I came out of the Facebook movie, The Social Network, a tad giddy. It was a great ride. I loved those Winklevoss twins! Then a day later I was furious at the depiction of women. I went online and found others also thought it was an incredibly sexist film (cheers, Jezebel). That was the beginning of this essay, A Man's Domain. Read more.
I can't say enough nice things about mom-model-musician Karen Elson. She was a fabulous interview. Read more.
See that coverline, Where Has Our Ambition Gone? That's my story. You can read it here. Thank you to everyone who gave their wonderfully ambitious thoughts: Emily Gould, JaneMaree Maher, Lama Perin, Karen Russo, Shelli-Anne Couch, Danielle LaPorte, Elspeth Tremblay, Rachel Delahaye, Anna Klein and Emma Pearse. Thank you, ladies.
I know I should write a blurb about the words, and yes, I really did travel out to New Jersey for this one. And I really was struck by how beauty companies are trying to look out for the environment. I think credit should be given to Anita Roddick of The Body Shop for blazing a trail. But that photo, with the dramatic scarf in the lush rainforest, is so arresting. Read the full story here.
It's a gray day in Brooklyn, so it seems alright to bring out this essay on women and aging. I know, I know, I shouldn't be so gloomy. It was my editor's idea and I ran with it. Read the rest of the story here.
I was asked to write a story about women and money and then the economy went bust. Regardless, women and money is an infinitely interesting topic.
These beauty stories came out of a trip to India. I visited my friend Karen Russo who is doing amazing work for ABC News in the region.
So I was clicking through photos from the Oscars and saw Jake Gyllenhaal and he was wearing too much makeup. Don't worry, he wasn't wearing makeup when I met him.
Usually I'm the one asking the questions. But for this story I spent an hour on the phone talking about me. It was for a Style Statement. And mine is, drum roll please, Modern Luminous.
