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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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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The Dolly Moment
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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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Sleep Around Before You Marry An Argument
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Cracking the Medical Code
Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax
Jul 3, 2021
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Cracking the Medical Code
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The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination
Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism
Jul 15, 2021
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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The Very Real Social Problem of Ugly Discrimination
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"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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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"Svelte,” Fit, and “Mate Markets”
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Financial Advice for People With Cousins
Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money
Jul 27, 2021
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Financial Advice for People With Cousins
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My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)
On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction
Jul 11, 2021
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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My Marriage Ideal (Yes, I Have One)
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Peer Review
Cheers to good decisions + Big Boat Drama + The Vivian peer reviews my latest essay
Apr 2, 2021
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Peer Review
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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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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The Blind Spots of the White Gaze
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New Money
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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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New Money
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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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Not Married to Marriage Culture
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"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
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
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"I Don't Have To Look Good. I'm An Intellectual!"
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