In Praise of Dandies
I bet you can guess where this is heading.This Monday, The Wall Street Journal published a piece about a Cold War being fought in suburban homes across our...
Baby, You're a Firework!
We are feeling REAL patriotic this week and, for once, it's not because of the Olympics This election cycle has been, mostly, a garbage fire nightmare...
Two Bossy PhDs
Hello and welcome to TWO BOSSY PhDs!Today, sisters and smarties Laura Blanton and Kathryn VanArendonk are busting into this newsletter to bring you some deep...
Finding the Joyous Shruggie Within
Hello, darlings!! As you may have guessed from the GoGo's gif above, we Your Beloved Dames will be on vacation next week, because Dame Margaret's best friend...
Hold on for one more day
We sent out this week's issue (and it's a beaut), but between hitting SEND and your inboxes, something went...kaflooey is the technical term, we believe....
Sea of Chaos; Island of Frivolity
Hey friends,Normally, we have a gif here, and some kind of consciously grand greeting, and you’ll find all of that below. We believe, firmly, in the value of...
A Festschrift for The Toast
Dames Nation, we thought we were ready. We were not ready. The stylish sonic BOOM heard 'round the world. Back in May, Mallory Ortberg & Nicole Cliffe,...
Golden Dames
Hi, Dames Nation! We are Karen Corday and Sara Faith Alterman and we are so happy to Guest Dame for Sophie and Margaret this week. We met in 2008 when we...
Our Name is... Advice-ander Hamil-dames?
Hello, Subscribers Who Were Devastated When This Week In Hamilton Came to a Close!In honor of the musical's smashing success at the Tony's, we're opening the...
The Party's Still Raging, But Now We've Got Tunes
DAMN, Y'ALL.We keep trying to be mad and #NormalizeLadyRageBut your responses to last week's Bossy Take on women and anger have us all likeYou guys are...
Lady Raaaaaaage
Bossy Take: Lady Rage Dearest Darlings of Dames Nation, hello & welcome. Pull up your comfiestchaise longue, drape yourself in your most glamorous swishy...
INCONCEIVABLE!
Dames Nation, you now how much we love writing newsletters for you...... but we DO relate to Prince Humperdink here.So-- as we've said-- there will be no...
Middle Fingers Up
Heyyyyyy there, Dames Nation! Welcome to this very special, leather jacket-clad, red lipstick-painted, estrogen-scented, and hella lady-centered edition of...
Tears Make Toast Soggy :(
Oh BOY guys. This was a fucking FRIDAY, huh? As those of you who follow Dame Margaret on Twitter already know, she spent the day mourning the impending close...
Boozy Slushiewatch 2016
TAP TAP TAP...IS THIS THING ON?DAMES NATION! REPORT TO HOMEROOM!IT'S TIME FORTHE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS! Oh, you betcha! Friends, the darling buds of May are...
Love God, Herself
HELLO, Dames Nationals! Hello, only dance Dame M. will ever do from this day forward. Please join us in saluting Queen Allison, who this morning delighted...
Thank U 4 A Funky Time
2016 can fuck DIRECTLY off, y'all. Your Dames are heartbroken. AGAIN. We’re having a little chat about it, as we do, and assembling a rich buffet of links,...
Witchy, adorable & linky
Dames Nation, We Bring You A Bossy Spotlight! Get ready to rev your nerdy engines forDame Sophie's love affair with WITCH, PLEASE. As longtime readers know,...
Infanticide Doughnuts, Sequins, & Other Lavish Treats
Greetings, New Readers! After leaving last week in the hands of our very favorite Josephine and Geraldine-- Andrew and Craig of Overdue......and doing our...
Freaky Friday Friday Fridayyyyyy
Oh, hi, Dames Nation.We were just browsing.We’re Andrew and Craig, and thanks for having us as your guest editors on this day for April Fools! As you some of...