The Electric Typewriter
Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.30th Dec
by Lucy Grealy
There was a long period of time, almost a year, during which I never looked in a mirror. It wasn’t easy, for I’d never suspected just how omnipresent are our own images.
7th Dec
by Lindy West
This is my body. It is MINE. I am not ashamed of it. In fact, I love everything about it. Men find it attractive. Clothes look awesome on it. My brain rides around in it all day and comes up with funny jokes.
18th Sep
by Amy Wallace
The perfectly rounded breass is to L.A. what big hair is to Dallas. Whether saline or silicone, ta-tas put the la-la in Los Angeles.
15th Dec
13th Oct
by Jennifer Egan
I remember her picture: somber, willowy, standing on a bathroom scale, her shoulder blades jutting out like wings. I looked at her and felt my whole being compress into a single strand of longing. I wanted that. Anorexia.
