Talia Lavin

3 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Talia Lavin

Deep in northwestern Westphalia, Germany, stands a twelfth-century castle conceived by Heinrich Himmler, leader of the paramilitary Schutzstaffel, as a kind of “Camelot” for the triumphal knights of the Aryan race. The Wewelsburg Castle was also a fantasy nerd’s dream come true. In its bowels lies an occult enclave straight out of Cecil B. DeMille: an Arthurian-style set of catacombs designed to look medieval but actually made of concrete.

Nov 11, 2024 | inthesetimes.com | Talia Lavin

Talia Lavin November 11, 2024 Last week, the U.S. electorate affirmed that one of the groups it doesn’t give a shit about — which are, to be fair, legion — is victims of sexual assault. Apathy in some quarters is accompanied by gleeful triumph in others, from people who find sexual assault and its perpetrators laudable.

Nov 6, 2024 | curbed.com | Talia Lavin

A milchig food court and a refuge for weary mothers. “It’ll be nice in winter,” Zissi is telling me, her sheitel-and-headband combo sparkling. “And it’s nice not worrying about the food being kosher or the clothes being modest.” We’re in the food court of the W Mall, its name short for “Williamsburg,” a brand-new glassy box on Flushing Avenue.

Oct 29, 2024 | thenation.com | Talia Lavin

Feature / October 29, 2024 The Silence of the Wives Far from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day. The Perfect, Smiling Wives of the Christian RightFar from being an immutable fact of Christianity, evangelical antifeminism is recent, virulent, and gaining traction every day. Illustration by Melinda Beck.

Oct 25, 2024 | msnbc.com | Talia Lavin

At a Wednesday rally for Donald Trump in Duluth, Georgia, disgraced former Fox News host Tucker Carlson showed up in the guise of an emcee from a psychosexual nightmare realm. After describing the American public as “a 2-year-old smearing the contents of his diapers on the wall” and “a hormone-addled 15-year-old girl slamming the door and giving you the finger,” a red-faced Carlson proposed a solution.