phobias
When You're Paralysingly Scared of Feet
In the case of people with podophobia, do *not* send feet pics.
Justine Reix
10.3.23
TikTok
The Rise of the 'Sigma Male', a New Kind of Toxic Masculinity
How memes of a fictional serial killer turned into an un-ironic personality and lifestyle.
Justine Reix
4.28.23
Travel
Hitchhiking Can Be Risky As a Woman. But I Love It.
“If I think something is off, I'm not getting in.”
Justine Reix
1.31.23
Art
I Make Thousands Copying Famous Works of Art
Reproduction artist Andréa Dlouha charges over a grand for every painting, but she's no art forger.
Justine Reix
9.7.22
private investigators
On the Trail With Trainee Private Detectives
Private investigators go to school too.
Justine Reix
7.1.22
History
I Went to a French Château to Learn How Kings Ate Through the Ages
Apparently, aristocrats did not eat any vegetables.
Justine Reix
6.13.22
modern slavery
The Domestic Workers Trapped in Modern-Day Slavery
Inès dreamt of a better life in France. Instead, she was held captive inside a family home and made to work 24 hours a day.
Justine Reix
5.9.22
Health
‘Death Comes as a Relief’: Talking to a Professional Who Helps People Die
“The last couple we guided had been together for 65 years. They couldn’t imagine life without one another.”
Justine Reix
3.31.22
RACISM
The Racist Zoo Where Visitors Paid to See Black People in the 90s
Safari Africain is a shameful, long-forgotten part of French history – and the subject of a new documentary.
Justine Reix
3.15.22
housing
Students Stuck in Tiny Apartments During COVID Are Not OK
“I’ve had hallucinations of myself jumping out of my fifth floor window,” said 24-year-old Xavier.
Justine Reix
3.2.21
How to Behave
Rich People Pay Me to Teach Them French Etiquette
Americans are especially obsessed with learning to be French.
Justine Reix
11.18.20
Coronavirus
What the People Who Test You for Coronavirus Want You to Know
"I’ve refused patients because they’d already been tested a few days earlier, and hadn’t even gotten the result yet."
Justine Reix
11.12.20
0102