Stories by Lindy West

How to Be an Atheist Without Being a Jerk About It

Religion is awful in a lot of ways, yes. But that doesn't mean you have to be awful too.

Why the idea that there are two kinds of women — "good girls" and everyone else?

My struggle as a feminist and a critic isn't to contain my outrage—it's to remind myself to feel anything at all.

Why do we continue to stigmatize the female body?