Latest articles by Zoe Fenson
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This is your brain on pandemic whiplash
feature The CDC says the fully vaccinated are safe. But not everybody is ready to take that at face value.
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Don't make me step on a scale to get the COVID-19 vaccine
feature Why the vaccine rollout is triggering for people recovering from eating disorders
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Hopeful one minute, despairing the next
feature Navigating the wild emotional swings of our current pandemic state
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The best of America, the worst of America
opinion As we open a new calendar page, we have choices to make about which version of America we want to enact in 2021 and beyond
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How to make sense of senseless times
opinion "Life goes on," my father said. "It has to."
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What America's mask debate reveals about privilege
opinion Who really gets to be comfortable in this country?
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You don't have to be excited about Joe Biden to vote for him
opinion Progressives, I beg you, don't sit this one out
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For millennials, 'once in a generation' came around twice
feature We're too young to give up, but too old to start fresh
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The primal comfort of domestic arts
feature Why things like baking and sewing help us feel better during times of crisis
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Women's invisible labor is keeping America going
feature Gendered labor roles in the time of coronavirus
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Dogs are from Mars, cats are from Venus
feature Not even our pets are untouched by society's gender stereotypes
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Elizabeth Warren is not going anywhere
opinion Why her presidential campaign, even after its end, will continue to have reverberating effects
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Does this dress make me look frivolous?
feature The beauty paradox that women just can't escape
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Why I bristled at becoming a 'wife'
feature Call me a wife. But don't call me a ball and chain.
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It's 2020 and women are exhausted
opinion So many of my interactions with friends these days have become commiseration sessions about the state of our politics. When will the indignities end?
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January is the month of body shaming. I'm tuning out.
feature I refuse to beat myself up this year
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No, Christmas is not secular
feature It can be deeply painful to be reminded that the traditions one loves are exclusionary to others
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The female burden of neurodiversity
feature Society is failing women with neurodevelopmental disorders
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Stop telling Californians to leave
opinion For all of us who call this complicated, beautiful place home, there is no outrunning climate change
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The lies we tell ourselves about the virtues of food
feature Go ahead, eat the processed cheese
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It's so much more than cooking
opinion The mental load of food prep is heavy — and women often are the ones to carry it
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Why women-only spaces still matter
The Explainer Holding space for girls and women allows for much-needed empowerment and healing
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Women apologize for everything. What happens when we stop?
feature I eliminated the word "sorry" from my vocabulary for a week. I'm in no hurry to bring it back.
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I kept my maiden name. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
opinion Names are incredibly personal, and I just didn't want to let go of mine
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