Anne Helen Petersen
The Best Shows To Watch When You're Feeling Anxious
We all deserve a break.
Tomi Obaro
How Millennials Are Talking To Their Boomer Relatives About The Coronavirus
The big issue? So many of them don’t want to consider themselves “old” or “vulnerable.”
Anne Helen Petersen
Yes, You Actually Can Do Something About The Coronavirus
No individual can stop the coronavirus from spreading. But we can make crucial changes — big and small — to protect and help the people around us.
Anne Helen Petersen
How "My Dark Vanessa" Became One Of The Biggest Books Of The Year
Kate Elizabeth Russell on her new novel: “It had to be fiction. It had to be artifice. Because otherwise — how could I stand it?"
Anne Helen Petersen
Taylor Swift And The Gray Area Of Disordered Eating
As Taylor Swift admits in the Netflix documentary Miss Americana, unhealthy relationships with food can hide in plain sight.
Anne Helen Petersen
How Margot Robbie Changed Her Hollywood Destiny
Once pigeonholed as “the hottest blonde ever,” the star of Birds of Prey has become one of Hollywood’s most promising producers.
Anne Helen Petersen
“Cheer” Captures What It Really Felt Like To Be A Cheerleader
The Netflix documentary Cheer shows viewers something I learned a long time ago: All kinds of people become cheerleaders, for all kinds of reasons — and some are profoundly changed by it. (A few spoilers.)
Anne Helen Petersen
“Knives Out” And The Revenge Of The Pretty Good Movie
Rian Johnson’s star-studded whodunnit has succeeded by exceeding people’s expectations for what they’ll find at the movie theater.
Anne Helen Petersen
How The 2010s Killed The Celebrity Gossip Machine
In 2010, celebrities were beholden to swarms of paparazzi and the ever-present threat of TMZ. A decade later, they’re back in control.
Anne Helen Petersen
Adam Driver Really Might Be *The* Actor Of His Generation
The Marriage Story star has developed over the past decade from a Hollywood curiosity to one of the most fascinating and unignorable actors working today.
Anne Helen Petersen
12 People Talk Honestly About How They Paid Off Their Debt
“When I made the final payment, I actually felt shame. I should be happy, but it seems like a lot of my cohort paid theirs off like a decade or more ago?"
Anne Helen Petersen
This Sort-Of Socialist Church Is Taking A Radical Approach To Christianity
Jubilee Baptist is a quasi-socialist, anti-racist, LGBTQ-affirming church conducting a bold experiment: focusing on debt, work, and freedom from oppression instead of fear and moralism.
Anne Helen Petersen
25 TV Episodes From This Decade We’ll Never Forget
Narrowing down the 25 best TV episodes from the past 10 years is maybe a silly thing to do. But we tried it anyway.
Adam B. Vary
Mister Rogers And The Dark Abyss Of The Adult Soul
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a movie about how startling it is to be brought back to an open-heartedness that most of us spend our lives unlearning.
Anne Helen Petersen
Anyone Who Cares About Gun Laws Should Pay Attention To What’s Happening In Idaho
The national war over gun control remains at a standstill. But in the small Idaho town of Sandpoint, Second Amendment activists are fortifying the rights they say are constitutionally theirs — no matter the cost.
Anne Helen Petersen
Jennifer Aniston Is Angry Now And It’s Thrilling To Watch
On The Morning Show, Jennifer Aniston captures the rage of so many famous women of a certain age.
Anne Helen Petersen
The Company That Branded Your Millennial Life Is Pivoting To Burnout
When the marketing team behind brands like Sweetgreen and Everlane found themselves burning out, they shifted their business focus to doing something about it. But if capitalism caused this problem, can capitalism fix it?
Anne Helen Petersen
I Can’t Stop Thinking About Whatever Is Going On With Jeremy Renner
How Jeremy Renner went from action star on the rise to a guy with a busted app and an Amazon camping store.
Anne Helen Petersen
14 Millennials Got Honest About How They Afforded Homeownership
“I don't know anyone in their twenties who has the savings for a down payment without family help.”
Anne Helen Petersen
Kate Hudson Was Destined For Hollywood Greatness. Then She Pivoted To Leggings.
When Kate Hudson’s film career plateaued, she did what more and more Hollywood women have done: cashed out her image with an incredibly successful lifestyle brand.
Anne Helen Petersen
