Flirting, with horses
I pay for the horse farm; my husband uses the horses to attract women
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTCSince You Asked, Marriage
My year of modesty
I swore off makeup and covered my hair, arms and legs for nine months. It was frightening -- and liberating
Since You Asked, Marriage
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
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:53 PM UTCslideshow, 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"
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:26 PM UTC 20Edward Snowden, Russia
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
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTCPacific Standard
Best of the worst: Right-wing tweets on the Texas abortion battle
Conservatives' most discordant responses to Wendy Davis
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 76best of the worst
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
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 10Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion
Erick Erickson, Internet comedian, jokes about reproductive rights
He'll be here all week, folks
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 19Erick 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
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:22 PM UTC 10Cancer, Greeting Cards, Hallmark
Be employable, study philosophy
The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 74The Tyee, Philosophy
Planned Parenthood gets the Tami Taylor seal of approval
Connie Britton has partnered with the women's health service provider on a campaign to "stand with Texas women" VIDEO
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:03 PM UTCVideo, tami taylor
Ohio governor signs budget laced with antiabortion provisions
The two-year budget also includes amendments to defund Planned Parenthood and cut funding to rape crisis centers
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 4:14 PM UTC 21Rape, rape crisis centers
The high cost of giving birth in the U.S.
The U.S. model encourages "more expensive care, rather than care that is good for the mother,” says one expert
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 3:30 PM UTCbirth, Childbirth, Pregnancy
Vatican monsignor questioned in corruption plot
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been arrested in a $26 million corruption plot
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 1:05 PM UTCVatican, Rome, pope
Wendy Davis gears up for round two of Texas abortion battle
Davis and her Democratic colleagues prepare for the second special session on Monday afternoon
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 16Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion
I should have slept with Philip Roth
"Would you like to taste one of my cherries?" the great writer asked me, flirtatiously. And then I blew it
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 66Books, Philip Roth
My fiancé has a secret child
He lied to me. He cheated. I've called off the engagement. But I love him. He says he'll change. Can this work?
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 39Since You Asked, Marriage
Debunking “unfair advantage” myths about trans athletes
Why attack arguments like "higher testosterone levels" and "greater bone density" are simply wrong
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 81Fallon Fox, outsports
Will mercury be removed from vaccines?
Phased out of childhood immunizations in the US, thimerosal has become a subject of heated debate around the globe
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 20FairWarning, Science, Medicine
At the Skee-ball Super Bowl
I found earnest rollers playing a uniquely American game, not haughty hipsterdom
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:30 PM UTCThe Classical, Skee Ball
You are how you sneeze
A Chicago neurologist argues that the way we expel air is indicative of our underlying personality
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 27Pacific Standard, Allergies
How Humboldt became America’s marijuana capital
In the 1970s, hippie pioneers mastered a new way of growing pot -- and transformed the economy of Humboldt County
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 19Books, marijuana, Editor's Picks
Taming mother nature, one flight at a time
To avoid losing money on flight delays, Southwest predicts the weather using complex forecasting technology VIDEO
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:00 PM UTCNautilus, Video
Neo-Nazi group to receive million-dollar coin collection
The National Alliance is set to inherit the assets of former member Robert Harry McCorkell, who died in 2004
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 10Southern Poverty Law Center
Poet takes revolution from Facebook to the world
“The Internet is the only way that I have to connect to my people and my family now,” says poet Maram Al-Masri
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:00 PM UTCSyria, Social Media, Facebook
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Female farmworkers sexually abused
From exploited American field hands to helpless Mexican journalists, a look at the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:00 PM UTCVideo
The Atlantic’s latest silly idea is wrong: No, fast food won’t cure obesity
An Atlantic cover story gets absolutely everything wrong about processed food, Michael Pollan and Americans' health
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 76Obesity, junk food, big food
“Do it again or I’m gonna call your wife”: Inside the world of financial domination
In the world of BDSM, where pretty much anything goes as long as it's consensual, one fetish still remains taboo
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 57Sex, fetishes, BDSM, Sex Work
Gay marriage? Ca-ching!
The wedding industry is beginning to court same-sex dollars -- with caution
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10:00 PM UTCSame-sex marriage, Gay Marriage
An excerpt from Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Sisterland”
Fiction: An exclusive look at chapter one of the dazzling new novel from the author of "Prep" and "American Wife"
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 8:00 PM UTCBooks, sisterland
Off the beaten track: Subway kiosks are the new artist hangouts
From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, select underground newsstands have begun hawking literature from indy publishers
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:30 PM UTCALLDAYEVERYDAY, Art, newsstands
Dog owners are now pet parents
People increasingly treat their dogs like canine children, and research on the interspecies bond says it's normal
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 30K99 ice cream truck, Pets, dogs
I was raised like Paula Deen
Racism was so ingrained in my Southern family, they never even realized they were racist. Now we no longer speak
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 200Pajiba, Paula Deen, Racism, TV
When exfoliation kills
Microbeads used in many skin products are polluting the Great Lakes and directly harming marine life
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 4:00 PM UTCScientific American
“God is a delusion”: I was a Pentecostal preacher — until I lost my faith
I was a Pentecostal preacher for decades. When I lost faith, I thought I'd lose everything -- but atheism saved me
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 2:37 PM UTC 801Religion, Atheism
I’m black, and I forgive Paula Deen
I'm disappointed by what she said. But maybe this is what an "honest dialogue" about race really looks like
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:35 PM UTC 368Paula Deen, Race, Food Network
I hate books
They're heavy and they make moving impossible. But an iPad just doesn't hold the same memories
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 60Books, e-readers, reading, E-books
Alabama baseball team to hold gun raffle
Huntsville Stars fans will have the chance to win guns from Larry's Pistol and Pawn
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 9:13 PM UTCBaseball, Guns, Alabama
What Alec Baldwin has in common with the president of Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy and Alec Baldwin are polar opposites, except when it comes to anti-gay tweets
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 5:37 PM UTC 83Alec Baldwin, DoMA, Chick-fil-A
Family Research Council delights gays
Is the homophobic group open to a new position?
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:55 PM UTC 28Tony Perkins
Breaking: Not all gays are alike!
USA Today uncovers the shocking news that not all gay people will get married
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:46 PM UTC 15LGBT, Gay Marriage
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