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  • B.D. McClay

    B.D. McClay

    B.D. McClay is a senior editor at the Hedgehog Review.

    Latest articles by B.D. McClay

    A French woman.

    French women don't get sad, and other useful lies

    The Explainer The French woman is an American fantasy

    The Explainer
    • A smartphone screen.

      The soothing dullness of social media

      opinion You can bring your mundane self, your daily routines, your most boring preferences, and somebody is going to be interested in them

      By B.D. McClay Published 5 June 18

      opinion
    • Rabbit and wolf.

      'No' is not enough

      opinion On our reductive understanding of female desire

      By B.D. McClay Published 22 January 18

      opinion
    • Kazuo Ishiguro.

      The underestimated Kazuo Ishiguro

      The Explainer Why his self-effacing novels merit a Nobel Prize

      By B.D. McClay Published 6 October 17

      The Explainer
    • A college woman studies.

      America is still treating college sexual assault victims like they're stupid

      opinion Some arguments never change

      By B.D. McClay Published 27 September 17

      opinion
    • Hillary Clinton.

      Friends don't let friends read Hillary Clinton's new book

      The Explainer Just say no

      By B.D. McClay Published 8 September 17

      The Explainer
    • 19th century sketch of a woman reading.

      Enough with the 'forgotten' writers

      The Explainer Can we please stop using this tired, contrived hook?

      By B.D. McClay Last updated 6 September 17

      The Explainer

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