Emily Shire

Emily Shire is a former reporter and cheat sheeter for The Daily Beast. Her work has appeared in The Week, The Atlantic, and Salon. She covers popular culture, women's issues, health, and sex and dating.Send her a tip: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER

The Best Thanksgiving Movie You’ve Probably Never Heard of

The stars and writers of the underrated indie remember its four diverse (and dysfunctional) families’ Thanksgivings—and the urgent lessons the movie holds for us 20 years later.

Emily Shire

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‘PINS AND NEEDLES’

NYC Is Reopening, but These New Yorkers Are Still Frightened

New York City is in Phase II of reopening, but many residents remain traumatized by the impact of coronavirus over the last few months—and anxious about what the future holds.

Emily Shire

‘Work to Do’

Women’s March Farrakhan Statement Is Too Little, Too Late

In the meantime, several of its leaders seemed to stand by the Nation of Islam leader, with one even suggesting that the real issue was somehow Israel.

Emily Shire

Seriously Funny

This TV Show Is the Orthodox Jewish ‘Friends’

‘Soon By You’ follows six singles navigating the religious dating scene of New York’s Upper West Side. But you don’t have to be Orthodox, let alone Jewish, to enjoy the show.

Emily Shire