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Deborah Copaken

Deborah Copaken, a former New York Observer contributor, is a journalist, author, and television writer known for her sharp cultural commentary and incisive storytelling. A former war photographer and Emmy-winning TV producer, she has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Observer, while also penning bestselling books like Shutterbabe and The Red Book.

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Twisting the pain away.

The Cure for a Broken Heart? Naked Yoga

By Deborah Copaken

People Suck—And They Don’t

By Deborah Copaken
When swiping right means

All the Young Dudes

By Deborah Copaken
Illustration by Verónica Grech

Warrior Women: When Life Turns Upside Down, There’s Safety—And Strength—In Numbers

By Deborah Copaken
A photo taken in Paris on November 20, 2015 shows copies of late US author Ernest Hemingway's novel "Paris est une fete" ("A Moveable Feast"). US literary great Ernest Hemingway's tender and joyful memoir of 1920s Paris, "A Moveable Feast", has enjoyed a surge in sales since last week's terror attacks in the French capital. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images)

Revisiting Hemingway, Paris, A Son and His Traumatized Roommates in the Wake of ISIS

By Deborah Copaken

Principal of Despair: A School Testing Scandal and a Suicide

By Deborah Copaken
Illustration: Hanna Barczyk

Uncharted Territory: A Mother of Three Navigates the World of the Newly Single

By Deborah Copaken
Barbara Castle (1910 - 2002, right), Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, shares a cup of tea with the leaders of the female machinists' strike from the Ford plant in Dagenham, at the Ministry, 28th June 1968. (Photo by Wesley/Keystone/Getty Images)

The Best Part of Middle Age: Letting Go of Shame

By Deborah Copaken
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