Life

Healthcare Reform

Stupak's spitting image

Sen. Ben Nelson's antiabortion amendment is just as bad as its precursor in the House
Tracy Clark-Flory
Sex

Coed cohabitation? Horrors!

News that Columbia plans to institute gender-neutral housing causes traditionalists' brains to explode
Tracy Clark-Flory
LGBT

Lesbian soldier seeks asylum after death threats

Private Bethany Smith became a deserter after colleagues said they would kill her in her sleep
Kate Harding
Parenting

Target calls cops on nursing mother

Security guards at a Michigan store tell a woman that feeding her baby in public is illegal
Kate Harding
Advertising

Be a man! You'll need a phone and pants

All Madison Avenue wants for Christmas is its masculinity back Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tiger Woods

Tiger: The remix

The notorious voice mail gets the slow jam treatment Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams

My brother-in-law has been cheating on my sister

How can I look him in the eye now that she's told me what he's been up to?
Cary Tennis

Will the CT scan find my lost wallet?

What are those radiology technicians staring at so intently? It makes one nervous
Cary Tennis
Parenting

Is my kids making me not smart?

Stay-at-home fatherhood dulls my intellect to a nub. Excuse me while I ponder the subtext of "Hippos Go Berserk"
Aaron Traister

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Monday, Dec 7, 2009 00:01 PST

I won't call you back if you don't leave a message

My sisters hang up and expect me to call back. Why don't they follow the rule?
By Cary Tennis
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 14:20 PST

Trig, the anti-abortion straw baby

Sarah Palin's son is being used to demonize pro-choicers
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Friday, Dec 4, 2009 11:05 PST

Welcome to Rosie the Riveter High

A California charter school named after the poster girl for working women trains girls to succeed in the trades
Kate Harding
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 09:05 PST

Feminist leaders decry the "Bo-tax"

Terry O'Neill and Gloria Steinem think a tax on cosmetic surgery is unfair to women. But so is the beauty standard
Kate Harding
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 08:05 PST

PETA crosses the line. Again

Oh God! It's nudity and puppies!
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Friday, Dec 4, 2009 04:05 PST

High-def? That's a dealbreaker!

Thursday night's moment of awesome, courtesy of "30 Rock" Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 19:01 PST

Another bill, same abortion battle

Coverage of women's preventive care garners a predictable response
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 14:04 PST

Taylor Swift: Pop princess, feminist villain?

She's her own boss at 19 and a wildly successful artist, but her songs keep her waiting around for Prince Charming
Kate Harding
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 11:11 PST

Mammogram mix-up

The panel behind new guidelines on breast cancer screenings admits it "communicated very poorly" Video
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Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 09:30 PST

New feline predator on the loose!

Cougar menace yields to "cheetah" threat
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 09:04 PST

Scientific American names first female editor in chief

Mariette DiChristina breaks a 164-year-old glass ceiling
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:22 PST

The real threat to marriage?

Straight people! We've been screwing it up for decades, says Sen. Diane Savino Video
Tracy Clark-Flory
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 17:03 PST

Cancer means you have to answer the phone

There's no hiding when the doctors call
By Cary Tennis
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 12:40 PST

Tiger by the tail

The golf legend and symbol of cultural harmony crashes and burns. Maybe we're all better off for it Video
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 12:03 PST

Why not Team Bella?

How to talk to girls who are obsessed with the self-destructive heroine of "New Moon"
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 11:01 PST

Dudes: Porn is harmless!

A researcher surveys 20 young men and proclaims that smut doesn't change guys' view of women
Tracy Clark-Flory
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 07:03 PST

Meredith Baxter: "I can be that lesbian you know"

The beloved TV mom tells her own story before the tabloids can Video
Kate Harding
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 06:03 PST

Slap on a pink ribbon, call it a day

That little loop seems to have replaced real feminism, which is why women's health priorities are so screwed up
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Wednesday, Dec 2, 2009 03:03 PST

Was Marilyn Monroe a stoner?

An undated home movie shows the actress waiting to inhale Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 17:02 PST

Don't just swallow it

What women could learn from how the gay rights movement plays politics
By Linda Hirshman
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 16:02 PST

How to spend many hours lying down

In which surgery is finally scheduled and the author contemplates his unenviable (supine) position
By Cary Tennis
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 15:05 PST

Young, thin, white and disabled

The problem with "Britain's Missing Top Model"
Kate Harding
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 13:45 PST

Protect marriage, ban divorce!

A California man is promoting a satirical ballot petition that targets opponents of gay unions
Tracy Clark-Flory
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 11:10 PST

Colleges on campus rape: Shhh!

A new report says students face a secretive university judicial system when it comes to sexual assault
Tracy Clark-Flory
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 09:02 PST

You must be this thin to graduate

A Pennsylvania university forces students with a BMI over 30 to take a remedial fitness course
Kate Harding

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