She Leads: Trailblazers Of The Past, Present & Future
Celebrate change-making women like Toni Morrison (pictured in 1977) who have passed the baton from the early Women’s Rights Movements to the leaders of our modern day society.
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In pursuit of 'Instagram face,' are we losing the imperfections that make us human?
Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the bestselling author of the essay collection "Trick Mirror." Seven years ago, she coined the phrase Instagram face, capturing the beauty ideal of the social media era. Her new essay asks what that face has become.
Broadway legend André De Shields helps bring 'Hadestown' to the big screen
De Shields made his Broadway debut in the 1975 original production of The Wiz. He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in Hadestown and co-stars in the new film of last year's London revival.
Harriet Clark's novel 'The Hill' draws on her 37 years visiting her mom in prison
Clark was a baby in 1981 when her mother, a member of a radical left-wing group, acted as a getaway driver in the robbery of a Brink's truck. Her new novel is based on the years that followed.
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