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Andrea Grimes is a feminist journalist, editor, and podcaster living in Austin, Texas. Her commentaries, investigations, and analyses have appeared in the New York Times, the Texas Observer, Rewire News, Cosmopolitan, Bitch, Ms. and Jezebel, among many other publications. You can find her cussing on Twitter as @AndreaGrimes, or drinking a Bloody Mary on a sunny patio, or sometimes both.

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Aug 30, 2022

We Can’t Tell People in Red States to “Just Move”

Andrea Grimes Aug 30, 2022

It's hubristic for blue-state liberals to implore people living in red states with horrific bans against abortion and trans health care to uproot their lives and move. So what can we do to help those who don't have access?

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Jul 26, 2022

Where Is the Post-Roe Leadership?

Andrea Grimes Jul 26, 2022

With an administration that has failed to protect abortion access, activists—most of them people of color, including a handful of Congress members—are left to lead the way.

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Jun 1, 2022

Newsrooms Need a Primer on Abortion Reporting

Andrea Grimes Jun 1, 2022

Roe has been under siege for decades, yet mainstream journalists are just now playing catch up—and it's leading to a lot of misinformation that could have dire consequences.

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Apr 26, 2022

The Grimness of American Individualism

Andrea Grimes Apr 26, 2022

From anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers to legislators banning books and terrorizing trans kids, people are going out of their way to make life worse for everyone else. When did we stop caring for one another?

A collage with aa megaphone, the headline "I Came to College Eager to Debate. I found Self-Censorship Instead." There is also the quote, "Viewpoint diversity is no longer considered a sacred, core value in higher education."

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Mar 10, 2022

Only Conservatives Whine About Cancel Culture

Andrea Grimes Mar 10, 2022

Are we really supposed to feel sorry for a college student who has the privilege and opportunity to publish an op-ed in the New York Times about self-censorship?

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Jan 13, 2022

Can Anyone Figure Out the CDC Guidelines?

Andrea Grimes Jan 13, 2022

Covid rates have never been higher. Yet people are behaving as if the pandemic is over. But with so much inscrutable advice, is it any wonder?

The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Dec 8, 2021

This Is How to Survive the Holidays

Andrea Grimes Dec 8, 2021

With most of us vaxxed and boosted, some of us are anxious about gathering with our FOX-watching families again. Can we set boundaries without being accused of "canceling" them?

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Nov 23, 2021

Welcome to Pity Party University

Andrea Grimes Nov 23, 2021

Our cultural columnist, a recovering conservative, explores the motivation behind reactionary writer Bari Weiss's announcement of her new unaccredited university in Texas to counter so-called cancel culture.

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The Well Actually Andrea Grimes Oct 27, 2021

When “Cancel Culture” Means Letting Go

Andrea Grimes Oct 27, 2021

Cancel culture’s critics make bad-faith arguments about censorship and worry about artists’ ability to rehabilitate their careers. But what about their fans, who are grappling with the grief of relinquishing a beloved relationship with their work?