Am I a TV writer yet?
I'm 30. I'm doing the 12 steps. Shouldn't I be scripting hot sitcoms by now? What gives? Where's my free gift?
Friday, May 3, 2013 12:00 AM UTCSince You Asked, Writers
Here's the most ignorant Jason Collins column ever
A sports editor in Illinois suggests the gay NBA player is a sinner who needs to apologize and try to change
Since You Asked, Writers
Pic of the day: World Trade Center reborn
Iron workers hoist the final section of a spire atop One World Trade Center
Thursday, May 2, 2013 9:29 PM UTCPic of the day
America hates science
A student scientist is arrested for experimenting with Drano. No wonder we're falling behind the rest of the world
Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 45Scientific American
Are millennials delusional?
New research suggests that members of "Generation Me" are warped by a profound sense of entitlement
Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:25 PM UTC 170Pacific Standard, millennials
Why conservatives should support immigration equality
Jonathan Rauch calls GOP opposition to including gay binational couples in immigration reform a "suicide mission"
Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:11 PM UTCGay Marriage, Immigration
Chris Broussard doesn’t matter
Unpacking his hateful remarks about Jason Collins, and why it's in our best interest to simply ignore them
Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:55 PM UTCThe Classical, jason collins
What anti-LGBT activists say “off the record”
A listserv for leaders in the "ex-gay" movement provides a revealing look at how anti-LGBT activists really talk
Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:12 PM UTC 32Gay Rights, LGBT Rights
The ultimate cancer taboo: Sometimes it kills you
We keep talking about battles, warriors, miracles and hope. Meanwhile, those with metastatic cancers are ignored
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 17Cancer, Breast cancer
Here’s how to change the world
You can create global change -- if you go slowly and set goals. An expert explains a very real step-by-step process
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTCBooks, School of life
Obama administration to defend age restrictions on emergency contraception
The controversial appeal reaffirms the administration's previous position on the morning-after pill
Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:49 PM UTCReproductive Rights
I’m successful but depressed
I did everything right. I won all the cash and prizes. So why do I not feel life is worth living?
Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 33Since You Asked, depression, ocd
We live in the Age of Trauma
Every generation has a diagnosis that defines them. Ours is PTSD, and the treatment is far more complex than a pill
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 79Psychiatry, PTSD, Boston Bombings
Was a rapper sexually assaulted onstage?
Rumors have spread of an artist receiving oral sex during a show, but now a friend says it was non-consensual
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 11Sexual abuse, Sex, rapper, hip-hop
Can interfaith dialogue cure religious violence?
Four questions worth raising in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:23 PM UTC 17Religion Dispatches
Alex Jones takes break from Boston Marathon bombing conspiracies to go on transphobic rant
Jones believes that anti-discrimination laws will allow transgender people to "vomit and crap all over the place" VIDEO
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:13 PM UTC 24Video, Alex Jones
Ireland introduces proposal to clarify the legality of emergency abortions
The law would maintain current restrictions, but provide "clarity" on when emergency abortions are permissible
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:09 PM UTCAbortion, Savita Halappanavar
Three suspects charged in connection with Boston Marathon bombing case
According to court documents, three friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been charged in connection with the case
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:48 PM UTC 104Boston Marathon bombing
Man loses life savings in carnival game
Compulsive attempts to win an X-Box controller cost a New Hampshire dad all his money, but win him a giant banana
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:41 PM UTC 13The Fix, New Hampshire
Is ADHD actually undertreated?
New research suggests that a growing backlash against diagnosis of the condition may be misplaced
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 17Scientific American, ADHD
Paul Ryan has change of heart, now supports gay adoption
The Wisconsin Republican says he now supports adoption rights for gay couples, but continues to oppose gay marriage VIDEO
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 5:24 PM UTCVideo, Gay Marriage, gay adoption
Wisconsin church bans NFL star over tweet supporting Jason Collins
Leroy Butler's tweet to Jason Collins was an alleged violation of the "morality clause" of his speaking contract
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 42jason collins, Homophobia
The most racist commercial of all time?
UPDATED: Critics call a Mountain Dew ad racist -- but the joke could be on them VIDEO
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:10 PM UTCVideo, Advertising, Odd Future
Claire Messud to Publishers Weekly: “What kind of question is that?”
Do you like Jonathan Franzen's characters? David Foster Wallace's? Roth? Then stop asking Claire Messud about hers
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:47 PM UTC 14Books, Claire Messud
Secret to happiness: “I want this job for a week”
How can we be fulfilled at work? A British theorist argues that we should experiment, not specialize
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 2:07 PM UTCBooks, Roman Krznaric
71 names so awful New Zealand had to ban them
Lucifer. Mafia No Fear. "*" (!) What were these parents thinking?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:59 PM UTC 84GlobalPost, New Zealand
“Gang of Eight” freezes out gay immigrants in reform bill
Now Democrats must decide if they will offer an amendment to include gay immigrants in the reform package
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:09 PM UTC 27Immigration
He made me his drug mule
Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 41Life stories, Drugs, Facebook
My job at the abortion hot line
I never met the women I counseled, but they taught me what it means to be pregnant, desperate and afraid
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23Abortion, Pregnancy
I had to punish myself
I knew he would be abusive, just like my father, but I had to go be with him anyway
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 37Since You Asked, Jung, Carl Jung
Morning-after pill now available over-the-counter
The FDA announced Tuesday that women 15 and up can buy the emergency contraceptive without prescription
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:13 PM UTC 48Associated Press, Contraception
Matthew Shepard’s family responds to Jason Collins’ moving tribute
As a Boston Celtic, Collins wore the number 98 in memory of Matthew Shepard, who was murdered for being gay in 1998
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:31 PM UTCjason collins, Matthew Shepard
Michelle Rhee’s group stands by anti-gay honoree
StudentsFirst declines to rescind award to John Ragan, fudges timeline of events and deletes laudatory blog post
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:59 PM UTC 73Michelle Rhee, Charter schools
Can the physically disabled be protected from sexual abuse?
Research reveals that as many as 10 percent of abuse reports in 2009 were from children with disabilities
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:50 PM UTCThe Crime Report, Child Welfare
Julian Assange: The Internet threatens civilization
However disappointing, the Wikileaks founder's new book offers a fascinating -- and discomfiting -- thesis
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 36LA Review of Books
I cried when Jason Collins came out
As a gay man who covers sports, Collins' revelation deeply affected me. But the fight for equality isn't over
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:45 PM UTCjason collins, LGBT, Sports
Yahoo blows it again
A new expanded leave policy doesn't cover real life -- especially for a company that has banned working from home
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:37 PM UTC 28Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, Motherhood
How conspiracists think
New research helps explain why some see elaborate government plots behind events like 9/11 or the Boston bombings
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:34 PM UTC 304Scientific American
Breast cancer awareness is big business
Pink ribbon campaigns and other mainstream initiatives might be hurting women more than they're helping
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:49 PM UTCFeministing, Cancer
Saudi Arabia launches first anti-domestic violence campaign
The "No More Abuse" campaign is sponsored by the nonprofit King Khalid Foundation and is the first of its kind
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:46 PM UTC 15Saudi Arabia, domestic violence
Jason Collins: Out of the NBA?
Jason Collins is the perfect man to be the NBA's first out player. First he needs a chance to continue his career
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 4:32 PM UTCjason collins, Gay Rights, NBA
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