Sally Edelstein’s collage featuring a 50-year-old gun-violence ad is the centerpoint of the one-year anniversary of Highland Park’s mass shooting.
Oooof! Trump Gives Pack Rats Like Me a Bad Name
After decades collecting the ephemera of life, Sally Edelstein understands Trump’s desire to hoard paper. But that doesn’t mean she approves.
Growing Up in a Mad, Mad, Mad Magazine World: A Tribute
MAD magazine, now 70, provoked a generation of Baby Boomers to challenge the culture at large. Including this life-long collector.
After 40 Years of Marching, Why We Have to Do It Again
Are we headed back to the dark ages? Sally Edelstein thinks so. Which is why she’s headed to the streets once more in protest.
Stop with the Christmas Versus Hanukkah. Think Christmas AND Hanukkah
Still true to her Jewish roots, Sally Edelstein recalls the importance of Christmas in her life. In a year of too-much division, embracing both festivals feels right to her.
What Surviving PTSD Has Taught Me about Riding Out This Post-Election Day Stress
As a survivor of abuse and rape, Sally Edelstein knows PTSD when she sees it. And she sees it all around her. Here are her thoughts on recovery and resilience.
What Trump Doesn’t Know About Suburban Women Hurts Us All
Trump’s assurance that he would be getting husbands back to work shows how little he knows of American women and of the past he wants to return us all to.
Amy Coney Barrett Is So Much Better Than Me—At Least at This
We got an answer to one burning question during Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing. Here’s why it’s making Sally Edelstein feel bad about herself.
