Alice Wilder

"Do"-ing It Right!

By Alice Wilder This summer, there was a movie in theaters all over the country that featured a young woman telling a guy that she wants to be on top during sex because “it increases her chances of orgasm by 40%.” It was called The To-Do List, and that scene alone made it feel miraculous…

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Filibusters, Moral Mondays, and Channelled Rage

by Alice Wilder Being a feminist in the south often means being largely in the minority. It means expecting restrictive legislation with every new legislative session. This summer though, it also means that you might find yourself on a lawn with thousands of protesters. It means running out of “politicians make crappy doctors” pins in…

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To Gossip Mags, Regarding Kim Kardashian

by Alice Wilder To Gossip Mags: We made it! Kim and Kanye just had their daughter, and I think its fair to say that this is pop culture history. Like all great journeys to historical moments, there were some bumps along the way–like the way you treated Kim and her pregnant body. Remember all those…

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Women's History Year: May Edition

by Alice Wilder For my May Women’s History Year video I interviewed my sister Coco, who stopped at home on her way to A-Camp, and my friend Dina Badawy. I met Dina at a screening of Miss Representation and we had an immediate connection. Both women have a warm, generous energy and came with wonderful stories.…

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Real Girl Report: What It's Like to Live Like a Teen Mag

by YingYing Shang We’ve always known the advice given by teen magazines was iffy, but what would happen if two real girls tried to live by it? This past April, Alice Wilder and I decided to find out. We took on the challenge of following all the advice given in the top two teen magazines,…

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Indoor Kid: an Interview with Emily Gordon

by Alice Wilder Emily Gordon is a writer, comedy producer, and former family and couples’ therapist, and listening to her podcasts feels a little like free therapy. For me as a teenager, Emily is this reassurance that everything is going to be okay. I mean, she dated a cult member in high school and is…

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What's an "Ideal" Teen? We're Gonna Find Out.

by Alice Wilder This April, YingYing and I are taking the ultimate challenge: living life according to the rules laid out in Seventeen and Teen Vogue. After my video about the Seventeen collaboration with The Biggest Loser went viral, we started talking about how to turn attention into action. A month later, I’m leaving the…

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5 Questions with Zerlina Maxwell

by Alice Wilder In case you missed Zerlina’s Maxwell’s story amid the Stubenville media storm–here’s a quick summary: on Fox News, she dared to suggest that rape prevention should include educating boys and men. Here’s a full quote of Maxwell’s point on Hannity: “I think that the entire conversation is wrong. I don’t want anybody…

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