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'I felt like I was the most fired woman in Brooklyn'

'I felt like I was the most fired woman in Brooklyn'

'Fired Four' member Alma Avalle on life after Condé Nast, starting over and finding her way back to journalism.

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Scoop: Condé Nast sued for libel over WIRED's viral surrogacy story

Sep 3, 2026

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Scoop: Condé Nast sued for libel over WIRED's viral surrogacy story

Venture capitalist Cindy Bi says a WIRED investigation into her yearslong dispute with a surrogate contained a false and damaging claim — and that Condé's own lawyers may have known it.

The moment these women stopped putting up with their toxic media jobs

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

The moment these women stopped putting up with their toxic media jobs

Five women share why they walked away from toxic media workplaces, even when they weren’t sure what would come next.

The former CNN reporter who built her dream job — twice

Aug 27, 2026

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9 min read

The former CNN reporter who built her dream job — twice

Plus, Twitter might be coming back, y'all.

In a new zine, an illustrator unpacks her American Apparel past

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

In a new zine, an illustrator unpacks her American Apparel past

Plus: Rest in peace, Dolly. I'm devastated.

What it’s actually like to gossip for a living

Aug 20, 2026

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14 min read

What it’s actually like to gossip for a living

Plus: why one editor will only accept pitches over the phone and the latest on Vox's layoffs.

A media vet's pivot from burnout to therapy work

Aug 18, 2026

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12 min read

A media vet's pivot from burnout to therapy work

She escaped the media grind. Now she helps others recover from it.

Inside Versha Sharma’s years running Teen Vogue

Aug 13, 2026

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14 min read

Inside Versha Sharma’s years running Teen Vogue

Plus, ABC News’ former president plots her comeback and Alex Cooper’s beverage bust.

An ex-Allure editor on the unspoken rules of freebies

Aug 11, 2026

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11 min read

An ex-Allure editor on the unspoken rules of freebies

Plus, two editors-in-chief launch new publications and Us Weekly's search for a new editor post mass layoffs.