DoubleX Gabfest: The Monkey Desire Edition
Listen to Slate’s show about female desire; how gay marriage might save straight marriage; and the fraught relationship among women, shoes, and the media.
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In this week’s Gabfest, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin joins DoubleX managing editor Allison Benedikt and New Republic staff writer Noreen Malone to discuss Daniel Bergner’s new book about female desire, What Do Women Want?; how gay marriage might positively impact straight marriage; and shoes— does talking about a successful woman’s stilettos automatically undermine her?
Other items discussed in the show:
- Daniel Bergner’s New York Times Magazine cover story.
- Liza Mundy’s Atlantic piece, “The Gay Guide To Wedded Bliss.”
- The Washington Post profile of White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler and its shoe-focused blog post offshoot.
- Amanda Hess’ response, “Journalism’s Louboutan Problem.”
DoubleX endorsements:
Allison Benedikt liked Behind the Candelabra but says you should watch a different recent(ish) Steven Soderbergh movie, Haywire.
Hanna Rosin recommends the terrific children’s book Timmy Failure, and also comedian Amy Schumer and her “We’ve all been a little bit raped” riff.
Noreen Malone wants you to read Benjamin Schwartz’s essay “The Rise and Fall of Charm in American Men” and the Sharon Olds poem “Sex Without Love.”
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