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creative women are becoming increasingly dangerous to men who have historically gotten away with being shitty
on Lily Allen, David Harbour, and "Vogue World" as the perfect distraction for Hollywood's blatant muzzling of women's voices and our stories.
 • Rebecca Woolf
choosing the ache for more over the acceptance of less
on love, limerence and no longer martyring oneself on the altar of convention
 • Rebecca Woolf and Mindy Walder
motherhood isn't the problem, patriarchy is.
why conservatism will always win if progressive women insist on throwing the babies out with the bathwater
 • Rebecca Woolf
"an insecure man will punish you for loving him"
on Nicole Kidman, the infantilization of boyfriends and marrying men who will grow to hate you for being out of their league
 • Rebecca Woolf
Living on the Edge
On Rediscovering Tension and the Potency of Longing
 • Rebecca Woolf
on the rampant policing of stranger’s feelings on the Internet
no one thinks they’re a bad guy, but it is a problem when everyone thinks that they’re good
 • Rebecca Woolf
our obsession with aesthetics has made us boring and unsocial. (death to the mood board! long live the house party!)
cultivating community requires a living room, an open door and a pile of dishes in the sink you'll get to later. (and several tangents before I get to…
 • Rebecca Woolf
the braid
the braid
a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.
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