by Densie Webb | Jul 16, 2021
Like many women her age, my twenty-something daughter is not afraid to show off her midsection; she’s comfortable in low-slung jeans, bikinis, hip-hugging shorts, whatever. Sometimes I look at her and think, “Was my stomach ever that flat?” But I know the...
by Janice Eidus | Jul 9, 2021
I was sitting in my Manhattan apartment recently with eight of my pals when the subject of friendship came up. Specifically, why some close female friendships last through thick and thin, ups and downs, sickness and health, trauma and heartache, while others don’t...
by Sheila Weller | Jun 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: With the news that Christiane Amanpour has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, we’re republishing this vivid profile by Sheila Weller. We have long admired Amanpour, and do so even more now that she’s using her ordeal to help other...
by Hillary Quinn | Jun 8, 2021
One morning, not long ago, I was taking a crack-of-dawn vacation flight: I got up at 4 a.m., washed and dried my hair, and dressed in a decent travel outfit. Thinking I’d bypass the usual makeup until landing time—foundation, concealer, powder, liner, mascara,...
by Sarah Gold | May 29, 2021
When the distinctive guitar riff suddenly throbbed from my countertop speakers, I was at my kitchen sink, innocently washing asparagus. It was a sonic blast from my long-ago past (and the deep archives of my iPod library): the twangy opening cadence of the B-52s’...