The article is a tribute to Gloria Steinem, who passed away at 92. Phyllis Chesler, an 85-year-old author and activist and long-time friend of Steinem's, reflects on their decades-long friendship and Steinem's complex legacy as a feminist icon. Chesler notes that while Steinem was known for her activism and style, she also had a more reserved side behind the scenes, and sometimes took stances that contradicted her own principles. The article also mentions other unrelated stories, including a lifetime ban given to former congressman George Santos from a prediction market.
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Today, Natan Sharansky remembers the book that saved his life in a KGB prison.
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Joe Nocera sits down with Ken Feinberg, who 25 years ago helped distribute billions of dollars to the families of 9/11 victims.
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Robert Mass explains why old age is no excuse to stop learning.
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This week, Gloria Steinem passed away at the age of 92.
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A self-described “entrepreneur of social change,” she co-founded Ms. magazine in 1971, a publication that championed equal rights and banded legions of women together in that fight.
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Most of the country remembers Steinem for her tireless activism, her style, or the time she went undercover as a Playboy Bunny; but few had the privilege of knowing what truly made Steinem exceptional behind the scenes.
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In early 1971, she attended the very first meeting that led to the founding of Ms. magazine, and over the decades that followed, the two collaborated frequently, including on an anthology of Wonder Woman comic strips.
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“Gloria had a way of making herself ‘liked,’ ” Phyllis writes today.
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She listened.
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She asked for advice.”
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But Steinem didn’t fit easily into a box.
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She frequently provoked the ire of fellow feminists.
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She worked with the Central Intelligence Agency.
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And later in life she advocated for positions that Phyllis believed represented a departure from Steinem’s “own feminist principles.”
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And you were, first and last, a political being,” Phyllis writes.
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Today, Steinem’s old friend pays tribute to the woman she knew, and reflects on the movement she leaves behind.
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This week, former congressman George Santos was given a lifetime ban from the prediction market Kalshi, after allegedly making $17,000 betting on whether he would go to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
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(He never made it; though he blames bad weather and travel mishaps.)
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But Santos isn’t going down without a fight.
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“You can burn me, but you can’t get rid of me, because I’m like the phoenix.
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I come right back, bitch,” Santos said during a special on-air call on this week’s episode of Second Thought.
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He then told Suzy Weiss and Dan Ahdoot that he plans to fight the ruling: “I’ll see you in court, Kalshi.”
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Plus, Suzy and Dan break down John Galliano’s cancellation, the killer who confessed on a podcast, and some of the strangest stories you may have missed in popular culture this week.
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We’ve published lots of other pieces worth catching up on this week, including River Page on the environmentalists who won’t let an Alaskan town have a road, Arthur Brooks on why the boomers won’t grow up, Caitlin Flanagan on Lindsay Clancy’s cult following, Rod Dreher’s farewell to Wendell Berry, and more . .
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Knock Knock, It’s Cupid!
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If you’d like to take a chance at Free Press love, write a paragraph that defines you, including your age, where you live, and what you’re looking for, and send it over to Cupid@TheFP.com.
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How should you spend the rest of your weekend?
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We asked our Washington, D.C., correspondent Audrey Fahlberg for her recommendations . . .
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I’ve read it twice and couldn’t recommend it more!
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Combine those coffee ice cubes into a blender with your favorite coffee liqueur, your preferred vodka, and a dash of simple syrup, and voilà, you have the perfect farewell-to-summer cocktail slushy.
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(Pro tip: Trader Joe’s has a solid and affordable espresso martini mix if you don’t feel like trekking out to your local liquor store to buy all the fixings.
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Call me crazy, but as soon as the calendar hits the “-ber” months, I start pulling out my pumpkin-themed pillowcases and brainstorming fun ways to make the next few months as festive as possible.
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Yes, Martha is type A as can be and rarely smiles.
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But the woman has taste, and enough ghost-themed cookie recipes to last you a lifetime.
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My mom and I fell down a YouTube rabbit hole the other day watching her Halloween specials and had an absolute blast.
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(Oh, and if you haven’t seen the Martha documentary on Netflix, that’s a must-watch, too.)
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And, while you’re at it, click here to read the book with Free Pressers worldwide today!
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That’s all, folks!
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