Jia Tolentino explores the wedding industry: she's been to 46 weddings which, she thinks, may explain her own choice not to get married. Show more

'How did the internet get so bad?’ asks Jia Tolentino in this essay. She charts the history of the internet, its rapid escalation from niche hobby to an unavoidable part of life. Show more

An essay which explores the pressures on women to present their best selves to the world. Jia Tolentino explores the conflicts between feminism, health, beauty and confidence. Show more

In a provocative essay, Jia Tolentino argues that in the past ten years scamming - the abuse of trust for profit - has become ‘simply the way things were going to be’. Show more

In this essay, I Thee Dread, Jia explores the excesses of the wedding industry: she's been to forty-six weddings, which may explain why she's chosen not to get married herself. Show more

'How did the internet get so bad?’ asks Jia Tolentino in this essay. She recalls her youthful love of the internet and argues it's now ‘openly torturous’. Show more

American essayist Jia Tolentino on the pressures women face to be an ideal version of themselves, which nowadays means youthful good looks combined with picture-perfect lifestyles. Show more

A provocative and controversial essay which argues that in the past ten years scamming - the abuse of trust for profit - has become ‘simply the way things were going to be’ Show more