Laura Bogart

Contributing Writer

Laura Bogart is a featured writer for Salon and a regular contributor to DAME magazine. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, CityLab, The Guardian, SPIN, Complex, IndieWire, GOOD, and Refinery29, among other publications. Her first novel, Don't You Know That I Love You?, is forthcoming from Dzanc.

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Opinion

Trump tried to act like a mob boss. Instead he's just a thug.

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Analysis

Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thing

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Analysis

She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.

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Analysis

The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture

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Opinion

Why female rage won't deliver a female president

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Analysis

True Detective season 3 paints a refreshingly real picture of masculinity

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Feature

The joy of having a bare face: How ditching makeup set me free

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Feature

The survivor's rage

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Opinion

Trump haters will love Rick Wilson's scathing new book, Everything Trump Touches Dies

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Analysis

I see myself in Dietland

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Analysis

Why everyone hates Solo

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Analysis

Being a middle-aged woman is a super power, and Hollywood is finally catching on

Why are we obsessed with serial killers?

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Analysis

Why our true crime obsession is bad for society

Analysis

The decline of Portlandia

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Opinion

Bad Santa is the greatest holiday movie of all time

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Analysis

The genius of Riverdale and the teenage girls who love it

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Opinion

Why today's TV needs more old-fashioned good guys

Analysis

The Walking Dead's explosive season 8 premiere

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Analysis

The surprisingly fascinating politics of The Walking Dead

Sen. Kamala Harris questions Jeff Sessions.

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Feature

How today's female politicians became modern heroines

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Analysis

How the Twin Peaks revival weaponized our longing for homecoming

Sen. Kamala Harris has come out swinging against Trump.

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Opinion

The rise of the political she-ro

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Feature

The Leftovers comes to a cathartic, compassionate close

Kevin Garvey and his father in 'The Leftovers.'

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Analysis

The Leftovers episode 7 recap: Kevin Garvey finally finds meaning

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Feature

The Leftovers just reminded us all that it is a staggeringly sad show

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Feature

Twin Peaks is back. And it's great.

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Analysis

Why America desperately needs the Twin Peaks revival right now

Christopher Eccleston as Matt Jamieson in The Leftovers.

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Feature

The Leftovers episode 5 recap: What happens when Matt meets God

Justin Theroux as Kevin in The Leftovers.

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Feature

The Leftovers recap: 'G'Day Melbourne'

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Analysis

The Leftovers recap: The wrong Kevin

Carrie Coon and Justin Theroux in 'The Leftovers.'

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Analysis

The beautiful impenetrability of The Leftovers

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Feature

The Leftovers' shocking season 3 premiere

Allison Williams and Lena Dunham in Girls.

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Feature

How Girls helped me grow up

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Feature

I don't own a smartphone — and I don't want one

Being healthy and fat are not mutually exclusive.

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Opinion

Laura Bogart

Trump tried to act like a mob boss. Instead he's just a thug.

Shrill normalizes fat people, and that's a good thing

She's a woman. She's a superhero. Get over it.

The therapeutic rise of celebrity thirst culture

Why female rage won't deliver a female president

True Detective season 3 paints a refreshingly real picture of masculinity

The joy of having a bare face: How ditching makeup set me free

The survivor's rage

Trump haters will love Rick Wilson's scathing new book, Everything Trump Touches Dies

I see myself in Dietland

Why everyone hates Solo

Being a middle-aged woman is a super power, and Hollywood is finally catching on

Why our true crime obsession is bad for society

The decline of Portlandia

Bad Santa is the greatest holiday movie of all time

The genius of Riverdale and the teenage girls who love it

Why today's TV needs more old-fashioned good guys

The Walking Dead's explosive season 8 premiere

The surprisingly fascinating politics of The Walking Dead

How today's female politicians became modern heroines

How the Twin Peaks revival weaponized our longing for homecoming

The rise of the political she-ro

The Leftovers comes to a cathartic, compassionate close

The Leftovers episode 7 recap: Kevin Garvey finally finds meaning

The Leftovers just reminded us all that it is a staggeringly sad show

Twin Peaks is back. And it's great.

Why America desperately needs the Twin Peaks revival right now

The Leftovers episode 5 recap: What happens when Matt meets God

The Leftovers recap: 'G'Day Melbourne'

The Leftovers recap: The wrong Kevin

The beautiful impenetrability of The Leftovers

The Leftovers' shocking season 3 premiere

How Girls helped me grow up

I don't own a smartphone — and I don't want one

In defense of being unapologetically fat