The latest episode of HBO’s ‘Girls’ was nothing short of disturbing. Emily Heist Moss shares why it shook her so deeply. Since I first stumbled upon it a few weeks ago, there’s a Margaret Atwood quote I can’t shake, “Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them.” I […]
As more and more of her peers begin pairing off into couples, a happily single Emily Heist Moss fears being left out in a world that seems to be made for two. Eric Klinenberg’s 2012 book Going Solo investigates what he calls “the biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom,” the rise of the singleton. Specifically, […]
Sure, women might be able to come by sex more easily than men, but that doesn’t mean it’s good sex. “Women don’t have to work for it.”“Women are the gatekeepers to sex.”“Women can just walk into a bar and someone will have sex with them.”“Women can get laid whenever they want.” When you write about […]
Emily Heist Moss hasn’t had to pursue men online because it’s one area where men still do all the asking. But that’s about to change. I tell all my single girlfriends to give online dating a try. Why not? I say, what’s the worst that could happen? You set up a profile, pick some cute […]
Does the new Facebook app, Bang With Friends, fill a need? Or does it just enable sexual cowardice? In my inbox today there’s a message from “Pimpin” with the subject line “It’s bangin’ time!” I open it, “Hey there, sexy! You’ve got a bangin’ match! Your friend wants to bump uglies with you!” Would you […]
Despite many critics claiming Beyonce’s halftime show was overly sexual, Emily Heist Moss was thrilled by the performance, and says owning your sexuality and being sexualized are two different things. After Beyonce’s epic halftime extravaganza, the Internet temporarily became a platform exclusively designed to facilitate massive amounts of Bey-love. From the First Lady to Justin […]
Contrary to the stereotype, feminists can take a compliment, but only if it comes with no strings attached, says Emily Heist Moss. After my piece on street harassment, “A Letter to the Guy Who Harassed Me Outside the Bar,” a number of commenters wondered if I was, in my plea for empathy and understanding, condemning […]
We all know someone who’s had an abortion. It’s time to stop ignoring the facts, says Emily Heist Moss. Today is the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that protected the right of women to terminate a pregnancy. Lest we forget what we’re talking about—and who we’re talking about—a few […]
She likes to text. He doesn’t. What do you do when your tech-communication style doesn’t match up? “We text so much!” he said emphatically. “Are you kidding?” I responded, “We never text!” Looking back, maybe that was the moment I should have known it would never work out. Although there are opinions galore—look no further […]
Emily Heist Moss would like more straight dudes in her circle of friends, but she’s having a hard time finding them. A few years ago, Devin Friedman wrote a controversial essay for GQ called “Will You Be My Black Friend?” about his Craigslist quest to diversify his friendship pool, and I’m thinking about following in […]
New Year’s isn’t about punishing yourself for past mistakes, says Emily Heist Moss. It’s about taking the time to think about what you truly need in the months to come. Resolution season brings with it discount packages at the gym, overloaded yoga classes, annoying advertising puns about “fresh starts” and “new beginnings,” and a host […]
Emily Heist Moss says her tight yoga pants aren’t the problem, it’s your self-control, dudes. A few weeks ago, I wrote an open letter to a man who harassed my roommate and I outside a Chicago bar. My goal was to address harassers and their apologists and to add a few layers of context around […]
