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Rachel Sugar

Rachel Sugar

Freelance Writer

Rachel Sugar is a writer in New York City. She is a former Vox staff reporter, and her essays and reporting have appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, the Guardian, and Taste, among others. She is currently a contributing writer at the Atlantic.

Latest articles by Rachel Sugar

My nail-biting quest for confidence
Even Better

I wanted to be confident. Then I started having doubts.

By Rachel Sugar
Money
The politics of “dude food”The politics of “dude food”
Money

Food scholar Emily Contois’s new book explores the intersection of masculinity and marketing.

By Rachel Sugar
Are we doomed? An investigation
The Highlight

At the conclusion of a dystopian year, we look to historians, preppers, and even the heavens in search of answers: What exactly was 2020, and what happens now?

By Rachel Sugar
Money
Canned cranberry sauce, explainedCanned cranberry sauce, explained
Money

Let us give thanks for a controversial American tradition.

By Rachel Sugar
What was fun?
Money

As we adjust to the “new normal,” something’s missing.

By Rachel Sugar
The vicious cycle of never-ending laundry
Money

We’ve tried and tried to make washing our clothes less painful, but it never seems to get better.

By Rachel Sugar
How wearing masks will change us
Money

Wearing a mask all the time affects how we interact with each other. But how?

By Rachel Sugar
The scramble to feed the kids left hungry by the coronavirus crisis
Money

Cafeteria workers and school nutrition directors from five districts across the country explain how meal programs are working now.

By Rachel Sugar
Your coronavirus grocery questions, answered by experts
The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis

Should I be using self-checkout? Are delivery services ethical? Where is the peanut butter?

By Rachel Sugar
Money
Why is it so hard to stop touching your face?Why is it so hard to stop touching your face?
Money

Can you touch your ears? And other face-touching questions, answered.

By Rachel Sugar