Abbey Bender
Abbey Bender is a Digital Staff Writer for Woman’s World and FIRST for Women. She has been with the publications since 2022, and primarily writes and edits entertainment pieces. She’s also written about pets, cleaning and other lifestyle subjects. She has over a decade of editorial experience, and her writing on film and fashion has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Filmmaker Magazine, The Village Voice, Time Out New York and other publications. She has also contributed booklet essays to Blu-ray releases of Camille Claudel, The Bells of St. Mary’s, Showgirls and more, and has an essay featured in the book The Wes Anderson Collection: The French Dispatch. She has previously done social media work for companies like the Criterion Collection and Netflix and archive work for Rolling Stone. She has a BA in Cinema Studies and Literature from SUNY Purchase and an MS in Library and Information Science with a Certificate in Archives from the Pratt Institute. She lives in New York City with her tuxedo cat.
Recent Articles
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Health
Can Acupuncture Boost Your Sex Drive? Here’s What An Expert Has To Say
Needles may help your libido.
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Food & Recipes
Cottage Cheese Is Staging a Comeback — Here Are 5 New (and Tasty) Ways to Work It Into Your Diet Plan
5 unexpected and delicious ways to incorporate cottage cheese into your diet
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Mental Health
Haikus Have Health Benefits? Here’s Why Reading and Writing Poetry Is Good for You
Poetry is good for the soul.
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Life Hacks
Panic Attack Coming On? Chill Out (Literally) With This Ice Cube Hack
A simple solution to a distressing problem.
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Cooking Hacks
Swap Grated Carrots for This Weird Ingredient To Save 15 Minutes Baking Carrot Cake
Sounds strange, tastes amazing.
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Beauty
This Gray-Haired Model Has Beauty Industry Tips for Keeping Silver Strands Gorgeous
Roxanne Gould makes gray gorgeous.
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Food & Recipes
Happy Pi Day! Try These 5 Unique Regional Pies From Around the US
These pies are American treasures.
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Fashion
And the Best Dressed Oscar Goes To… These 5 Groundbreaking Gowns From Academy Awards Past
These looks were definitely winners.
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Entertainment
You’ve Heard of Graceland — But What About Elvis’ Birthplace? (You Can Visit the House in Tupelo, MS)
The King had humble origins.