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Gila Pfeffer
Gila (pronounced like ‘Hava-nagila’) Pfeffer is a humor writer, personal essayist and breast cancer prevention advocate. She is the author of the reluctantly inspirational memoir Nearly Departed: Adventures In Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences. Her “Feel It on the First” campaign uses tongue-in-cheek photo and video reminders to prioritize breast health and has directly led to earlier diagnoses and treatment for some very grateful women. She only recently became comfortable admitting she’s from Staten Island (thank you, Pete Davidson), and currently splits her time between London, New York City and Instagram.
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August 20, 2024Honest Answers to My Presurgical Intake Form for a Preventative Mastectomy
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May 24, 2022An Open Letter to Women’s Magazines Who Promote Body Positivity with Totally Not Photoshopped Images of Naked Celebrities
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October 27, 2021An Open Letter to Tiffany & Co. About Their Advertising Campaign for the Ring That Helps Women Remember They Survived Cancer
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June 3, 2025New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for “The President Violated the Constitution”
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June 6, 2025I, Saruman, Have Ended My Alliance with the Dark Lord Sauron
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June 2, 2025The Zen of Dying Quietly, and Other Teachings by Senator Joni Ernst
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May 19, 2025A Company Reminder for Everyone to Talk Nicely About the Giant Plagiarism Machine