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  1. quotables
    Y.A. Author: Teen Sex Scenes Can Temper Porn’s InfluenceThey’re gonna get the information somewhere. 
  2. encounters
    Meet Heloise, the Electro-Pop Diva of VermontHeloise and the Savoir Faire loses band members, gains beats, hopes for a car commercial. 
  3. quotables
    On Katy Perry’s Masterful Russell Brand TakedownIt’s a tour de force of trash talk. 
  4. reversals of fortune
    Pregnant Women Now Allowed Daily Tiny Glass of WineNow how will we know when Beyoncé is pregnant? 
  5. shmashmortion
    Young Republicans to Make Abortion FunnyWhat could possibly go wrong?
  6. happy father’s day
    Daddy Issues Aplenty at Chic ‘Literary Salon’Women writers on their fathers at Café Society.
  7. survey says
    Pew LGBT Survey: It Got BetterBut for now it still sucks.
  8. counterpoint
    Why Trent Franks Is Actually Worse Than Todd AkinA rebuttal.
  9. having it all
    Men Not Interested in Paternity Leave“Men who are active caregivers get teased and insulted more at work.” 
  10. What Would Happen If Representative Trent Franks’s Abortion Ban Passed?A handy illustration.
  11. bathroom update
    U.S. Senate Adds More Stalls to Ladies’ RoomWhen the glass ceiling is actually a tile floor.
  12. studies
    Anorexics ‘Squeeze’ to Fit Through Wide DoorsAnd pregnant people run into them.
  13. hot mikes
    Australian Soccer Coach Insults Women — in LatinNon sequitur sexistus.
  14. party reports
    Pussy Riot Quietly Honored by Performance ArtistsThey were right at home at a fund-raiser for badly behaved women.
  15. bad nights
    Heidi Klum’s Drunk Fight: Terrible, FamiliarIt happens.
  16. history
    Tampon Applicator Invented So We Wouldn’t Enjoy Tampons Too MuchThere must have been a misunderstanding.
  17. etiquette
    If You Must Cheat, Cheat QuietlyOr you will get shamed on social media.
  18. slacks
    Ad Age Notes Which ‘Women to Watch’ Wear PantsThat’s how you’ll spot them.
  19. last minute gifts
    Maybe Your Dad Wants an Acid Peel This Father’s DayWho knows. 
  20. marketing
    You Might Be Too Lazy for Oakley SunglassesUnlike Lululemon pants, they’re for sports only. (Sorry.)
  21. Kathleen Hanna Wants You to Dress Like You’re Asking for ItThe riot grrrl capsule collection has arrived at VFILES.
  22. great dates
    Feminist Heroes Gloria Steinem and Katie Holmes Break BreadViva liberated Katie!
  23. pussy riot
    Pussy Riot Makes First U.S. AppearanceAt feminist bookstore Bluestockings.
  24. war on women ii
    Democrats Confident GOP Will Continue to Reveal Gross Ignorance About WomenThe war on women, the sequel.
  25. world news
    Amid Tumult in Turkey, American Woman Shops“Of course I went out and got bombed.com right as all hell was about to break loose.”
  26. beauty crime
    Black Market for Hair Extensions Is ThrivingBurglars skip the register to steal human hair.
  27. plan b
    Some Morning-After Pills Now Available Over the CounterFor all ages!
  28. boobs or lose
    Cleavage Bans: Basically Just Size-ism?On making large-breasted girls cover up at prom. 
  29. cfd-haaaay!
    Lindsey Vonn Peed in a Cup at CFDA AwardsIt was for a drug test. 
  30. promiscuous girl
    Study: Sluts Have No FriendsEven promiscuous women don’t want to be friends with other promiscuous women.
  31. scapegoats
    Mississippi Governor Blames Low Literacy on Working MomsSigh.
  32. the invisible war
    Watch Senator Claire McCaskill Explain Rape to Military BrassIt’s not the same thing as sexual harassment.
  33. quotables
    Playboy’s Jimmy Jellinek Wants Female ReadersBut won’t give us the “pickle shot.”
  34. quotables
    Harry Potter’s Biological Clock Is TickingDo you feel old?
  35. binders full of women
    Female Senators Account for Changing Armed Services CommitteeWhat happens when women are in the room.
  36. quotables
    Jessica Chastain Thinks Seventies Hillary Clinton Was ‘Foxy’That’s how you get yourself a biopic audition.
  37. quotables
    Solange Knowles: ‘Next-Level Carpool Driver’Too many birthday parties in Brooklyn.
  38. celebrity sex ed
    Don’t Panic About Michael Douglas’s Oral Sex CancerThere’s a vaccine for this, remember?
  39. fad diets
    Some Paleo Diets Are Better Than OthersBut they’re all nonsense, says Scientific American.
  40. quotables
    Frances Bean Cobain Does Not Think Highly of TwilightOr is it Courtney Love who disapproves?
  41. watch
    Fox News’ Megyn Kelly Defends Female Breadwinners Against Network CreepsLou Dobbs calls her “Oh Dominant One.”
  42. topless jihad
    Femen Disrupts Germany’s Next Top Model TapingTop model, meet topless feminist.
  43. quotables
    Man Learns Difficulty of Maintaining Hairless Pubic Area“Block off two hours of your time.”
  44. boys’ clubs
    Men’s Answer to Leaning In: The Fraternity of Paternity“Men might actually be better at handling women’s issues than women,” writes Bloomberg Businessweek.
  45. the end of men
    Watch Fox News Panic Over the Rise of Female BreadwinnersThey say it’s “anti-science” for women to work outside the home.
  46. happy endings
    Here Come the Hurricane Sandy Babies!The months flew by, for those of us who don’t live in Far Rockaway.
  47. Cosmo Editor Joanna Coles Whistles While She WorksShe’s no stealthy office creeper.
  48. drag
    Large Abercrombie & Fitch Employees Forced to Wear Men’s ClothingThis sounds illegal.
  49. college
    Majority of Harvard Virgins Had Sex Before GraduationCongratulations, Class of 2013.
  50. benefits
    Allentown Prostitution Ring Offered Excellent Maternity LeaveBut might have still been sex-trafficking.
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