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Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Long Recovery After a Spouse Gets Out of Prison
PTSD in the formerly incarcerated has been widely studied. But what follows the “vicarious imprisonment” of their free-world romantic partners?
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Eat, Pray, Love Like a Badass: Cheryl Strayed, the Oprah Author 2.0
Strayed's go-it-your-own ethos and irreverent style make her a recession-era correction to Elizabeth Gilbert-style indulgence.
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The Romance-Free Re-Invention of 'Wuthering Heights'
With innovative casting and no-frills storytelling, Andrea Arnold's film is a breathtakingly fresh interpretation.
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Shame On 'Breaking Amish'
This is what immoral reality TV looks like.
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Wait, Why Did That Woman Sit in the MoMA for 750 Hours?
'Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present' reveals a lot about the most famous living performance artist but says little about her art.
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'Mirror Mirror' Shows That the Evil Witch Is the Real Hero of 'Snow White'
As a woman trying to maintain power, Julia Roberts' campy villain faces a very real struggle.
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'Friends With Kids' Nails the Comic Complications of Sex and Parenting
The ensemble comedy skewers and celebrates how kids screw with relationships.
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Finally, Two Troubled Film Heroines the Audience Isn't Meant to Ogle
The women of 'Miss Bala' and 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' are beautiful, but their traumas never provide voyeuristic thrills.
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Elizabeth Gilbert Says Goodbye to 'Eat, Pray, Love'
The bestselling memoirist makes an official farewell to the book that made her a star
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The 'Blue Valentine' Conundrum: Why So Many Boring Women In Indie Film?
Why are studio movies beating independent ones in featuring interesting, complicated female characters?
