The XX Factor : china

India and China's Missing Girls

Jessica Grose — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:47:00 GMT

The New York Times Magazine published a special issue yesterday devoted to women in developing countries. The entire issue is extremely well done, but I was particularly intrigued by an article about the "daughter deficit" in India. The gender imbalance...(read more)

Hillary's Gestural M.O.

Eve Fairbanks — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Hanna , what did you make of Anne Applebaum's take on Hillary's so-practical-it's-just-short-of-cynical diplomatic style in today's Washington Post ? It was kind of a grudging shout-out, too, although I thought Applebaum didn't give Hillary quite enough...(read more)

Hillary Kissinger

Hanna Rosin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:16:00 GMT

A little shout-out for our new secretary of state, who, this past week, has been carving out her own brand of so-practical-it's-just-short-of-cynical diplomacy in China and elsewhere. Clinton was criticized for not publicly sticking it to Chinese leaders,...(read more)

The Cat Restaurant Next Door That Sabotaged My Relationships With Pets

Moe Tkacik — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Today at the deli while waiting for my egg-and-cheese I found myself speaking in affectionate tones to the obese white cat that resides by the cleaning products. It was a strange moment, because for the first thirty years of my life I had a sort of borderline...(read more)