Rebecca Traister

New York

Writer at New York Magazine

Writer at The Cut

Writer @NYMag & @TheCut Author, Good and Mad: https://t.co/7f4h2it3Wj… rtraister{at}gmail

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Addicted to OnlyFans? Why Men Are Paying So Much Money

3 weeks ago | archive.ph | Carly Lewis |Cathy Horyn |Rebecca Traister

Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Evelyn knew something was off. Her usually calm boyfriend of four years had become more irritable, slamming kitchen drawers if he couldn’t find what he was looking for and punching the dashboard of his car if he hit a red light. He’d also stopped wanting to have sex. She grew suspicious over how protective he’d become of his phone.
The Week In Recommendations 3.26.25

4 weeks ago | claireandemma.substack.com | Emma Gray |Rebecca Traister |Jamie Feldman

This is the free edition of Rich Text, a newsletter about cultural obsessions from your Internet BFFs Emma and Claire. If you like what you see and hear, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Our latest subscriber podcast was about “Severance” season 2! Rich Text is a reader-supported project. New Yorkers: Governor Hochul is reportedly trying to force a mask ban through the state budget. Call your local reps and express opposition to this. NYCLU has put together a digital toolkit.
One Single Thing Will Break the Siege

1 month ago | satyadoylebyock.substack.com | Satya Doyle Byock |Rebecca Traister

Join me on April 6th at 10 am PDT for our next monthly gathering. Learn more + Register here. Our “slow read” of Dancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness gets going on April 12th with the first chapter. There’s still plenty of time to order the book and join us. Learn more + Register here.
Cruel Compendium #86 đ

1 month ago | cruelsummerbookclub.substack.com | Arthur Brooks |Hurley Winkler |Rebecca Traister |Janus Rose

Hello from the far side of February, and a sunny week in Austin after yet another deep freeze. Many of you may be familiar with , the author of the bestselling book, Real Self-Care: Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included, and her wonderful newsletter of the same name. Pooja recently introduced me as her Newsletter Editor, and I wanted to share that news with all of you! Weâve been working together since August, and itâs been a wonderful partnership and work I truly enjoy.
Wokeness Is Not to Blame for Trump

2 months ago | rsn.org | Rebecca Traister

How a misdiagnosis of the 2024 election has calcified into self-defeating conventional wisdom.
Wokeness Is Not to Blame for Trump

2 months ago | nymag.com | Rebecca Traister

In the midst of chaos and cataclysm, it's rare to find agreement across partisan divides, but in the months since Donald Trump won his second presidential election and commenced a full-bore attack on this country's civil rights and protections, pundits and politicians from across the ideological spectrum have joined in rare consensus: that it was "identity politics," known more commonly as "wokeness," that is largely to blame for Trump's destructive return to the Oval Office.
Check Me Out - LKLD February 2025

2 months ago | havenmagazines.com | Monica Heisey |Rebecca Traister |Grant Ginder |E. Lockhart

REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY By Monica Heisey Love is in the air, but for some people it’s a toxic cloud that keeps us from seeing ourselves clearly.
The Fear Driving Trump's Second Term

Jan 17, 2025 | nymag.com | Rebecca Traister

As far as Pete Hegseth's nomination for secretary of Defense goes, Senator Joni Ernst was the ball game, and it was over in the second inning. Given her years of advocacy on behalf of women in the military and against sexual assault, Ernst was understood to be the only roadblock to Hegseth's confirmation, and she capitulated instantly.
The Fear Driving Trump’s Second Term

Jan 17, 2025 | flipboard.com | Rebecca Traister

10 hours ago Trump signals he will start pushing for a new world order in first 100 days Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20 2025 is widely seen as ushering in a period of significant upheaval for US foreign policy, and … 1 day ago Judge Cannon seems poised to keep special counsel report on Trump classified documents probe from Congress CNN — Judge Aileen Cannon suggested Friday she was not inclined to allow the Justice Department to share special counsel Jack Smith’s...
Pete Hegseth Is a Test

Jan 15, 2025 | rsn.org | Rebecca Traister

Pete Hegseth is, by every measure, an abysmal nominee to run the American military. The Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News commentator has no experience managing enormous, complex organizations like the Pentagon and would, as secretary of Defense, be in charge of an $850 billion budget and 3 million active-duty and civilian personnel.