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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Wellness Expo: Oblivious By Intent, Part I

JL;DR SUMMARY Phoebe Maltz Bovy explores the cultural implications of Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness expo, In Goop Health, through the lens of socioeconomic privilege and diversity issues. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FeminismDiversityPrivilegeCultural CriticismCelebrity InfluenceGwyneth PaltrowSocioeconomic StatusWellness ExpoIn Goop HealthPanel Diversity

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"Of the hundreds who attended In Goop Health, a day-long Los Angeles event, there were as Becky Scott points out a not-insignificant number of lifestyle reporters."

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