The XX Factor : New York Magazine

Is Urban Living Changing What It Means To Be a Dog?

Jessica Grose — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:34:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX contributor Lauren Bans: There’s no question, as Charles Schulz once said, that, “Happiness is a warm puppy.” For every baby-sitter-gets-hardcore-DPed video on the Internet, there’s a clip of sleepy-eyed, murmuring golden retrievers...(read more)

Everyone's Talking Polka Dots

Jessica Grose — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:30:00 GMT

I still don't think M.I.A. was trying to look sexy, Marjorie . I think she was trying to look provocative and faintly goofy. She's wearing puffy white sneakers with that getup, not spiked heels. And M.I.A.'s not the only one to find the polka-dotted dress...(read more)

Do Women Really Aspire To Drink Men "Under The Table"?

Moe Tkacik — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:02:00 GMT

If there is a cultural phenomenon about which I can really do without the expertise contained within the average weekly magazine feature on the subject, it is the one about women who live in New York and drink more than they ought. Still, I am a female...(read more)

Be My, Be My, Be My Yoko Ono

Bonnie Goldstein — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:17:00 GMT

Hmmm. What must Yoko Ono, herself a formidable artist and media force, think about her de facto daughter-in-law's performance art in New York magazine this week? Charlotte Kemp Muhl, apparently Sean Lennon’s girlfriend and Sarabeth DeLeury (a "philosopher...(read more)