Claudia McNeilly

Contributor

Food

Why a 'Tinder for Restaurants' Is Inherently Problematic

Should we be as shallow about our dining habits as we are about our dating preferences?
Claudia McNeilly
10.12.17
Technology

Why a 'Tinder for Restaurants' Is Inherently Problematic

Should we be as shallow about our dining habits as we are about our dating preferences?
Claudia McNeilly
10.9.17
Culture

How Gender Stereotypes Affect What You Choose to Eat

Studies show that gender-specific food marketing affects the way food tastes to us—and the things we crave.
Claudia McNeilly
9.28.16
Health

The Hidden Dangers of 'Herbal' Diet Pills

Dietary supplements are often marketed as natural and healthy—but critics say the industry is perilously unregulated, and some consumers have become sick or even died as a result of taking them.
Claudia McNeilly
9.16.16
motherhood

Got Milk: The Underground Online Marketplace for Human Breast Milk

Because no laws exist regarding the sale of human breast milk, it's technically not illegal but largely unregulated. We spoke to people who sell their breast milk online about why and how they sell their excess lactation.
Claudia McNeilly
2.1.16
Health

Trans Youth Are Significantly More Likely to Have an Eating Disorder

Eating disorders are typically associated with cisgender women, but research shows that trans youth are four times more likely to suffer from them.
Claudia McNeilly
12.1.15
mental health

When Does 'Eating Clean' Become an Eating Disorder?

Orthorexia is defined as an obsession with healthy foods. In the age of raw food diets and Instagramming each of your meals as you #eatclean, it's becoming increasingly common—and dangerous.
Claudia McNeilly
11.3.15
Culture

Where Are All the Great Female Chefs?

In a field rife with casual sexism and sexual harassment, female restauranteurs are fighting to change the male-dominated status quo.
Claudia McNeilly
10.15.15
Culture

That Time Comedian Craig Robinson Offered Us MDMA, Weed, and an Afro Pick in a Grocery Store Basement

We were at New York's Upright Citizens Brigade when comedian and actor Craig Robinson turned a late night comedy show into a legendary dance party no attendee will ever forget.
Claudia McNeilly
7.9.14
Stuff

We Talked to the Mysterious Person Behind Canada’s Hidden Weed Hunt

We interviewed the anonymous person hiding free weed around Vancouver to discuss kush preferences, police attention, and whether or not he’s worried about getting kids high.
Claudia McNeilly
6.20.14
News

This Nepalese Woman Has Saved Thousands of People from Human Trafficking

Anuradha Koirala is a 65-year-old woman who's spent the last 21 years saving women and girls from human trafficking in Nepal. We interviewed her about raiding mafia-run brothels and rescuing some 50,000 people from the sex trade.
Claudia McNeilly
5.29.14
HUMAN RIGHTS

Meet the Nepalese Woman Who Has Saved 50K People from Human Trafficking

Maiti Nepal works to identify, rescue, and rehabilitate Nepalese women after they have been trafficked and forced into prostitution.
Claudia McNeilly
5.29.14
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