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Basketball

Female athletes can't win for winning

The University of Connecticut's women's basketball team is kicking butt, which somehow means girls can't play?
Kate Harding
Advertising

Kotex's self-flagellating new ad campaign

The feminine hygiene company admits: Commercials with horse-riding girls and blue liquids are ridiculous Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
John Edwards

Rielle Hunter, home-wrecking relationship guru

In a GQ interview, John Edwards' mistress dishes on how to not make the same mistakes Elizabeth made
Tracy Clark-Flory
Satire

"College coach" canned after bummer SATs

Parents in an affluent Boston suburb are furious as rejections from top-notch universities roll in
Con Chapman
Sexual abuse

Prisoner charms female guards

Michael Murphy convinced five workers to have sex with him or do illegal favors -- now some claim to be victims
Tracy Clark-Flory
U.S. Economy

Hipsters on food stamps

They're young, they're broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that?
Jennifer Bleyer
Sex and the City

"Sex and the City" flunks high school

In a "prequel" excerpt, Candace Bushnell forgets Carrie Bradshaw's history, but condemns fans to read it
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Sex

Feederism: A sex kink tabloids won't touch

The Daily Mail's story about a morbidly obese woman still gaining weight ignores one salacious detail
Tracy Clark-Flory
Gabourey Sidibe

Hey, Gabourey Sidibe: Hate yourself yet?

Diet endorsement deals and career advice keep pouring in for the actress. She's not the one who needs help
Kate Harding

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Monday, Mar 15, 2010 12:41 EDT

In defense of Rielle Hunter

She's been called a villain and a slut, but I think she's just naive
Jenn Kepka
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 11:23 EDT

Golden Girl + melted cheese = genius

Don't try to understand the latest Internet homage to Bea Arthur -- just enjoy it
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 09:40 EDT

Breast milk for grade-schoolers: Healthy or deviant?

A woman defends her decision to nurse her grade-schooler, kicking up an old debate and lots of squeamishness
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 09:30 EDT

Sex-segregated buses divide a nation

Jerusalem's "kosher bus" speaks to the future of Israel
Judy Mandelbaum
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 08:01 EDT

Gay marriage's transgender loophole

California allows a woman to marry another woman -- only because she was born a man
Tracy Clark-Flory
Monday, Mar 15, 2010 04:01 EDT

Why our kids don't go to kindergarten

Like many home-schooling families, we saw an educational system plagued by tests, drills, busywork and flawed ideas
By Andrew O'Hehir
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 20:20 EST

Anti-bully law stalls as toughs pummel lawmaker

"I was a bully, and I want my kid to be a bully too"
Con Chapman
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 19:13 EST

"Jihad Jane": One more argument against profiling

The story of Colleen LaRose reminds us that we can't know what a terrorist looks like
Kate Harding
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 17:26 EST

Why no "groping" during "Runaways" kiss?

Child porn laws stop Kristen Stewart from getting too hot and heavy on-screen with Dakota Fanning
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 14:13 EST

Teacher tells class: I'm becoming a stripper!

A layoff notice inspires a controversial comment by an educator. Was it really so bad for her students to hear?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 12:40 EST

I was a QVC junkie

Our family didn't watch much TV. Then I discovered the sublime joys of miracle doo-dads and the Micro S'more Maker
Ann Nichols
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 11:13 EST

A boob gag that actually works

Marion Cotillard stars in this spoof ad, which offers a new solution for guys staring at your chest Video
Kate Harding
Friday, Mar 12, 2010 09:50 EST

Gaga and Beyonce's epic sandwich spread ad

"Telephone" isn't just a wild music video -- it's one long commercial Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 20:20 EST

Confessions of a call bear

I'm just an average, slightly paunchy 40-something guy. And you might be surprised at how I make a living
By Rusty McMann
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 18:30 EST

Banning race-based abortions is wrong

Anti-choicers pretend to care about women of color while whittling away at their reproductive rights
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 17:45 EST

How lesbians "ruined" prom

A school district preserves its bigotry by canceling the dance rather than letting a same-sex couple attend
Kate Harding
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 16:26 EST

Betty White: The baddest octogenarian

A gig hosting "SNL" is just the latest coup for the Golden Girl. Why do we love her so?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 14:45 EST

The lawyer prescribes a C-section

It's not medical wisdom that's preventing vaginal births after a Caesarean -- it's fear of law suits
Amy Tuteur, M.D.
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 13:20 EST

Holy scandal: Condom machines in Rome

The Vatican is none too pleased with a plan to bring contraceptives to high school students
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 13:12 EST

Lindsay Lohan: Possibly not completely insane

A new twist in the actress's bizarre E-Trade lawsuit suggests she might not have even filed it Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 12:11 EST

Standing up like a man

What kind of a woman uses a funnel to go to the bathroom? I do, and it changed my life
By Michelle Rabil
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 11:12 EST

The secrets of selling to women (and men)

An advertising research firm offers lessons in appealing to different sexes
Margaret Eby
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 11:12 EST

Adorable alert: Kid's first lesson in gay marriage

The realization that his uncles are married to each other blows a little boy's mind -- for all of 10 seconds Video
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010 19:11 EST

Using butts to sell sneakers

Reebok's latest "assvertisement" is better than the last, but that isn't saying much Video
Tracy Clark-Flory
Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010 16:20 EST

Disney doesn't want princess cooties

The studio backs off the "p-word" for fear of alienating boys
Kate Harding

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