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Op-Ed: Writer's Dive Into Polyamory Is a 'Cautionary Tale'

Lindy West's new book reveals painful 'self-abnegation' beneath her feminist persona: NYT

(Newser) - Millennial feminism's glossy success story looks very different up close in Michelle Goldberg's latest New York Times opinion column . She zeroes in on writer Lindy West—once a loud, funny standard-bearer for online feminism and fat positivity—whose new memoir, Adult Braces , recounts a marriage shaped by her...

Louis CK Allegations Are 'Best Thing' to Happen to Comedy

It's time for a 'full reckoning,' writes Lindy West

(Newser) - "This is the best thing that has happened to comedy in a long time," Lindy West writes in the New York Times regarding the allegations against Louis CK. And despite the headline "Why Men Aren't Funny," that's not coming from a longtime CK...

A 'Witch Hunt' Against Powerful Men? Damn Straight

Lindy West takes on 'cultural malfunction' she says created men like Woody, Weinstein, Trump

(Newser) - Lindy West isn't the only person miffed that Woody Allen recently piped in on the Harvey Weinstein scandal , saying it shouldn't turn into a "witch hunt" —but she's one of the few conceding that "yes, this is a witch hunt. I'm a witch...

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