Chick Lit Is Dead, Long Live Farm Lit
Thanks to the economy, picket fences and scruffy farm hands have replaced stilettos and cute i-bankers in literature aimed at women. More »
Emily Matchar is the author of the forthcoming book Homeward Bound: The New Cult of Domesticity.
Thanks to the economy, picket fences and scruffy farm hands have replaced stilettos and cute i-bankers in literature aimed at women. More »
Long before the modern food movement, Catharine Beecher, Ellen Swallow Richards, and many others tried to increase the public's estimation of home cooking. More »
The recent "Adoptee Searching Picture Meme" highlights what's wrong with the American adoption system. More »
Life would be so much easier for working parents if they could easily buy inexpensive meals for their families. More »
Progressive women who devote themselves to domesticity aren't nearly as annoying as New York magazine makes them out to be. More »
From home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality. More »
Lots of factors contributed to families abandoning from-scratch meals , but feminism isn't one of them. More »
The false promise of the stay-at-home mom who makes money from her crafts More »
All-natural domesticity has adherents on both sides of the political spectrum. More »
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