Alexandra Marshall

Normandie

Writer at Large at AIR MAIL

Journalist, @airmailweekly, W, WSJ, Vogue, Travel & Leisure, etc. Clueless middle-aged French countryside bumbling at https://t.co/YnjYrpiaUj We'll see.

Articles

A Wave of Kidnappings Targeting Cryptocurrency Entrepreneurs Has Rocked Paris

3 weeks ago | airmail.news | Alexandra Marshall

On Tuesday, Kim Kardashian arrived at the Palais de Justice to testify against her 2016 robbers, covered in maharaja-worthy diamonds. We know that her spectacular necklace contained 80 stones that totaled 52.17 carats, because its designer, Samer Halimeh New York, put out a press release before the cameras even stopped flashing. This works in America, where wealth is so conflated with virtue that Trump is serving his second term, but French culture relishes turning that value system on its head.
From Griswold to Comstock: The battle for birth control returns - The Boston Globe

Jan 20, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Alexandra Marshall

Like many women, I’ve had more pregnancies than I have children. While I have relied on various forms of contraception, it has failed me three times. Why am I telling you this? Because my own fate and that of all women — and therefore the fate of the world — is defined by the reliability, or not, of our reproductive systems.
Expatriating Won’t Fix It

Nov 9, 2024 | alexandramarshall.substack.com | Alexandra Marshall

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Meet Sister Gertrude, a Beer-Brewing Nun Who Conspired to Commit Genocide

Nov 8, 2024 | airmail.news | Alexandra Marshall

The story seemed like lifestyle press catnip: from a sleepy corner of southeastern Belgium comes the first modern abbey beer brewed by nuns. Some of the best-known Belgian beers originated from clerics, but for centuries their craft was the exclusive domain of monks who eventually started licensing their recipes to lay professionals. Here comes girl power, at Maredret Abbey, whose first two brews debuted a couple of years ago.
Q&A with Diversity Award Winner Alexandra Marshall

Oct 2, 2024 | mtu.edu | Dawn Corwin |Alexandra Marshall

As director of Residence Education, Alexandra Marshall is dedicated to creating spaces within Michigan Tech's residence halls where all students can feel they belong. Through her leadership in initiatives like the Husky Closet Collective and the expansion of gender-inclusive housing, Marshall's impact has fostered diversity, equity, inclusion, and sense of belonging (DEIS) on campus. "She consistently responds to the needs of students and takes action to meet those needs.
‘Men’s Rights and Nothing More, Women’s Rights and Nothing Less’

Sep 26, 2024 | prospect.org | Alexandra Marshall

There's too much at stake this November for us to quit. As we navigate another presidential election year, thoughtful independent journalism is more important than ever. We're committed to bringing you the latest news on what's really happening across the country this election season, shining a light on the stories corporate media overlooks and keeping the public informed about how power really works in America. Please support us today.
Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

Aug 26, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Alexandra Marshall
Rejecting Denial and Embracing Sorrow: On Writing the Story of a Husband’s Suicide

Aug 26, 2024 | lithub.com | Alexandra Marshall

In my first attempt to address the subject of my young husband’s suicide, the story I wrote bore no resemblance to the reality of his death, or to my own life. I thought this was what creativity was all about. The best thing about that earliest work was its title, The Child Widow, which was a gift from Philip Roth, my first reader, who awarded it like a gold star when he encouraged me to consider myself a writer. After that false start in 1970 I went on to write other novels.
Another Vaccine Tyrant Repents – The Daily Sceptic

Aug 8, 2024 | dailysceptic.org | Alexandra Marshall

Former New South Wales Premier, Dominic Perrottet, came out this week and declared that Covid vaccine mandates enforced by his Government were “wrong”. It’s all well and good for Mr Perrottet to come clean now, during a valedictory speech, as he retires from politics. There are no consequences for his admission, no risk to his political future, and therefore no bravery or credit which I am prepared to offer him.
Emmanuel Macron's Call for Elections Courts Chaos in France

Jun 21, 2024 | airmail.news | Alexandra Marshall

Given what we know about Emmanuel Macron’s nutritional habits, we can’t blame his June 9 call for a snap legislative election on a breakfast of Four Loko and MDMA. But the timing, an hour after his party had taken a beating in the European parliamentary elections, suggests both overstimulation and hallucination. Macron left just seven days for the entire French political landscape to recompose itself and propose candidates, and three weeks to unfurl the full campaign.