A writer deconstructs and re-imagines the archetype of the Magical Negro.
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Winter Poetry Issue: Chelsea Martin
A poet grapples with her struggle to find authenticity through art.
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Winter Poetry Issue: Diamond Sharp
A writer grapples with what it is to be a woman who is Black.
Field Studies in Digital Love
The story of a modern romance that will ring true — perhaps a bit too true.
The Date-Night Babysitter's Conduct Manual
Author Emma Straub's fail-proof manual for budding teen babysitters.
The Missing Guest
A short story by Alice Sola Kim about a "friendsgiving" where all the guests may or may not be accounted for.
Hidden Bodies: Chapter 7
An excerpt from Caroline Kepnes' upcoming novel Hidden Bodies.
Housekeeping!
The Kondo method is fine, but Helen Ellis offers some great alternatives in this short story.
The Lenny Interview: Bobby Eckstein, Sexual-Assault-Prevention Educator
Meet the man fighting rape culture on campus.
Lit Thursday: Feeling the Holidays
David Sedaris and Alice Walker round out our list of pre-holiday books to read!
Looking Forward
The incomparable illustrator Maira Kalman remind us that there's more to the world than a series of huge bummers.
Cecile Richards Won't Back Down
Lena interviews Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards about how she manages to remain resilient against the Republican lawmakers and...
Kathryn Hahn: Lessons I Learned From My Daughter
The actress tells us the lessons she learned about being a woman from her six-year-old daughter.
The Biggest Mistake I Made At Work: Kat Cole
The former president of Cinnabon, recalls the biggest mistake she's made in her career.
Knock It Out
A writer explores her love of boxing and the way that it quells the voices telling her "life sucks right now."
Music Monday: Our Minds Are Already On Vacation
Rozzi Crane, Blouse, The Strokes, and Wilco are all in our last Music Monday of 2015!
How Kat Cole Went From Hooters Girl to Running a Billion-Dollar Brand
The rise of a self-made American woman
The Lenny Interview: Charlotte Rampling
The celebrated actress and fashion icon discusses feminism, film, and her fondness for Sylvia Plath.
Lit Thursday: Emails and Short Stories
Kathy Acker and Jhumpa Lahiri round out our week's must-reads.
#FierceFlores: An Interview with Lucy Flores
The young Nevada politician running for Congress in the city's fourth district talks about her family, her goals, and why the personal is...
Whitney Cummings: Miss Codependence
How Whitney Cummings learned to stop being polite and start getting real.
Eight Dresses
Novelist Jami Attenberg explores the writer's mind through the dresses she chooses to take with her on her book tour.
Love, Lenny: Should I Let Her Go?
Introducing our "Love, Lenny" column, where the fantastic clinical psychologist Dr. Lian Bloch offers advice on relationship problems.
Music Monday: Slowly Getting In the Holiday Spirit
The weather feels like autumn but we're dreaming of a snowy Christmas just the same.
The Lenny Questionnaire: Elisabeth Moss
The Mad Men star talks goldfish funerals, the Bachelor in Paradise, and gets advice from Gayle King.
Lit Thursday: Murder & Scientology
This week, Caroline Kepnes and Leah Rimini are on our must-read list!
Rumors I heard About My Body: Plan B
Our second installment of the health-advice column, in which Planned Parenthood's excellent doctors answer our questions about Plan B (aka...
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