Kathryn Hahn dishes on her signature locks, talks career evolution as she enchants audiences in ‘Agatha All Along’
“I’ve been in so many ensembles where I’ve been, like, the horny mom. Or the horny divorced mom. And I loved all those parts! But…
Opinion: I want a better world for women in comedy than the one in ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’
CNN — “Sorry/Not Sorry,” in theaters Friday, revisits the 2017 comedy-world firestorm involving five women’s accounts of sexual misconduct by comedian Louis C.K. and the aftermath in which he was welcomed…
Opinion: Andrew McCarthy still has hurt feelings about the ‘Brat Pack’ label. I can understand why
CNN — At first glance, the Hulu documentary “Brats” promises a deep dive into 1980s nostalgia via its director and star, Andrew McCarthy. His mission: to unpack the decades of damage…
Opinion: The female gaze is taking over page and screen, and it is hot
CNN — No matter how much progress we’ve made on middle-aged women and visibility — from a huge increase in menopause research and advocacy to the relatively recent expansion of…
In It’s Not Hysteria, Dr. Karen Tang Translates Her TikTok Ethos To The Page
In a TikTok video posted on May 2, Jonathan Van Ness does a sort-of call-and-response with Dr. Karen Tang. He and the gynecologist go back and forth…
‘Riverdale’ alum Madelaine Petsch on her chilling vacation thriller ‘The Strangers’
“I spent six months trying to relearn things I actually like in my own life,” says Madelaine Petsch, who played venomous queen bee Cheryl Blossom…
Julia Fox on parenting, ghosts and taking her wild style to ‘OMG Fashun’
‘I’ll be damned if I’ll be caught in an outfit someone else has,” says Julia Fox. “That’s where I draw the line.” Fox’s latest hair…
Opinion: This Netflix show is hard to watch. That doesn’t diminish its message
CNN — The Netflix hit “Baby Reindeer” has taken the world by storm with its nuanced, painfully honest portrayal of one man’s experience of stalking and abuse….
Opinion: It’s time to change the way we think about sociopaths
CNN — Are we finally ready to take another look at why we love to hate sociopaths so much? The answer to that question may depend on…
Opinion: As a cancer survivor, I feel for Kate Middleton
CNN — As news that Catherine, Princess of Wales had announced her cancer diagnosis dominated headlines Friday, I felt a deep and traumatic solidarity. Recovering from major abdominal surgery…
Opinion: The next time I want to see Timothée Chalamet, I’ll do it from the comfort of my couch
CNN — Last week, I ditched work one day and went to a matinee at a local AMC theater. It was a Timothée Chalamet movie, because statistically of course it was.
Sarah Paulson takes Broadway for a shocking spin in ‘Appropriate’
To paraphrase Chekhov’s gun principle, if you see a Sarah Paulson in the first act, she’s going to go off by the third.
Sundance Is Virtually Inaccessible
Sundance is back, baby! And by “back,” I mean limited to artists and members of the press who have the deep-pocketed funding and the physical…
Opinion: These people are fat. It’s none of your business
CNN — I’m aware of the inherent cliché in saying that someone’s “so brave” for talking publicly about their own struggles. But it’s a challenge not to associate that…
Inside the queer, witchy ‘they bar’ of Millvale, Pa.
MILLVALE — Don’t call Harold’s Haunt a gay bar. Or a lesbian bar. The queer, Wiccan-owned watering hole bills itself as a “they bar,” a nod to…
The Top 10 Films of 2023
This was a terrific movie year for sticking it to the patriarchy.
Opinion: The hilarious movie that puts shame in the corner
CNN — In a year that’s seen one hit after another to women’s rights, “Poor Things” is a welcome, raunchy, hilarious escape. Yorgos Lanthimos’ steampunk dark comedy stars Emma Stone, who gives…
Sara Bareilles on love, anxiety and a new film version of ‘Waitress’
As a musical theater-obsessed kid growing up in Eureka, Calif., Sara Bareilles didn’t have access to big Broadway shows. So she can’t wait to roll out…
Opinion: It’s time for radical transparency about money
CNN — When comedian Maria Bamford was writing her memoir, she wanted to pack it with as many financial details about herself as possible. “As a Minnesotan, I…
Coal Miner’s ‘Hunger Games’
I didn’t expect to walk out of a Hunger Games movie with a roots music buzz, but I’m not complaining!
Opinion: The moment ‘Priscilla’ became a horror movie for me
It’s upsetting right from the jump, when the baby-faced 14-year-old doing her homework at a diner is selected, by a grown man, to go to a…
Meet the podcaster, author, and hairstylist bringing Pa.’s haunted history to life
Marlin Bressi has an affinity for stories of the strange-but-true variety, and he’ll tell you there’s no better place to dig for them than Pennsylvania….
Opinion: ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ lives again
CNN — For “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans, news of a podcast called “Slayers,” which is set 10 years after the “Buffy” story ended and picks up…
Opinion: Julia Ormond is speaking for a generation of women who won’t be silenced
CNN — There’s a question I find myself asking when watching movies from previous decades: Whatever happened to that actress? She was so good and then just … not…
Hotel Hell
The Royal Hotel opens with a scene whose vibe will be familiar, I think, for most women.
7 years walking the world: what the ultimate slow travel trip taught me about life
Inspired to live life more fully following the death of a friend, New Jersey native Tom Turcich, set himself a goal to see and experience the world on…
Opinion: Why bad behavior is good in these new teen-girl satires
CNN — If you want a barometer of cultural terrors, the latest movie about teenage girls is usually a good place to look.
Cats and cannons collide at Gettysburg’s feline-themed Civil War museum
Before cats ruled the internet, the felines ran the battlefield. At least, that’s history as told by Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama…
Opinion: Why I’m hoping ‘motherhood spectrum’ will be the new ‘sober curious’
CNN — Imagine, if you will, seeing this headline: “Jon Hamm is happy as a man without kids: ‘I’ve had a great sexy-ass life.’”
Opinion: We no longer know how to behave in public
CNN — The simultaneous arrival of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in movie theaters has spawned a slew of hand-wringing articles about a drastic decline in people’s behavior in cinemas. More disturbingly, a number of touring…
Having long COVID means I’ve had to change how and where I travel
Martha Lee from Devon, England, an avid traveler and hiker, explains to Sara Stewart how having long COVID has affected – but not stopped – her ability to move…
Opinion: Barbie doesn’t belong in a box
CNN — The release of the hotly-anticipated “Barbie” movie is almost upon us, and the cultural buzz has never been louder. The film, starring Margot Robbie in…
Opinion: The kind of superhero we need right now
CNN — Like a plot twist out of the multiverse, a huge comic-book movie is currently tanking at the box office while an anti-superhero, anti-capitalist streaming series garners raves….
Opinion: When the answer could be a bullet, no one will ask the question
The entirety of our culture now seems increasingly like the Wild West, where the answer to “could you please stop doing that?” or even just…
Bird enthusiasts are flocking to Alabama this summer – here’s why
With over 430 bird species and hundreds of designated viewing areas, Alabama is an ideal destination for observing feathered friends in their pristine natural habitats….
Opinion: Why ‘Ted Lasso’ belongs at the White House
CNN — On Monday, the White House hosted cast members from the Apple TV+ show “Ted Lasso” for a discussion of mental health awareness.
Opinion: I was diagnosed with colon cancer at a young age. We’re seeing a lot more cases like mine
CNN — If I could pick one refrain I heard the most from doctors and nurses during my months of treatment for colon cancer in 2018, it’d…
In The Fight Over Abortion Access, Kiki Freedman Is Playing The Long Game
“We knew going into this that it was going to be extraordinarily difficult,” says Kiki Freedman, the co-founder of the abortion telemedicine website Hey Jane, about…
Judy Blume is here to save us
It’s a dark time to be a young reader in this country – so it couldn’t be a better time for a Blume renaissance.
Summer Lee Doesn’t Care For Your Small Talk
As the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania, Summer Lee is well acquainted with challenging the status quo.
Opinion: Rest is indeed resistance. For me and others, so is being childfree
We rarely talk about the positive possibilities that open up when women make the informed choice not to be mothers – or choose not to do…
For Gisele Fetterman, John’s Healing Is A “Triumph”
When Gisele Barreto Fetterman first moved to a struggling western Pennsylvania town in 2008, she didn’t know many people, so she befriended a fellow scrappy…
‘Dahmer’ debate is finally saying the quiet part about true crime out loud
CNN — Has true crime jumped the shark? The heated debate over Netflix’s new “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” suggests an evolution is in order for the…
The Andie MacDowell Renaissance Is Upon Us
The ’90s icon has always done things her own way. Now, the world is finally catching up to her.
Why this GenX-er is jealous of Gen Z
(CNN) Once again the kids are showing us all how to do life better. According to a recent New York Times story, thirtysomething managers are being…
It’s time for Americans to un-weaponize ‘laziness’
(CNN) Why do we only learn to appreciate our lives when we’re in dire straits?
Colon cancer survivor says it’s time to take the disease seriously
In a year that has already brought so much tragedy and loss, Chadwick Boseman’s death at age 43 seems unthinkably cruel and unfair. How could such a…
Opinion: The glorious ‘Hacks’ threw its audience a bleak curveball. What now?
Who saw that “Hacks” finale twist coming? Possibly only someone who had just finished a rewatch of “All About Eve.”
NFL reporter Erin Andrews speaks out on cancer, infertility and playing matchmaker to Taylor Swift
What’s Erin Andrews’ secret? Simple: “I’m a superfan myself,” says the famed sports reporter. “I love football so much. I love reading about these guys….
Opinion: Thank goodness this season of ‘Bridgerton’ isn’t short on the sex
(CNN) — “Bridgerton” is finally back, and the new season has been infused with a much-needed aphrodisiac.