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Primates of Park Avenue just got even more delish with new juicy new end material and a lighter feel for your beach tote!
Studying the Rich
In her manifesto "Up the Anthropologist," Laura Nader called for social scientists to study not only the poor and disenfranchised, as sociologists and anthropologists long have, but also the powerful and wealthy. She referred to this as "studying up" and noted that in concert with studying down and studying sideways, it helped generate a full portrait of a culture. It also helps us understand how elites reproduce their privilege and what Antonio Gramsci called cultural hegemony.
Wednesday Martin on Why a Woman on the $10 Bill Needs to Happen Now
As we gear up to elect or not elect a woman to be our next President and Commander in Chief, our deepest cultural anxieties bubble to the surface.
'Primates of Park Avenue' Author on Why New York's Trust Fund Families Are Cutting Costs
Those trust funds of New York's finest families are fraying, as author Wednesday Martin describes Manhattan’s ever-shifting hierarchy of status.
"Poor Little Rich Women" Makes Top 20 Most Read NYTimes Articles of 2015
I'm thrilled to share that my NYTimes piece Poor Little Rich Women was among the top 20 most read NYTimes articles of 2015!
How Jackie Collins Changed the Way We Think About Sex
She was often dismissed as a purveyor of salacious titillation, but Jackie Collins’s novels—beginning with her first—radically evoked female desire and power.
When It Comes to Promiscuity, Are Women the New Men?
"Women love getting laid as much as men do, possibly more."
Primates Tank Top Giveaway
A lot of you have been asking about the Primates tank top. While I wish I could sell one with every book, I've decided to do something fun.
The Captivity of Motherhood
My essay The Captivity of Motherhood was recently one of the most popular articles on The Atlantic. Hope you will have a read and leave a comment.
Mondays with Marlo
Spent some time taking questions from you all and Marlo about Primates.