Amanda Hess
Amanda Hess Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess is a Slate staff writer. 

Brow Beat
Feb. 27 2015 12:32 PMHow One Dress United the InternetAmanda Hess
The Slatest
Feb. 20 2015 11:46 AMHunter Moore Is Probably Going to Prison. How Scared Should Revenge Porn Kingpins Be?Amanda Hess
Behind the Scenes
Feb. 13 2015 2:37 PMSlate Remembers David CarrThe Times media reporter had an outsize influence in the lives and careers of many Slate staffers.Jonathan L. Fischer, Amanda Hess, Dan Kois, Ava Lubell, Leon Neyfakh, and Jacob Weisberg
Doublex
Feb. 11 2015 3:29 PMHow Drunk Is Too Drunk to Have Sex?Universities are struggling to determine when intoxicated sex becomes sexual assault.Amanda Hess
Brow Beat
Jan. 30 2015 5:38 PMKaty Perry Is the Singing, Dancing "Cool Girl," and She's a Perfect Fit for the Super Bowl Halftime ShowAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 26 2015 1:29 PMHow the Great Blizzard of 1888 Killed the PetticoatAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 16 2015 3:25 PMThe February Cover of Cosmo Does Not Show a Suffocating WomanAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 14 2015 11:00 PMThere Was a Rape on Broad City, and It Was HilariousAmanda Hess
Doublex
Jan. 14 2015 3:53 PMPopping the QuestionA brief history of asking celebrities, “Are you a feminist?”Amanda Hess
Sports Nut
Jan. 9 2015 3:47 PMThe Gridiron BoudoirA totally sensual NFL erotic fiction series.Natalie Matthews-Ramo, Mike Pesca, Amanda Hess, and Jeremy Stahl
Doublex
Jan. 6 2015 11:47 AMProtecting Trans PrisonersLeslieAnn Manning, a transgender woman in a male facility, says she was raped because her prison didn’t keep her safe. How should prisons protect their most vulnerable inmates?Amanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 2 2015 11:33 AMFSU's Rose Bowl Loss Was Not a Victory for Rape VictimsAmanda Hess
DoubleX Gabfest
Dec. 25 2014 7:00 AMDoubleX Gabfest: The Righteous Feminist Outrage EditionListen to Slate’s show about identity outrage, women on TV, and a feminist wish list for 2015.Amanda Hess, Noreen Malone, and June Thomas
The XX Factor
Dec. 23 2014 9:00 AMHow the NFL Can Save CheerleadingAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Dec. 22 2014 9:00 AMThe Year We Asked the NFL, Budweiser, and TV Land to Solve Violence Against WomenAmanda Hess
The Slatest
Feb. 25 2015 11:36 AMReddit Has Banned Revenge Porn. Sort Of.Amanda Hess
Brow Beat
Feb. 14 2015 5:12 PMSpoiler Special: Fifty Shades of GreyDana Stevens, Amanda Hess, and Dan Kois
The XX Factor
Feb. 12 2015 4:12 PMFifty Shades of Grey Is Not a “Good” Movie. I Loved It.Amanda Hess
Television
Feb. 4 2015 11:00 PMThere Was a Dildo on Broad CityAbbi wore it.Amanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 27 2015 5:48 PMWatch the First Anti-Domestic Violence Super Bowl CommercialAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 20 2015 12:15 PMSororities Want to Fight Sexual Assault By Throwing Their Own Booze-Fueled RagersAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 15 2015 5:54 PMAre the Oscars Biased Against Female Directors?Amanda Hess
The Slatest
Jan. 14 2015 6:48 PMBill Cosby Accuser Meets With Police, Will Pursue Sexual Assault ChargesAmanda Hess
Politics
Jan. 9 2015 6:49 PM#IAmThe default mode of showing solidarity in the hashtag era.Amanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 8 2015 8:52 AMA Lot of Hysterectomies Aren’t Medically NecessaryAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Jan. 6 2015 8:46 AMAn Interview With Lacey Noonan, Rob Gronkowski Erotica AuthorAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Dec. 30 2014 10:51 AMThe Best Things Written About Women This YearAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Dec. 24 2014 11:58 AMWatch President Obama Break Down Stereotypes About Toys for Girls and BoysAmanda Hess
The XX Factor
Dec. 22 2014 4:34 PMMeet Paul Nungesser, the Accused Student at the Center of the Fight Over Campus RapeAmanda Hess
Brow Beat
Dec. 19 2014 12:54 PMSerial Might Have Been Better if Sarah Koenig Had Been Less LikableAmanda Hess

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  News & Politics
Politics
Feb. 27 2015 9:42 PM An Israeli Insult Benjamin Netanyahu is risking U.S.-Israeli relations on partisan politics. It’s revolting and dangerous. William Saletan
Scott Walker Didn’t Compare Unions to ISIS. He Just Said Something Foolish.
The Next Big Climate Fight Will Be About How Much Meat You Eat
Why It’s Hard for Republican Presidential Candidates to Speak Honestly About Income Inequality
Carly Fiorina Knows How to Speak CPAC 
In Turkish Kurdistan, Soccer Means Nationalism and Tear Gas
How America’s Transportation System Discriminates Against the Most Vulnerable
Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate staff writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.
  Business
Business Insider
Feb. 28 2015 10:00 AM Snapchat's Ambitious Plan to Become More Powerful Than TV Nicholas Carlson
Venmo Issues Apology for Security Shortcomings
Looks Like Uber Got Hacked
Venmo’s Terrible Excuse for Not Telling You When Someone Steals Your Money
Drugs and Prostitutes Are a Surprisingly Large Chunk of Italy’s Economy
The Two Women Behind The Dress Definitively Reveal Its Color
The Enormous Black-White Wealth Gap Is Getting Even Wider
Barnes & Noble’s College Bookstores Are Becoming Their Own Business
  Life
Outward
Feb. 27 2015 1:03 PM Why Facebook’s Quest for Gender Sensitivity Is Doomed Mark Joseph Stern
This Bangkok Hotel Parking Lot Has an Impressive Fertility Shrine
This Brilliant Beehive Delivers Honey on Tap Without Stressing Out the Bees
A Tourist Map of Occupied Paris, Issued to German Soldiers During WWII
The Surprising History of Cute
How Does a Betta Fish Know When Food Is in Its Aquarium?
What We Talk About When We Talk About Aaron Schock 
This Striking Mexican Beach Is Hidden in a Hole
  Double X
Doublex
Feb. 27 2015 4:15 PM The Hunting Ground The failures of a new documentary about rape on college campuses. Emily Yoffe
Todd Akin Is Thinking About Running for Senate. Legitimately.
This Drug for Binge-Eating Disorder May Be Shady. That Doesn’t Mean the Disease Isn't Real.
Why Do Women Vote Republican?  
Women May Not Seek Help for Heart Attacks Because They Fear Being Seen as Hypochondriacs
Kim Gordon on Kurt Cobain, Breast Milk, and Discovering Thurston Moore’s Affair
Idaho Lawmaker Who Doesn’t Understand Female Anatomy Knows What’s Good for Women
The Gender Wage Gap Is Especially Terrible in Hollywood
  Slate Plus
Politics
Feb. 27 2015 9:30 AM What Happened at Slate This Week? Josh Keating read about making music in the Anthropocene and journeyed into the heart of coding darkness. Joshua Keating
Slate’s Copy Desk Awards Its Redline of the Month
Why Adults Shouldn’t Read YA (Audio)
Hang Up and Listen Bonus Segment: Another Chapter in Deflategate?
Walking Dead Podcast Early Release: Episode 11, "The Distance" 
  Arts
Brow Beat
Feb. 28 2015 9:32 AM Who Was the Better Tocqueville? Karl Ove Knausgaard, Bernard-Henri Lévy, or Stephen Fry? Boris Kachka
How Do You Play The Originalist?
The 18th-Century Novel That Paved the Way for Fifty Shades
Remembering Leonard Nimoy’s Mr. Spock, One of History’s Greatest TV Characters
House of Cards Showrunner Beau Willimon on Morality, Netflix Leaks, and Frank Underwood’s Presidency
Watch Stephen Colbert Play “Stephen Colbert” One Last Time on Season 3 of House of Cards
The Dress and the Llamas Are Exactly What the Media Should Be Covering
  Technology
Future Tense
Feb. 27 2015 6:19 PM Google's Plan for a New Googleplex Could Not Be Googlier Will Oremus
Post-Adware Disaster, Lenovo Is Trying to Clean Up Its Act
When Tech Companies Betray Consumers, Why Don’t They Own Up to It?
California Is Finally Getting Its Hyperloop. No, It Won’t Help Your Commute.
How Your Fitness Tracker Could Increase Your Health Insurance Costs Someday
Watch Inhofe Throw a Snowball on the Senate Floor to Disprove Global Warming
How a Lack of Imagination in Technological Design Harms the Disabled
  Health & Science
Bad Astronomy
Feb. 28 2015 7:30 AM Ticket to Space Phil Plait
How Do You Get Baby Llamas? It’s Ridiculously Complicated.
An Expert’s Lessons From the Dress: Why Don’t We All See the Same Thing?
The Argon Glow of an Exploded Star
Precision Medicine Needs Precision Questions—Especially About Sex
Kepler-432b: A Doomed Planet Orbiting a Doomed Star
Did I Say There Was ONE Shiny Spot on the Asteroid Ceres?
  Sports
Sports Nut
Feb. 26 2015 7:41 PM Game, Set, and (Fixed) Match Pro tennis has a match-fixing problem in its lower ranks. Ben Rothenberg
What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling? It’s Not the 7-10 Split.
Has ASU Discovered the Holy Grail of Free-Throw Distraction?
How John Wall Became the Most Entertaining Player in the NBA
Dean Smith’s Political Approach to Being a Coach Is Missed Now More Than Ever
Why Handball’s World Championship in Qatar Should Worry World Cup Fans
Seattle Didn’t Throw Away the Super Bowl. The Patriots Won It.