Archive - essaying

The Dolly Moment

Why We Stan A Post-Racism Queen. A new essay on my new project, essaying. Live now. If you are an OG tressiemc.com subscriber - you got this delivered…

Feb 25, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Sleep Around Before You Marry An Argument

Reading "around" a cultural figure like Dolly is a critical skill for reading our complex media-driven world.

Mar 9, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Cracking the Medical Code

Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax

Jul 3, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination

Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism

Jul 15, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

"Svelte,” Fit, and “Mate Markets”

The economics of love and marriage + what we're talking about when we're talking about "svelte" + mismatched-beauty marriages

May 26, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Financial Advice for People With Cousins

Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money

Jul 27, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)

On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction

Jul 11, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Cheers to good decisions + Big Boat Drama + The Vivian peer reviews my latest essay

Apr 2, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Blind Spots of the White Gaze

Reviewing Savala Nolan's excellent 'Don't Let It Get You Down' in NYTBR + the Black essay is having a moment.

Jul 13, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Reflecting on new money and old selves + readings on race and class in the South that aren't J.D. Vance in honor of the Amazon workers union drive.

Mar 31, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

Not Married to Marriage Culture

On Black women and the culture of marriage + 'Veil and Vow' by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson + Terry McMillan and the Black publishing boom of the ’90s

Jul 9, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

"I Don't Have To Look Good. I'm An Intellectual!"

Black woman drag + Filming "Red Table Talk" + Doing it for the culture + More Dispatches from White Lady Camp

May 13, 2021 •

Tressie McMillan Cottom

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