Sex and the Stricken City: In Praise of Proximity Sex and the Stricken City: In Praise of Proximity
The politics of fear is potent, but it may be losing its grip
Jun 26, 2020 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.
Against the vice cop of the mind.
Mar 27, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk
Our reporter offers a view from the public line at the Weinstein trial.
Feb 20, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election
July 1 was not the ultimate victory, only the animating first step.
Jul 26, 2018 / Margaret Cerullo and JoAnn Wypijewski
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo
There are other, unattended stories, ones that do not deny men’s age-old power over women.
Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
Night Thoughts Night Thoughts
On reverence, rebellion and other alternatives to social suicide.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski
James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times
His essays on police brutality still burn hot, but his understanding of sex, self-knowledge and power demand equal attention now.
Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski
Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State
Sex, or the fear of it, has been almost as important in the construction of this nightmare as racism.
Sep 10, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Postcards Post-Stonewall Postcards Post-Stonewall
We can pretend the politics of liberation can be tracked along clearly marked lines, or we can remember that history is like desire.
Jul 2, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’
Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.
Apr 30, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski