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Kat Rosenfield

Kat Rosenfield is a culture writer at The Free Press and author of five novels, including the Edgar-nominated No One Will Miss Her. Prior to joining The Free Press, she was a reporter at MTV News and a columnist at UnHerd, where she wrote about American culture and politics. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Playboy, The Boston Globe, and Reason, among others.

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In ‘Dying for Sex,’ Men Are Eternally Disappointing
Underlying the much-hyped, brand-new show is a deep pessimism about heterosexual relationships.
Kat Rosenfield
What 23andMe Told America About Itself
The disintegration of the DNA-testing company is not just the collapse of a business. It’s the collapse of a culture obsessed with identity.
Kat Rosenfield
Alec Baldwin Killed Someone, Then Made a Show About It
After accidentally killing someone on set, the actor could have stepped out of the spotlight. Instead, he stars in a reality show about the ordeal.
Kat Rosenfield
Anora and the Pain and Power of Being Sexy
The Oscar-winning film reveals that a woman can be smaller, weaker, and victimizable, but also have the upper hand—not in spite of these things, but…
Kat Rosenfield
Make Actors Apolitical Again
Once upon a time in Hollywood, Oscar winners were booed for making their acceptance speeches political. It was a golden age.
Kat Rosenfield
Why Women Fall for Wellness Bullshit
The blonde-haired Instagram quacks who hawk smoothies that ‘reduce inflammation’ tap into our desperate desire to feel seen.
Kat Rosenfield
DOGE and the Backlash to the Backlash
We’ll have to reckon with revealing, if regrettable, public proclamations if we want to survive as a society.
Kat Rosenfield
The Men Who Lost Their Babies
‘It’s not my body. I understand that, but it’s part of me.’
Kat Rosenfield
The Raunchy Right Has Triumphed
Is the MAGA babe calendar what Making America Hot Again looks like?
Kat Rosenfield
‘Severance’ and the Trauma of the Bullshit Job
The hit show tackles the feeling so many Americans grapple with: that 40 hours a week in a fluorescent-lit cubicle is a tragic waste of a life.
Kat Rosenfield
The Momfluencer Who Went to Jail
Shari Franke’s mom put her childhood online for millions to see. Now, her account of the abuse she endured holds up a mirror to parents everywhere.
Kat Rosenfield
The Girlboss Is Sleeping with the Intern
The middle-aged man who bangs the intern is contemptible. But in ‘Babygirl,’ his female counterpart is daring.
Kat Rosenfield
Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Art of the Smear
Amid a turducken of lawsuits, it’s hard to know what’s true. But truth isn’t the point for the people spinning this. The point is who has the more…
Kat Rosenfield
Make Villains Evil Again
In an age when wicked witches have tragic backstories, ‘Nosferatu’ is refreshing: The vampire is simply terrifying for no reason.
Kat Rosenfield
The Absurd Genius of Netflix Christmas Films
Everything about Netflix’s ‘Hot Frosty’ screams ‘bad on purpose.’ And that’s why it’s a modern holiday classic.
Kat Rosenfield
A CEO Was Shot Dead. These People Cheered.
This is real life. Not ‘John Wick.’
Kat Rosenfield
Stop Saying Dating Is Terrible
We’re scaring a generation of young people off the hunt for true love.
Kat Rosenfield
Ladies, Stop Sex Striking for Kamala
For every female TikToker who’s vowed chastity until 2028, there’s another more than willing to shack up with a Trump supporter.
Kat Rosenfield
It’s Not Because She’s a Woman
‘To suggest that Americans balk at the notion of putting women in power is absurd.’
Kat Rosenfield
Daniel Penny and New York’s Vigilantes
When the social fabric of the city begins to unravel, it frays underground first. Since Jordan Neely died on the floor of the F train, it’s come undone.
Kat Rosenfield
The Middle-Class Women Who Are Tripping Balls
Across America, women are using hallucinogens to improve their marriages and mental health. Meet the ‘mushroom mommies.’
Kat Rosenfield
In Defense of Megalomania
Francis Ford Coppola sold part of his vineyard to finance a movie that’s hard to watch. We should applaud, not condemn, his ambition.
Kat Rosenfield
The Subversive Genius of Melania Trump
She is a breed of political spouse nobody has ever seen before: one who almost transparently doesn’t care if her husband wins or not.
Kat Rosenfield
To the Woman Who Trashed Me on Twitter
Why would a person who has privately supported you decide to publicly shame you? In her new book, Fox News panelist Kat Timpf has answers.
Kat Rosenfield
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