Ashley Fetters writes for and produces The Atlantic's Entertainment channel.
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Why does the best-selling humorist's new book include six monologues for teen speakers? Because Sedaris moonlights as a hero in the world of competitive high-school forensics. More »
Caroline Shaw's Partita for 8 Voices sounds like music and then some. More »
The former Prime Minister's statements about gender illustrate her complicated feminist legacy. More »
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Women in sports used to be evaluated by their personality or appearance, not their athleticism. This is changing, finally. More »
In 2000, the Nigerian author told The Atlantic he wished to inspire voiceless peoples to share their own histories and create a global "balance of stories." More »
For starters, it's hard to find dresses that can hide doves well. More »
A short work of fiction from the archive provides some tongue-in-cheek insights into the selection of the Catholic Church's highest officer. More »
A decade and a half after its initial release, the Coen brothers' comedy is less cult classic than actual cult. More »
Guys give fake names to members of the opposite sex behind their backs just like girls do—and often get in more trouble for it. More »
"[Friedan] demands that all women find a life purpose or career which will give them an independent identity and what she calls fulfillment. In that, she surely goes too far." More »
There are several "grains of salt" that deserve consideration in any discussion of the 50-year-old book's legacy. More »
A biographer explains the 'The Bell Jar' author's unusually quiet death 50 years ago More »
How international news outlets cover the festival of "commercials featuring animals and blue-collar sexist smut." More »
The ex-mayor of New York City, who died today, was a man of many talents. More »
Reading the scholarly literature on the power of a good underdog story, in light of the Manti Te'o hoax More »
