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"Cat Person" and Me

Since I first read Kristen Roupenian’s viral story, I’ve wondered: How did she know about me?

Alexis Nowicki·Slate·July 20213.0(1)

"Cat Person" and Me

She Watched Her Own Murder on Screen—the Man Next to Her Masturbated.

She Watched Her Own Murder on Screen—the Man Next to Her Masturbated.

Sayyida Shaheen Noor·Medium·May 2026

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Cat Person

Cat Person

Kristen Roupenian·The New Yorker

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The Post-Me Too Generation Gets Its Me Too Moment

The Post-Me Too Generation Gets Its Me Too Moment

Zoe Yu·Intelligencer·October 2026

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In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

Andrea Dworkin·Evergreen Review·June 1994

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In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

In Memory of Nicole Brown Simpson

Andrea Dworkin·Evergreen Review·June 1994

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The Missing Part of Women’s Anatomy Isn’t an Oversight. The Reason Is Far Darker.

The Missing Part of Women’s Anatomy Isn’t an Oversight. The Reason Is Far Darker.

Wendy A. Lawrence·Glass Empires By W. A. Lawrence·October 2026

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The NFL’s $192 Million Bet on Flag Football Is Paying Off With Teen Girls

The NFL’s $192 Million Bet on Flag Football Is Paying Off With Teen Girls

Amanda Mull·Bloomberg.com·October 2026

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Brooding: Are We Raising a Generation of Heteropessimists?

Brooding: Are We Raising a Generation of Heteropessimists?

Kathryn Jezer-Morton·The Cut·October 2026

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The Incident at Little River

The Incident at Little River

Andrew Nurkin·The Assembly·September 2026

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The Great Romance Slump

The Great Romance Slump

Faith Hill·The Atlantic·September 2026

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Rebecca Traister: Gloria Steinem Loved Women

Rebecca Traister: Gloria Steinem Loved Women

Rebecca Traister·The Cut·September 2026

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Sorority Row’s GLP-1 Secret

Sorority Row’s GLP-1 Secret

Angelina Chapin·The Cut·September 2026

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The body and the poem and the demon all walk into a bar

The body and the poem and the demon all walk into a bar

Helen Hindpere·Substack·October 2023

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For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms

For Female Climbers, Dangers Go Beyond Avalanches and Storms

Anna Callaghan&Jenny Vrentas·The New York Times·May 2024

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There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

Nick Keppler·Slate·August 2026

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Revenge of the Simps

Revenge of the Simps

Ezra Marcus·The Cut·July 2026

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Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani

Unlucky Charms: The Rise and Fall of Billion-Dollar Jewelry Empire Alex and Ani

Aaron Gell·Medium·July 2020

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Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype

Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype

Rebecca Liu·The Guardian·April 2026

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She Watched Her Own Murder on Screen—the Man Next to Her Masturbated.

She Watched Her Own Murder on Screen—the Man Next to Her Masturbated.

Sayyida Shaheen Noor·Medium·May 2026

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What Would A Woman Do To An Unconscious Man If She Thought No-One Would Find Out?

What Would A Woman Do To An Unconscious Man If She Thought No-One Would Find Out?

Anna Wharton·White Ink with Anna Wharton·December 2024

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To Valera

To Valera

Lars Horn·Off Assignment·March 2026

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The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

The ‘Manosphere’ Isn’t a Movement. It’s a Multibillion-Dollar Grievance Industry

Miles Klee·Wired·August 2026

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Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy

Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy

Mark Warren·Esquire·April 2024

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Progressives Don't Understand Masculinity

Progressives Don't Understand Masculinity

LastBlueDog·LastBlueDog·May 2026

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Opinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis

Opinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis

Nadja Spiegelman&Frederick Joseph&Ruth Whippman&Vishakha Darbha·The New York Times·May 2026

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Who Was the Gayest Roman Emperor?

Who Was the Gayest Roman Emperor?

Russell Sprout·Sproutstack·March 2026

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When Children Say They’re Trans

When Children Say They’re Trans

Jesse Singal·The Atlantic·June 2018

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Living By The Sword

Living By The Sword

Scott Alexander·Slate Star Codex·June 2014

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How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50

How men are? The Preposterously Testosterone-fuelled Taxi Driver turns 50

John Doran·The Quietus·February 2026

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Seeking Ann

Investigative Journalism

Seeking Ann

Laura Yan·The Outline·March 2017

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"Cat Person" and Me

"Cat Person" and Me

Alexis Nowicki·Slate·July 2021

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