Is Midlife Depression the New Epidemic?

Is Midlife Depression the New Epidemic?

In my family, mental illness was not something we talked about. We glazed over our emotional slumps with hopeful phrases like “Everything will be OK,” or “That’s life,” and no one ever dared to utter words like “anxiety” or “depression.” But those feelings seeped out...
The Misogynistic History of Over-40 Skincare

The Misogynistic History of Over-40 Skincare

I’ve been obsessed with skincare since middle school. As a tween, I’d sit on my bedroom floor, flipping through the pages of Seventeen or Mademoiselle, staring at fresh-faced models touting the benefits of Noxzema skin cream or Ten-O-Six lotion. I’d accompany my...