Why are we so obsessed with talking about generations?
Your Airbnb Host Probably Isn’t the Person You Think It Is*
A shadowy cadre of investors are swallowing up the short-term rental market and cities can't keep up.
cosmopolitan
How a small-town scandal turned into an artificial intelligence tech nightmare.
Elle
It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and We’re Still at Work (magazine)
On childless women and toxic jobs in the pandemic.
Hazlitt
The activist-academic Silvia Federici has never muted her message to get ahead. What’s the cost of refusing to sell out?
Longreads
Leaving a Good Man Is Hard to Do
When women end relationships, it seems like the emotion we most acutely feel is the guilt of having pushed it away.
the guardian
‘People don’t get it:’ Inside the World of Hyper-Realistic Baby Doll Collecting
A subculture of lifelike baby dolls is thriving on social media – despite enthusiasts being dismissed as grown women playing mommy
TikTok Trends or the Pandemic? What’s Behind the Rise in ADHD Diagnoses
By 2016, the reported incidence of adult ADHD rose by 123% in the US – increases in stimulant medication prescriptions suggest its rise continues
the new york times
It’s Not Just a Chemical Imbalance* (Sunday Review)
Thinking of my mental illness as preordained missed many of the causes of — and solutions to — my emotional suffering.
We’re Finally Starting to Revolt Against the Cult of Ambition
The problem is not a sudden scourge of laziness. The problem is work.
What the Milwaukee Bucks’ Win Did for Their City
A basketball win won’t solve the city’s problems. But it can become a catalyst for renewed investment in a more equal and united urban fabric.
the new york times magazine
Letter of Recommendation: Naturism*
Nakedness doesn’t democratize social experience. Instead, it offers something better: a shared preoccupation.
the walrus
Burnt out and debt ridden, my generation is poised to change the household as we know it—maybe even for the better
Life in the Afternoon* (magazine)
The bloodless bullfighting of Dundalk, Ontario
*a personal favorite