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Mandy Stadtmiller is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared in the New York Post, Des Moines Register, Sun-Sentinel, Village Voice, In These Times, Maxim, Men's Health and Washington Post. She is the author of Unwifeable, a memoir from Simon & Schuster Gallery Books. Follow her on Twitter @mandystadt.Send her tips: tips@thedailybeast.com. You can also use our anonymous document submission system, SecureDrop. Click here to find out how.

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opinion

Sympathy for the ‘Incel’

TOXIC

A young man like Jack Peterson, a self-described ‘incel,’ seems not so much a product of toxic masculinity as a failure of masculinity itself.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Apr 28, 2018

How to Become Unwifeable and Be Cool With That

EXCERPT

‘My warp-speed career in personal memoir I claimed to be the ultimate act: making myself as terrifying to men as possible.’

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Apr 03, 2018

Can We Stop the Scourge of Child Sex Robots?

HORRIFYING

A congressman has introduced legislation to ban child sex dolls and robots, while some pedophilia experts are torn about whether they can help or harm. (Warning: Graphic content.)

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Feb 12, 2018
opinion

The Aftermath of the ‘Mean Girls’ Suicide

REST IN PEACE

Jill Messick, a film producer and the former manager of Rose McGowan, took her own life after being subjected to a torrent of online abuse over Harvey Weinstein.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Feb 10, 2018

Nashville Mayor Writes New Female Sex Scandal Playbook

Scarlet A-Plus

The city’s first female mayor, Megan Barry, just confessed to a long-running affair with a subordinate. It’s complicated, and weirdly on trend right now.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Feb 02, 2018

Artie Lange Is Not Ready to Die: ‘F*ck ’Em All’

HILARIOUS

The celebrated comic opens up to pal Mandy Stadtmiller about drug addiction, his split from Howard Stern, comedy creeps Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari, and much more.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Jan 23, 2018

Sex, Lies and Micro-Cheating—Every Dating Trend is Fake News

Non-stop anxiety

There’s just one real trend: Bullshitting. We are all bullshitting ourselves.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Jan 12, 2018

Kids Don’t Have Parents Anymore—They Have ‘Sharents’

Toddler TMI

Your kid could be your ticket to likes, fame, and money. Or your kid could be your kid.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Dec 24, 2017

The Mysterious Blind-Item King Exposing Hollywood’s Creeps

THE INSIDER

A talk with the anonymous entertainment lawyer who’s called out some of Hollywood’s biggest creeps.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Dec 04, 2017

Is the Rehab Industry Ready for a Disruption?

I SAID, NO NO NO

In today’s recovery industry, what many people think of as ‘rehab’ is about as far from the prestigious environment of the Betty Ford Center as you can get.

Mandy Stadtmiller | Published Nov 19, 2017

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