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How I Got My Dream Job At Elle Magazine In The 90s

A creepy ad for Love’s Baby Soft, JFK Jr. and the Peter Pan Bus

Oct 27, 2020

How I Got My Dream Job At Elle Magazine In The 90s

Oct 27, 2020

I Like Imagining My Husband’s Death

It’s good practice

Feb 1, 2022

I Like Imagining My Husband’s Death

Feb 1, 2022

How Can We Help Women Recognize Abuse In Real Time?

As opposed to waking up 20 years later and being like, yeah, that was really messed up.

Jul 21, 2021

How Can We Help Women Recognize Abuse In Real Time?

Jul 21, 2021

The Least Together Person You Know Is Plugging Her Life Coach Biz on Insta

Luckily I’m here to tell you how to get shit done for real.

Jul 1, 2021

The Least Together Person You Know Is Plugging Her Life Coach Biz on Insta

Jul 1, 2021

Confessions Of A Reply Guy

As a GenX-latch-key kid who had to find her own entertainment, replying to any random Twitter post I see seemed fun and harmless. Then I…

Jun 16, 2021

Confessions Of A Reply Guy

Jun 16, 2021

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P.S. I Love You

My Dog Got Me Through My Trauma

For every pet owner, there’s one animal against whom all others are measured. For me, it was my dog Abercrombie. Then we got Brian.

Apr 5, 2021

My Dog Got Me Through My Trauma

Apr 5, 2021

Plum

About that viral essay

Feb 6, 2021

Plum

Feb 6, 2021

I Left My Career in Prestige Media Because of the Shitty Men in Charge and They Are Still In…

I had the plumb job. The top of the masthead of one of the most prestigious and respected publications with more than a 150-year-old…

Jan 27, 2021

I Left My Career in Prestige Media Because of the Shitty Men in Charge and They Are Still In…

Jan 27, 2021

How To Enjoy TikTok If You’re Old Enough To Drive

It’s cats in wigs. Cats in wigs!

Jan 14, 2021

How To Enjoy TikTok If You’re Old Enough To Drive

Jan 14, 2021

Normalize Sleeping In Separate Bedrooms Like Old-School Hollywood

Getting adequate sleep is romantic.

Dec 2, 2020

Normalize Sleeping In Separate Bedrooms Like Old-School Hollywood

Dec 2, 2020

I’m Starting A Writing Retreat for Worn-Out Women, The Likes of Which You’ve Never Seen

You are all invited.

Nov 18, 2020

I’m Starting A Writing Retreat for Worn-Out Women, The Likes of Which You’ve Never Seen

Nov 18, 2020

Rising Like A Sparkling Phoenix From the Ashes Just Like Jenna Lyons

We’re both picking up the pieces after leaving careers we loved before we were ready.

Nov 11, 2020

Rising Like A Sparkling Phoenix From the Ashes Just Like Jenna Lyons

Nov 11, 2020

Double Tap If You Read Flowers In The Attic Way Too Young

For precocious girls who grew up way too fast. Let it serve us well now.

Nov 3, 2020

Double Tap If You Read Flowers In The Attic Way Too Young

Nov 3, 2020

You Are All Invited to My 50th Birthday Party in Amsterdam

Start planning now.

Oct 16, 2020

You Are All Invited to My 50th Birthday Party in Amsterdam

Oct 16, 2020

I Need to Talk About Sonja Morgan’s Facelift

The Real Housewives of New York star’s recent plastic surgery is undermining the strides I’ve made in overcoming a lifetime of negative…

Sep 25, 2020

I Need to Talk About Sonja Morgan’s Facelift

Sep 25, 2020

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Fanfare

I Kissed River Phoenix

The timeless allure of celebrity encounter stories, and the fun in telling them

Aug 31, 2020

I Kissed River Phoenix

Aug 31, 2020

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Fanfare

The True Cost of Selling Sunset

I tuned in for a breezy escape and found myself deeply concerned about the toxic work environment’s effect on three women

Aug 14, 2020

The True Cost of Selling Sunset

Aug 14, 2020

Jennifer Barnett

Jennifer Barnett

Former managing editor of The Atlantic, Teen Vogue, Redbook, and Elle. Now I’m writing. Expat in Amsterdam.

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