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My year of modesty

I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening -- and liberating

Lauren Shields Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 127
Life stories, Body Wars, Feminism

Flirting, with horses

I pay for the horse farm; my husband uses the horses to attract women

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Since You Asked, Marriage

Stop comparing Wendy Davis to the Khaleesi!

...Or Leslie Knope, or Tami Taylor. The filibustering Texas state senator deserves to be discussed on her own terms

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
tami taylor, khaleesi

The 10 nerdiest jokes of all time

Courtesy of a Reddit thread, these will make you the toast of your next philosophy study group

Theresa Fisher Monday, Jul 1, 2013 11:15 PM UTC 28
jokes, nerdy jokes, Philosophy

Six amazing signs from the “Stand with Texas Women” rally

Thousands of Texans turned out on Monday to support reproductive rights -- and get cheeky with some poster board SLIDE SHOW

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:53 PM UTC
slideshow, Texas, Wendy Davis

Edward Snowden releases statement from Moscow

The NSA whistle-blower says he left Hong Kong once it "became clear my freedom and safety were under threat"

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:26 PM UTC 20
Edward Snowden, Russia

X-ray vision, coming soon

An MIT professor and her student have devised technology that lets us track a person's movements through walls

Liz Fields Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:20 PM UTC
WiFi, superman, x-ray vision, Wi-Vi

Why “real journalists” hate Sean Parker’s wedding

Silicon Valley has launched a backlash against ankle-biting journalists. Careful what you wish for, guys

Andrew Leonard Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:36 PM UTC 15
Sean Parker, Bryan Goldberg

Dark money group lies to IRS about being dark money group

A Better America Now is the latest right-wing nonprofit to fail to report millions spent on campaign ads

Justin Elliott, ProPublica Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:27 PM UTC
ProPublca, election

Report: Computer user believed to be Adam Lanza discovered

He had a "fetish" for a certain type of bullet and obsessively corrected Wikipedia articles about killers

Alex Halperin Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:13 PM UTC 14
Adam Lanza, Newtown, Sandy Hook

Zynga CEO to step down

Mark Pincus will be replaced by Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft's Xbox business

Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Monday, Jul 1, 2013 9:07 PM UTC
Associated Press, Zynga, xbox

House GOPer introduces constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

Rep. Tim Huelskamp's amendment will fail, but it did pick up 28 co-sponsors

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:41 PM UTC
House Republicans, DoMA

Hey, GOP: Mexican immigrants aren’t necessarily Democrats

New research suggests they're all over the political spectrum -- and that right-wingers are more likely to vote

Tom Jacobs, Pacific Standard Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Pacific Standard

Best of the worst: Right-wing tweets on the Texas abortion battle

Conservatives' most discordant responses to Wendy Davis

Alex Halperin Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 76
best of the worst

Fox News adopts George Zimmerman

Outside his legal team, few have done more to help Trayvon Martin's shooter than Sean Hannity. Here's why

Alex Seitz-Wald Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 353
Trayvon Martin

Tribune Co. to acquire 19 TV stations in billion-dollar deal

The company says it expects the agreement to boost its profits immediately

Associated Press Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Associated Press, Tribune Co.

Texas Senate meets, promptly votes to recess until July 9

The opening day of the hotly anticipated second special legislative session lasted all of 30 minutes

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 10
Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Alison Lundergan Grimes will challenge Mitch McConnell

"Kentucky is tired of a senior senator that has lost touch with Kentucky issues, voters and their values," she said

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:51 PM UTC
Alison Lundergan Grimes

Erick Erickson, Internet comedian, jokes about reproductive rights

He'll be here all week, folks

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 19
Erick Erickson, Media, Twitter

Greeting cards for the terminally ill are a great idea

Hallmark introduces a new line to deal with tough topics -- and that's a good thing

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:22 PM UTC 10
Cancer, Greeting Cards, Hallmark

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