Eileen Wittig Eileen Wittig

The Scandal of Reading

Contrary to polls and anecdotes, reading is not going away, and the Young People do read like they used to. And that would have been a terrible thing a century ago. And the century before that. And all the way back to when Socrates was ranting against books.

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Eileen Wittig Eileen Wittig

Why You Can't Run Your Business Like a Frat

If you walk into a startup and see mostly men, at least one of whom is wearing a baseball hat, and a table in the middle of the office being used for ping pong, you have entered a Bro Co. and should leave immediately.

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Eileen Wittig Eileen Wittig

I, A Feminist, Enjoyed Wonder Woman

Her hair was always perfect, she had eyeliner, she ran in thigh-high heeled boots, and she delayed the mission to gush over a baby. As far as I can tell, that’s the definition of a goddess.

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Eileen Wittig Eileen Wittig

My Favorite Drug, Caffeine

I told my non-coffee drinking boyfriend I was going to bring caffeinated tea with me when I visited him to make up for the lack of coffee. “Addict,” he responded. But science — and I — said he was wrong.

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