Renee Engeln

Singer-songwriter Ariana Grande attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP-Getty)

Renee Engeln: Should we talk about Ariana Grande’s body?

August 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

When we focus on how women, like Ariana Grande, look, it reinforces a destructive message that appearance is what matters most about women.

Women's clothing at the Uniqlo store on Michigan Avenue in 2015.

Op-ed: Women, don’t give up your comfortable clothes

October 29, 2021 at 11:31 a.m.

Thanks to COVID-19, many women spent over a year eschewing suffocating Spanx and toe-pinching heels. Though some argue that the pandemic left women yearning to once again experience the pain...

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