Kelly Marie Coyne
@kellymcoyne.bsky.social
writing @nytimes @theatlantic @washpost | teaching @georgetown kellycoyne.com
1/2 Hi! I’m researching an article that explores whether heterosexual dating/marriage has become politicized among millennial and Gen Z women. I’m curious to hear if any left-leaning or moderate young women worry that having a boyfriend might code them as conservative during this polarized time.
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
1/2 Hi! I’m researching an article that explores whether heterosexual dating/marriage has become politicized among millennial and Gen Z women. I’m curious to hear if any left-leaning or moderate young women worry that having a boyfriend might code them as conservative during this polarized time.
i'm doing a series on gilmore girls for guilty pleasures--here's the first installment
Why does Gilmore Girls endure? Pt 1/3
There is a lot going on here!
kellymariecoyne.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
i'm doing a series on gilmore girls for guilty pleasures--here's the first installment
for @nytimes.com, I profiled the bridal designer Charles Dieujuste, of Scorcesa
From Bridal Suits to Colorful Gowns, Charles Dieujuste Reinvents Tradition
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
for @nytimes.com, I profiled the bridal designer Charles Dieujuste, of Scorcesa
for @slate.com, i wrote about why more people are asking for prenups these days
It’s the Marriage Option Everyone’s Scared Of. Now It’s Really on the Rise.
Gen Z and millennials are particularly fond of it.
slate.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
for @slate.com, i wrote about why more people are asking for prenups these days
Reposted by Kelly Marie Coyne
The winter I turned petty
August 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The winter I turned petty
The Sound of Music is a movie about friendship
Part 3/3
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
what does one's choice of spouse reveal about their character? I explored this and more in Guilty Pleasures this week
The Sound of Music is a movie about love
Part 2/3
open.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
what does one's choice of spouse reveal about their character? I explored this and more in Guilty Pleasures this week
Reposted by Kelly Marie Coyne
Every one of Stephanie Coontz’s books is essential to understanding the word we live in, and her clarity and insight in this interview are a good example of why. jacobin.com/2025/08/gend...
The Trump-Era Gender Wars, Brought to You By Neoliberalism
We’re seeing an alarming revival of archaic gender role ideas, from the manosphere’s remasculinization crusade to trad wives’ rejection of public life. Veteran historian of gender roles Stephanie Coon...
jacobin.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Every one of Stephanie Coontz’s books is essential to understanding the word we live in, and her clarity and insight in this interview are a good example of why. jacobin.com/2025/08/gend...
I’ve started writing on Substack! My first series is on “The Sound of Music,” a film that offers lots of lessons for navigating life in 2025.
Guilty Pleasures | Kelly Marie Coyne | Substack
Click to read Guilty Pleasures, by Kelly Marie Coyne, a Substack publication.
kellymariecoyne.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I’ve started writing on Substack! My first series is on “The Sound of Music,” a film that offers lots of lessons for navigating life in 2025.
this exhaustion feels deeply related to the conversation around "materialists"
The Great Feminist Exhaustion
And a Partially Formed Theory of 2025 Culture
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August 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
this exhaustion feels deeply related to the conversation around "materialists"
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Posted in the State Department. The resistance always grows. Tomorrow there will be more of us.
July 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Posted in the State Department. The resistance always grows. Tomorrow there will be more of us.
Reposted by Kelly Marie Coyne
Isabella Rossellini and David Lynch, 1986
By Annie Leibovitz.
By Annie Leibovitz.
July 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Isabella Rossellini and David Lynch, 1986
By Annie Leibovitz.
By Annie Leibovitz.
Reposted by Kelly Marie Coyne
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
this essay, in its devastation and beauty, captures so much of what it's like to live in dc right now
A Real Cancer in Washington
The quiet heroism of my friend in government
www.theatlantic.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
this essay, in its devastation and beauty, captures so much of what it's like to live in dc right now
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June 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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New, returning, and gift subscriptions all welcome!
"She values being valuable, not being valued, which is only the same thing if you’re a Girlboss Extraordinaire in need of a wake-up call."
From @sayanniething.bsky.social's latest @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mate...
From @sayanniething.bsky.social's latest @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mate...
Material, Girls | Los Angeles Review of Books
Annie Berke watches Celine Song’s new film “Materialists” and the Netflix show “With Love, Meghan.”
lareviewofbooks.org
June 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"She values being valuable, not being valued, which is only the same thing if you’re a Girlboss Extraordinaire in need of a wake-up call."
From @sayanniething.bsky.social's latest @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mate...
From @sayanniething.bsky.social's latest @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/mate...
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As someone who mostly reads horror, I'll never understand the vitriol towards "cozy" books. People say they are escapist, unserious, allowing readers to avoid big issues. And I'm like, girl, WHEN did your dark romance book fix society? Did I BLINK and miss your detective thriller solving crime?
June 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
As someone who mostly reads horror, I'll never understand the vitriol towards "cozy" books. People say they are escapist, unserious, allowing readers to avoid big issues. And I'm like, girl, WHEN did your dark romance book fix society? Did I BLINK and miss your detective thriller solving crime?
a delightful essay on the complexities of performing white femininity in the public sphere, esp today
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sarapetersen.substack.com/p/is-alison-...
Is Alison Roman A Momfluencer Now?
She's not like other momfluencers. She's a COOL momfluencer.
sarapetersen.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
a delightful essay on the complexities of performing white femininity in the public sphere, esp today
sarapetersen.substack.com/p/is-alison-...
sarapetersen.substack.com/p/is-alison-...
happy summer! here is my *free* essay on gig work in the hamptons for LARB--i hope you enjoy
lareviewofbooks.org/article/unho...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/unho...
Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy | Los Angeles Review of Books
Kelly Coyne examines gig-work philosophy in Emma Cline’s novel “The Guest” and Gene Stupnitsky’s movie “No Hard Feelings.”
lareviewofbooks.org
June 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
happy summer! here is my *free* essay on gig work in the hamptons for LARB--i hope you enjoy
lareviewofbooks.org/article/unho...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/unho...
saoirse!
new official video for "psycho killer" by the talking heads, starring saoirse ronan and directed by mike mills, and it owns. youtu.be/CJ54eImz88w?...
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
saoirse!
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Reposted by Kelly Marie Coyne
Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
May 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hey! Press covering Trump!
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.
The statute that lets him impose tariffs at will? It EXPLICITLY excludes movies.
He has no authority to do this. Not just bc of an absence of authorization, but bc the law says “you CANNOT do this.”
Do NOT say “Trump has imposed movie tariffs,” bc he did not. He CANNOT.