Life

Can women rock sports? AP says "neigh"

Serena Williams is the AP's Female Athlete of the Year. Don't ask who came in second
Kate Harding
Abortion

Tiller's killer loses this round

Scott Roeder's "necessity defense" is rejected
Tracy Clark-Flory
Facebook

More teen troubles blamed on social networking

Can we please quit trying to will Facebook away and start looking at how kids treat each other online and off?
Kate Harding
Brittany Murphy

Death by doctor shopping?

The star may have had a lethal collection of legal drugs from many sources, all of whom were powerless to stop her
Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.

Carrie's back

Here comes the sequel Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams

Nip slip overload

Another day, another starlet and a gust of wind
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Falcon Heene

Balloon boy's parents sentenced

Jail time and more for the hoaxers of the year
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Celebrity

Welcome to the fashion funhouse

Crystal Renn is just a hot model to the casual observer -- but in the industry, she's a revolution
Kate Harding
Feminism

Carrie Bradshaw: Feminist icon?

In reviews of the decade, the "Sex and the City" star is called both an enemy and a heroine to women
Tracy Clark-Flory

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Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 11:23 EST

Alyssa Milano's "evolution"

There's a little Snookie in all of us Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 10:23 EST

Court offers Polanski an exit strategy

Judges deny the director's latest request to have his 1977 case dismissed, but tell him how he can get rid of it
Kate Harding
Tuesday, Dec 22, 2009 10:23 EST

The Washington Post's Diane Sawyer crush

Diane Sawyer takes over, Tom Shales gets hot and bothered
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 20:22 EST

I am a closet Christian

At least, I was until now. Because in my circle, nothing is more embarrassing than being religious
By Ada Calhoun
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 18:11 EST

Pregnant with controversy

A teen mom-to-be sues her high school over a volleyball suspension
Tracy Clark-Flory
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 16:22 EST

Boys get cool stuff, girls get pink stuff

Toy store Web sites do their best to ensure that William never gets a doll -- and Willa never gets a truck Video
Kate Harding
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 14:22 EST

Female athletes: Hotness required

A Google search is an epic fail. Sorry, Venus and Serena
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Monday, Dec 21, 2009 11:22 EST

Pregnancy as punishable offense

Female soldiers (and supposedly their male partners) might face a court martial for being in the family way
Kate Harding
Sunday, Dec 20, 2009 21:01 EST

Is sex addiction real?

It's spawned a VH1 show and an excuse for Tiger Woods. But some experts balk at the idea of being hooked on nooky
By Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 20:46 EST

Abortion roster is blocked

Women's medical information will not be posted online in Oklahoma -- for now
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 20:19 EST

My visit to the skin-torture doctor

It was scary and expensive. It was probably an affront to feminism. But hallelujah, Botox made me look younger
By Mary T. Kelly
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 17:52 EST

Five most sexist iPhone apps

Because there's plenty to choose from!
Jessica Roy
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 15:19 EST

You sound just like your mother

Is that necessarily such a bad thing? Video
Kate Harding
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 11:19 EST

It's on: The Tiger porn movie

In case you thought the story couldn't get dirtier
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 11:19 EST

"Happiness is just one purchase away"

"Target: Women" explains what we learned this year from female-focused advertising Video
Kate Harding
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 10:19 EST

Dumbing down the first lady

Michelle Obama finally won the public over -- by becoming a caricature of traditional femininity
Kate Harding
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 08:19 EST

Are you hard enough for Rihanna?

The pop star's new video features the most sartorially awesome army ever Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 20:35 EST

Feminist silence on Schumer

Why no outrage over the senator calling a flight attendant a "bitch"? Maybe because it's all too familiar
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 11:18 EST

Female "person of the year"

Since Time hasn't given a woman that honor since 1986, we asked some feminist writers for their picks
Kate Harding
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 07:18 EST

Don't quit your day job, Jamie Jungers

Holiday shop like a golf mistress! Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 14:17 EST

Better dead than redhead

Hair color-based hatred - the last acceptable prejudice?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 13:17 EST

12-year-old says rape, security guards say she wanted it

Yes, the story really is that maddening
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 10:17 EST

Twiggy's Photoshop disaster

Authorities in the UK banned a misleading ad, but they still don't think heavy retouching is socially irresponsible
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 06:17 EST

Erin Andrews: "I have nightmares"

The voyeurism didn't end in the courtroom
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 18:30 EST

Teens not so "sext" crazy

A Pew study finds that swapping nudie pics isn't that popular
Tracy Clark-Flory

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