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1. �From her first appearance at age 14 as a tomboy in the film Lucas to her unforgettable eye roll in Heathers, Ryder seemed to give shape to all the strengths and flaws of an entire generation,� wrote �Heather Havrilesky in her profile of actress Winona Ryder (�Winona, Uninterrupted,� �August 8�21). Some readers were put off by Havrilesky’s description of Ryder as �America’s original manic pixie dream girl.� �Too sarcastic and snarling for the manic pixie thing,� wrote The Atlantic’s Laura McKenna. �There’s a case for Edward Scissorhands,� commented @SeanDEhrlich. �Other than that, I can’t remember any roles that �qualify.� �She wasn’t manic,� concluded @PaulWartenberg. �But she was petite � and a dream girl.� Readers appreciated the rare insight into the famously private actress’s mind. �Love Winona,� wrote Locat. �That she keeps to herself is refreshing and �appreciated � makes her more intriguing and definitely spares her the hassle of �having to explain/recant/clarify/apologize to an even greater mass of snarking �strangers.� Commenter marshalljohnson was struck by Ryder’s candor on the subject of her struggles with anxiety and depression. �I think most people, at some point in their life, have to deal with this, whether because of an event in their life or just their nature. But we rarely acknowledge these things. And �Winona is right, people are very quick to label others as crazy rather than maybe just passing through a phase of crazy in their life � soon to return to �normal,’ whatever that is.� Many more commenters were thrilled with the pairing of Ryder and Havrilesky. �I actually went �WEE!’ To �myself. Alone,� wrote @katieunderwrite.
2. �The delegitimization of Clinton may also just be a primal, psychological �reaction to the fear of being bested by �someone who has been historically �considered inferior, an attempt to restore the �natural order,’ � wrote Rebecca Traister in her column on the long history of white men calling Hillary Clinton a fraud (�Can a Woman Legitimately Win?,� �August 8�21). �In the ’90s, when Hillary was �introduced to most Americans � she was a stunning departure from the first ladies of the past,� wrote commenter whydoesntnymagrememberme. �Hillary was an unabashed feminist and career woman when a lot of Americans still had their feminine ideals buried in a 1950s fantasy. She was perceived as a threat to so-called traditional family values, i.e., the suppression of women. I can accept if people do not agree with her position on trade or whatever, but when the untrustworthy line pops up I feel like it is just another excuse to conceal underlying sexism (and, to some degree, ageism as well).� Many readers thought that it wasn’t just Republicans who needed to hear Traister’s message. �If you are a Bernie or Buster,� tweeted author Ayelet Waldman, �you need to know your claims of �fraud’ have a long sexist/racist history.� And many more thought the column was a must-read, especially in light of Trump’s �comments suggesting that �Second Amendement people� take care of Hillary Clinton. �Newly relevant,� tweeted the Guardian’s Lucia Graves, �only now with the sad new flourish that Trumpists right this �fraud’ with their guns.� The Atlantic’s Danielle Elliot neatly summed up the takeaway: �On why some men find losing to women such a �bitter pill to swallow,� she tweeted.
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3. New York’s �Fall Fashion� issue also �featured an interview with controversial artist and longtime Kanye West �collaborator Vanessa Beecroft by Amy Larocca (�The Bodies Artist,� August 8�21). Several of Beecroft’s statements, particularly on her use of race in her artwork, rankled readers. Refinery29’s Arianna Davis took particular issue with Beecroft’s saying, �If I don’t call myself white, maybe I am not.� �Kanye obviously respects this woman’s artistic vision,� Davis wrote, �and we know he is as unfiltered as they come. But maybe � just maybe, it’s time for Kanye to have a chat with his collaborator.� �Jezebel’s Julianne Escobedo Shepherd thought Larocca was �fair � much fairer than I might be on the same assignment � but she shows Bee�croft for what she is. As a matter of fact, she wouldn’t be able to do otherwise, because Beecroft is an active volcano of jaw-dropping (not provocative, but bizarre at best) racial fantasies.�
4. �Ben’s real last name is Kapelushnik, and a full year before he should be graduating from his Fort Lauderdale high school ... he’s one of the most recognizable sneaker resellers in a flourishing resale market valued at $1.2 billion,� wrote �Lauren Schwartzberg in her profile of the sneaker impresario Ben Kickz �(�Boomin!,� August 8�21). �I love the Sneaker Don kid,� tweeted @ReformedBroker. �This is the spirit America needs, not whining about the good old days.� �Good old days suck,� responded @goof. �Can now make millions sitting �inside your house keeping zero inventory.� Commenter @karipelaaja agreed, tweeting, �This is why the big brick-and-mortar �department stores are so clueless.� Others were amazed by the wide profit margins of the sneaker-resale business. �Unreal amount of money to be made there, clearly,� tweeted @The_Analyst. Most commenters were impressed with Kapelushnik’s �industrious spirit. �So, when your kids have a passion,� tweeted @leslieas39, �you may want to help them follow it.�