Jessica Bennett

I spent some time at Smith College learning about a program aimed at teaching students "how to fail." Why do college students need to learn failure? Well, lots of reasons, but among them researchers believe that a lack of "resilience" -- or inability to recover from some of the basic setbacks that come with college life, from being rejected from a club to bombing a quiz, along with added pressure among first-generation students who are the first in their families to attend college -- are contributing factors in alarming mental health trends on campus, including an increase in depression and anxiety.

If ‘Wonder Woman’ Can Do It, GIrls Can Too 

For most of 2016, to be a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton — in certain circles of Bernie Sanders-supporting progressives, anyway — was to be the square in the Lacoste shirt cast to the corner of the hipster prom.

“I was yelled at when I wore my Hillary shirt to a grocery store in West Hollywood, possibly the most ‘accepting’ neighborhood in the whole world,” said Kate Hess, a producer in Los Angeles.

“The first time I posted about Hillary, I couldn’t even function for 24 hours,” said Danielle Thomson, 34, a writer in New York. “I kept refreshing my feed — sweating.”

“I’m treated like a traitor to my generation,” said 22-year-old Patrick Ross, a playwright in Philadelphia.

I wrote a book (!!)

Monica Lewinsky Is Back, But This Time It’s On Her Terms