Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
Freelance, Brooklyn, New York
Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore is a British journalist writing on current affairs, the arts and religion, with work published in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and The New York Times, among others. Formerly based in China and Australia, she now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Written by Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore
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Family life
Honey, I sold the kids
We have laws to protect children from factory work. Why aren’t they protected from parents who monetise their lives online?
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Gender
Is motherhood gendered?
For a new generation of trans parents and their children, the meaning of motherhood is undergoing a thorough renovation
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Beauty and aesthetics
Rise of the ripped
With bodies sculpted to look like comic-book heroes, today’s muscle men create an impossible template for masculinity
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Gender
Male escorts
Is the growing market for male escorts a sign of female sexual liberation or just a re-run of the same old stereotypes?
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Art
Art?
Ai Weiwei is back in production with his Fake studio and his team of assistants. What does art mean now to the dissident?
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