Don’t underestimate juicy gossip: How rumors have dodged classism to conquer culture
The power of so-called ‘idle talk’ has been revindicated in literature, essay and podcast as a subversive tool
‘The Girls on the Bus’: A failed attempt to strike back against the cliché of the slutty reporter
Inspired by the memoirs of a ‘New York Times’ reporter, the show aims to settle the score against toxic stereotypes by following four female journalists covering a presidential campaign
The female urge not to take that pill
There is a corner of the internet where women challenge each other to suffer without painkillers. Such videos are the dark flip side of the stupid ads for sanitary pads
The Kate Middleton conspiracy theories
Speculation runs rampant after she was hospitalized for surgery last December and disappeared from public view
Behind the scenes with the ‘Society of the Snow’ makeup team: ‘Bayona set aside the shot of severed heads because he found them unbearable’
Sisters Ana and Belén López Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé have their eyes on the Goyas and the Oscars after their work on a film that recounts the survival of 16 men after a 1972 Andes plane crash
Paulina Tuchschneider, Israeli army deserter and novelist: ‘They called me hysterical for talking about the anxiety of being a soldier’
The author’s debut novel explores the mental suffering young women face in when fulfilling their mandatory military service
Neo-Gothic: why magical horror has invaded trauma narratives
From ‘Poor Things’ to the new ‘True Detective,’ through an explosion in the number of Latina writers, the genre has been updated to reflect on violence and female subjugation
Heteropessimism, sex and power games: The new stories about young women clinging to older men
A variety of recent novels and films explore unequal relationships, which are based on mistrust and self-destruction
Claire Dederer, the essayist who dissects the ‘monsters’ of culture: ‘Ignoring them will not make you a better person’
In her latest book – ‘Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma’ – the American author examines the idea of being able to separate artists from their work, despite their personal behavior
De-classed women: Female writers take aim at the myth of upward social mobility
Led by southern European authors, a new wave of fiction focuses on class inheritance and the pitfalls of meritocracy
Don’t buy that one-star book! The tyranny of rating everything you read, watch or hear
The boycott of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel raises the question: has the cult of rankings and recommendations gotten out of hand?
Stefanos Levidis, a researcher with Forensic Architecture: ‘There’s usually a dominant narrative put forward by the state… we have a reason not to trust it’
The Athenian is a member of the research group that uses architectural techniques and technologies to investigate cases of state violence. He sat down with EL PAÍS to discuss violence and migration
Why pop philosopher Mark Fisher fascinates young leftists
The British cultural critic who died by suicide six years ago questioned the fundamentals of neoliberalism and described a generation trapped in the work-life loop. He is still very much alive on social networks and in books that remember him
‘No one is listening to me’: A fictional journey into the minds of alienated, married women
Books, series and movies have updated the alienated archetype of ‘Jane Eyre’ to rage against power imbalances and the frustrations caused by marriage
With a dose of realism, the nanny cliché is repealed in film and writing
The horror film ‘Nanny’ and some literary works do away with the stereotypes to show the vulnerability and racism that these domestic workers face
Oscar nominee Sarah Polley: ‘This could’ve been the big year for Black female directors but it wasn’t: this is still a problem in the Academy’
The Canadian director is up for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture, for ‘Women Talking,’ a fable about patriarchal oppression and the power of women’s imagination
A ‘bunker’ in purgatory: Shakira’s complicated relationship with Barcelona
The singer has led a secluded life in the city, focused on her family life, children and exercise
Sleep is not laziness: The injustice of demanding round-the-clock availability
Several essays warn about the dangers and challenges of a sleepless society that is exhausted, desynchronized and forever on call
Caitlin Moran: ‘Why aren’t any men writing about why they became rapists? That’s what I want to read’
She revolutionized the publishing market with her light and funny feminism in ‘How to Be a Woman’ and ‘How to Build a Girl.’ After writing 360,000 words about the female experience, she’s ready to take on a new literary challenge: what’s wrong with men?
‘Ok, doomer’: Why contemporary fiction seems resigned to a climate apocalypse
Persistent calls to action in nonfiction are a stark contrast to the inertia and handwringing found in the literature, TV series and films of today
Why Kim Kardashian’s new look has sparked concern
If the woman who has most transformed ideas about beauty is disappearing before our eyes, it’s because the scourge of anorexia is raising its head again
Clarissa Ward, war correspondent: ‘I faked having a fiancé because it made life easier’
The CNN journalist who reported on the fall of Kabul talks to EL PAÍS about her memoir, ‘On All Fronts,’ which addresses the challenges and highlights of her line of work
Why memes of the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial are so disturbing
Despite the serious nature of the testimony – including accounts of alleged sexual assault – social media users have turned the legal proceedings into a joke