Kat on today's intermixing of public life, private life, and inner life ... Gawking at the inside of the homes of coworkers and celebrities ... What does "being seen" by art mean? ... Phoebe on the high ethical stakes of grocery shopping ... "If you were really a good person, you would find a way to stop eating" ... Is "Karen" a slur? ...

The strange argument that Pete Buttigieg is not gay enough ... You don't know what you are, but you know you're not straight ... Phoebe's essay critiquing "ugh-men" feminism ... Phoebe: We can't rationally explain our sexual preferences ... Do women in America have it better than ever? ... Personal experiences of sexism ... A very odd Elizabeth Warren tattoo ...

The controversy over the new thriller novel American Dirt ... Phoebe: The trouble is that now every novel is supposed to "do good" ... The Shining doesn't represent an authentic hotel caretaker's experience ... "Don't read this, read that" ... Kat: Women writers are not supposed to not take up space ... The NYT's dual presidential endorsement as a failed feminist gesture ...

The ethics of posting some guy's lame dating app profile ... "The high school-ness of it all" ... The toxic combo of performative punching plus public dating ... It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man lacking a bed frame must be...what exactly? ... Our furniture, ourselves ...

Stationary bike company Peloton's holiday ad drives the Internet batty ... Does the ad have a secret message? ... Kat: The ad is about spiritual transformation through exercise ... When banal chitchat at holiday parties goes viral ... An era of performative hypersensitivity/outrage ... The gender politics of a $400 Star Wars Dutch oven ...

Meghan's new book, The Problem with Everything ... Are women less inclined to be heterodox thinkers? ... Generational differences between Gen Xers and Millennials ... How childhood became highly gendered ... The commercialization of feminism and the plight of men ... The non-universality of #MeToo stories ... Meghan responds to ageist criticism of her book ...

The strange trend of using asterisks to talk shit on Twitter ... Nicole Cliffe alleges (without evidence) that Jeff Goldblum is a bad man ... "Oh no, not him!" vs. "I always knew!" ... Why is Cliffe so powerful on Twitter? ... Kat: Cancel culture is about the erosion of trust ...

Support Feminine Chaos on Patreon! ... Examining the idea of squandering your privilege ... Lauren Duca teaches at NYU and everyone gets mad ... The trickiness of writing a profile of someone who is sort of an asshole ... Fashion magazines get woke: "Your problem areas are now your problematic areas" ... Vogue's interview with Rihanna sparks a bizarre Twitter backlash ... Why websites run articles about not seeing a movie ... Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition shows you can be both sexy AND smart! ...

Hey, you guys, is there something wrong with the phrase "you guys"? ... Phoebe: "I have trouble believing people are actually offended" ... Is language policing objectively pro-Trump? ... The epic Instagram-influencer friendship drama of Caroline and Natalie ... Is Natalie just as guilty as Caroline? ... Does Caroline deserve this sort of takedown? ...

The AOC cardboard cutout scandal ... Phoebe urges us to remember that some things are "bad, but not the worst" ... Sit your sons down and explain to them why certain jokes aren't funny ... Re-examining the viral story of racial bias at Yale ... "Christian Girl Autumn" and stereotyping strangers online ... The misogyny of "women who look like they want to speak to a manager" ... Detective Kat investigates supermodel Emily Ratajkowski's alleged armpit hair ...