What does it take to go from stay-at-home mom to leader of a large church? Nancy Marroquin asked herself, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”
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“Invisible” and Irresistible: Tracey Ullman Cracks Us Up Again
With her uncanny impersonations of women like Angela Merkel, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Judi Dench on her HBO show, Tracey Ullman makes us laugh—and calls out bitter truths.
Who You Calling “Elitist?” Fake Snobs and Real Anti-Snobs
A tin-eared opinion piece about social divisions that went viral prompted Sheila Weller to think about how members of the so-called “snobby” sex are often anything but. The first installment of Weller’s new NextTribe column on women and culture.
Just Like Us: Sheryl Crow’s “Be Myself” Reads Our Minds
The woman who only wanted to “have some fun” half a lifetime ago has gone through rough patches and has produced an album that resonates now.
Long Marriages: What You Get, What You Give Up
Two riveting new memoirs offer good girl/bad girl takes on midlife marriage. It’s all here: regrets, rewards, restlessness, ambivalence, comfort, sex, sexual fantasies. And maybe sexual dalliance.
Waiting For What? A Search for Midlife Meaning In 21 Scenes
Playwright Ayun Halliday wrote Zamboni Godot as a female-only take off on Samuel Beckett’s classic that explores inertia at midlife. Here’s the backstory on the play and the novice middle-age actresses who stepped out of their comfort zones to take part.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Second Book Is Far from ‘Lean In’—in a Good Way
Option B: When you can’t “lean in” (or barely stand)
The Pushers: How a Former Hairstylist Turned Her Layoff into a New Business
Kathy Murphy spun job loss, divorce and money problems into a movie deal.
The Enduring Power of the Catfight: A Lament
Entertaining? Maybe. Helpful? No.
