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  • Elissa Strauss

    Elissa Strauss

    Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.

    Latest articles by Elissa Strauss

    Family dinner

    In defense of family dinner

    feature Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain

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    • Jenny Lewis, "Just One of the Guys"

      Welcome to the age of ambivalent feminism

      feature Self-identifying feminists now feel safe to air their doubts and contradictions—and that's a good thing

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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    • Bottle

      How formula-feeding made my husband a better father

      feature Breast is best — except for equal parenting

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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    • Vogue

      Kim Kardashian's secret to fame: be boring

      feature The backlash against her Vogue cover is very telling

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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    • The Mindy Project

      Why Mindy Kaling — not Lena Dunham — is the body positive icon of the moment

      feature There's something refreshingly real about this sitcom star

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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    • The Mindy Project

      Why Mindy Kaling — not Lena Dunham — is the body positive icon of the moment

      feature There's something refreshingly real about this sitcom star

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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    • Lena Dunham

      How Lena Dunham became Oprah

      feature In her new book Not That Kind of Girl, Dunham imparts life lessons for Millennials

      By Elissa Strauss Last updated 8 January 15

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