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Andi Zeisler

Andi Zeisler

Washington Post

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The beauty industry has its head up your butt

From butt masks to "holecare," consumer beauty obsession is now hitting both ends

20.10.2025 3

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Portland’s protest frogs are dead serious about absurdity

In a battle of optics and performance, Portland is primed to meet the moment

16.10.2025 2

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Disney adults know how to hit where it hurts

In a consumer economy, boycotts are the only power we have. Is it enough?

03.10.2025 3

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Gen X women don’t have the bandwidth to figure out why they feel so terrible

Many Gen X women are navigating the "chicken or egg" of ADD symptoms and perimenopause, without adequate guidance

22.09.2025 4

Salon

Andi Zeisler

The “sexy selfie” rebellion: Reclaiming what slut-shaming tried to take

An expert on slut-shaming explains how young women are owning their sexuality in the attention economy

04.09.2025 3

Salon

Andi Zeisler

When fake news is dead serious

Satirical news sites like The Onion are doing the work that legitimate publications won't by taking an actual stand

25.06.2025 8

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears

There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, but there is a farmers market

23.06.2025 10

Salon

Andi Zeisler

The cringe-ification of protest

Social media is undermining the power of protest by framing it as "cringe," making the front line of change weaker

18.06.2025 10

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Poop is poop: It's time to legitimize pet parents

The backlash against pet parents reflects deeper anxieties about who gets to define what counts as a real family

16.06.2025 80

Salon

Andi Zeisler

"Notes to John" gives Joan Didion a worthy opponent: herself

One of the year’s best books yet shows us an author at odds with her own storytelling

14.06.2025 4

Salon

Andi Zeisler

AI can’t have my em dash

Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight

11.06.2025 3

Salon

Andi Zeisler

Don’t Dismiss Sabrina Carpenter for Being a Pop Princess

The breathy persona she’s built might be read as an avatar for the very worldview that would make shameless sex positivity a thing of the past.

03.02.2025 10

The New York Times

Andi Zeisler