The XX Factor : Naomi Wolf

Beauty Standards are an Epidemic

Samantha Henig — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:10:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX intern Claire Gordon: Women are defying the beauty backlash, as Amanda writes , and there are men who prefer the curvy and sneakered to the waxed and plastic. But there is still an epidemic of disordered eating and surgical self-improvement...(read more)

Naomi Wolf Explains Why Angelina Jolie Is Better Than Every Woman Ever

Willa Paskin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

In this month’s Harper’s Bazaar, Naomi Wolf has penned an absurd, overwrought, swooning love letter to Angelina Jolie , the woman who, in Wolf’s analysis, most fully embodies “having it all.” It’s just about impossible to read this piece and simultaneously...(read more)

Innocents on Stage

E.J. Graff — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Well, Dahlia, I disagree: Susan Boyle doesn't look at all like an ordinary suburban woman. I'm as in love with her video as everyone else, and yes, appalled by the condescension with which she's being treated. But I think I understand it. In our era,...(read more)