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    Lyz Lenz

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    Lyz Lenz is the author of Godland and Belabored. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Pacific Standard, and Buzzfeed. She lives in Iowa, but you can find her on Twitter @lyzl.


    Latest articles by Lyz Lenz

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    Why Would a 16-Year-Old Girl Slaughter Her Uber Driver?

    Inside the minds of murderous young women.

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      Inside the Disaster That Was Supposed to Be the Fyre Music Festival

      It was marketed as a luxurious getaway for jet-set millennials. Now it's postponed and customers are crying scam.

      By Lyz Lenz

    • The Secret Lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy

      The Secret Lobotomy of Rosemary Kennedy

      JFK's younger sister was permanently disabled by a barbaric surgery in the 1940s. Now, her legacy is more important than ever.

      By Lyz Lenz

    • Hillary Clinton

      We Were Woefully Unprepared for Our First Female President

      As a nation, we gravely underestimated the toxic mix of sexism and racism, even though it has been there all along.

      By Lyz Lenz

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      The Trump Supporters...Who Are Secretly Voting for Hillary

      Meet the Evangelical Christian women resolved to go behind the backs of their families, friends, and pastors to break party lines.

      By Lyz Lenz

    • Hillary Clinton

      What Will It Be Like to Have a "First Gentleman"? Here, a Preview

      How the Clintons are revolutionizing the idea of a White House spouse.

      By Lyz Lenz

    • The Emotional Weight of Being a Wife

      Why is the maintenance of our relationship my responsibility?

      By Lyz Lenz

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