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Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz is a freelance features writer and former senior writer at the Cut, where she covered culture and technology for five years. In 2022, she hosted the award-winning Vox Media podcast Land of the Giants on the dating-app marketplace, and she has contributed to Architectural Digest, A24, and more.

  1. advice
    So How Do I Have Phone Sex?Here are some practical tips for getting comfortable, choosing what to say, and having fun.
  2. pet ethics
    Am I a Terrible Pet Parent?Animal owners admit their private shames and secret worries.
  3. advice
    young woman looking at mobile phone
    How to Take a NudeWith the help of experts and amateurs alike, we walk you through how to take the best nudes of your life — and protect yourself when taking them.
  4. advice
    Smiling woman texting on cell phone on bed
    A Guide to the Art of Flirting (Over Text)On openers, emojis, and general etiquette.
  5. career
    Susan Butts Is Living Your Childhood Dream JobThe paleontologist at the Yale Peabody Museum manages millions of fossils, some of which are a billion years old.
  6. power
    The Chaos Inside Diddy’s Harlem Charter SchoolParents were drawn in by Capital Prep’s celebrity connections and social justice curriculum. Instead, their children faced violence and dysfunction.
  7. new job?
    TheWrap Presents Power Women Summit
    Famous Girlboss Starts New Life As Venture CapitalistAccording to Elle, Sophia Amoruso, who coined the term girlboss, is “casting off that label and embarking on her next chapter.”
  8. i tried it
    Does This New K-Beauty Treatment Really Fix Acne Scarring?What happened to my skin after three sessions of exosome therapy.
  9. beauty
    What Is Taylor Swift’s Grammys Braid Trying to Say?Is it a Reputation snake? Is it a nod to girlhood? Is it just a braid?
  10. life hacks
    You’re Never Alone With an AudiobookTrust me: This year, I spent more than 2,000 hours listening to them to drown out the silence.
  11. alive girl
    Celebrities Really Love Hanging Out With Jeff BezosEveryone from Oprah to Robert Pattinson turned out for the billionaire’s engagement party.
  12. encounter
    The Couple Behind the Skims-Industrial ComplexA big chunk of the Kardashian family business rides on Emma and Jens Grede.
  13. health
    Prenuvo Wants to Put Your Mind at EaseSome patients say the $2,500 full-body MRI does anything but.
  14. encounter
    Outdoor Voices Founder Ty Haney Has Moved On. Mostly.Three years after her dramatic exit as CEO, she still has some things she’d like to say.
  15. society pages
    The Real Housewives of the Rainbow RoomThe cast of RHONY kick off the franchise’s “new era.”
  16. cut covers
    Into the DollhouseAmerica Ferrera taught a generation of women to reject traditional beauty standards. So what’s she doing in the Barbie movie?
  17. fast fashion
    Shein Takes Influencers on Factory ‘Tour’Looks like the “beautiful” company failed to showcase its brutal working conditions.
  18. style
    We’ve Hit Peak DupeThese days, shoppers will buy anything — except the real thing.
  19. how i get it done
    How Curator Jasmine Wahi Gets It DoneAs founder and co-director of arts nonprofit Project for Empty Space, she’s committed to supporting artists “beyond just lip service.”
  20. boats
    Alive Girl Spotted at SeaThe figurehead of Jeff Bezos’s superyacht looks very familiar.
  21. met gala 2023
    Why the Met Gala’s Karl Lagerfeld Theme Is ControversialThe late designer was known for his misogynistic and racist comments.
  22. swellness
    I Tried Peoplehood, ‘a Workout for Your Relationships’Inside Manhattan’s new social club–slash–support group from the founders of SoulCycle.
  23. the it girl issue
    Debi Mazar Was the Hardest Working “It” GirlOn working the door at Danceteria and cutting Warhol’s hair.
  24. relationships
    The Man of Your DreamsFor $300, Replika sells an AI companion who will never die, argue, or cheat — until his algorithm is updated.
  25. love and war
    Your Next Swipe Might Be on an AI ChatbotThe future of dating has virtual reality, AI, and the metaverse.
  26. style
    I Never Asked to Be the Face of a Movement“TikTok turned me into a body-positive influencer,” Remi Bader says. “I still ended up at an eating-disorder treatment center.”
  27. love and war
    Can “Niche” Dating Apps Save Us?Services like Grindr, Feeld, and Muzz offer frustrated daters an alternative to Tinder and Bumble. But are they any better?
  28. spring fashion
    Everyone’s Dissolving Their Pillowy Filler FacesThe filler era has ended. Now, everyone’s scooping out their face.
  29. love and war
    What ‘Feminist Tinder’ PromisedBumble set out to make dating better for women. Did it deliver?
  30. love and war
    Can You ‘Hack’ Your Dating App to Get Better Matches?In this episode of Land of the Giants: Dating Games, we’re looking at the algorithms that run your love life.
  31. love and war
    The Company That Controls DatingEpisode two of Land of the Giants: Dating Games looks at how Match Group made dating apps into a multibillion-dollar industry.
  32. love and war
    How Tinder Changed EverythingIn this episode of Land of the Giants: Dating Games, we’re looking at how an app built by a bunch of 20-somethings blew up our love lives.
  33. announcements
    How Our Love Lives Became Big BusinessThe new season of Vox Media Podcast Network’s tech podcast, Land of the Giants, documents the rise of the multibillion-dollar dating-app industry.
  34. resolutions
    Fine, I’ll Just Like the Instagram PostMaybe acknowledging my friends’ annoying content will make me feel a little better about myself.
  35. year in review
    The Year of the Dude SkirtIs it a trend if only a handful of people — in a handful of spaces — can get away with it?
  36. society pages
    Caviar With a Side of Funny GirlLea Michele performs, Yolanda Hadid cries, and Michael Kors gives style advice at last night’s Golden Heart Awards.
  37. society pages
    Where Art Thou, Adam Driver?Inside New York Film Festival’s Campari-drenched White Noise party.
  38. how i get it done
    How Über-Publicist Gia Kuan Gets It Done During Fashion Week“People would be shocked. It takes me maybe three minutes to deal with my makeup, do my hair, and get out the door.”
  39. encounter
    Juuling With the Dudes Behind God’s Favorite BrandThe founders of niche Internet brand Praying on God, garbage, and that “Holy Spirit” bikini.
  40. society pages
    Eric Adams, Shouldn’t You Be Working?The party mayor and Anna Wintour kicked off Fashion Week with cocktails at Gracie Mansion.
  41. life after roe
    Is This the Abortion Clinic of the Future?Hey Jane wants to be the next big telemedicine company. Will the fall of Roe get in its way?
  42. still swiping
    How I Picked My PicEight app users explain, psychoanalyze, and defend ten years of profile images.
  43. how i get it done
    How Johnnie Walker’s ‘Master Blender’ Gets It DoneEmma Walker, the top woman in Scotch, on going from chemistry Ph.D. to “whiskey scientist.”
  44. met gala 2022
    515 minutes in The Mark HotelIn the lobby that serves as the Met Gala’s unofficial red carpet.
  45. style
    The Rich New York Women Who Love Their Fake BirkinsAmong a certain set, counterfeit luxury bags may be more popular than the real thing.
  46. ambition
    The Truth About Being a Woman in Sports BroadcastingA conversation with Malika Andrews, Jenny Taft, and Colleen Wolfe.
  47. ukraine
    War Hits Ukraine’s Fashion SectorUkrainian designers, from Sleeper to Frolov, are pivoting their brands to support war efforts. But how long can they stay afloat?
  48. science of us
    Do Kids Really Need Stress-Relief Toys?The mental-health industrial complex comes to the kids’ aisle.
  49. year in review
    The Year Oscar Isaac Destroyed Us AllSome theories on why we can’t stop thinking about him.
  50. art basel 2021
    The Prettiest, Least Functional Fashion Chairs From Art BaselThis year’s big art and design event saw luxury fashion houses eager to show off their … stools?
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