Are millennials delusional?

New research suggests that members of "Generation Me" are warped by a profound sense of entitlement

, Pacific Standard Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:25 PM UTC 175
Pacific Standard, millennials

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 UTC
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 UTC
Pic 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

, Scientific American Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 50
Scientific American

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 UTC
Gay 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

and , The Classical Thursday, May 2, 2013 4:55 PM UTC
The 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 38
Gay Rights, LGBT Rights

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 UTC
Books, 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 UTC
Reproductive Rights

I do not fear death

I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy

Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 194
Memoirs, Cancer, Books

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 17
Cancer, Breast cancer

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 35
Since 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 79
Psychiatry, 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 11
Sexual abuse, Sex, rapper, hip-hop

Can interfaith dialogue cure religious violence?

Four questions worth raising in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings

, Religion Dispatches Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:23 PM UTC 17
Religion 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 24
Video, 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 UTC
Abortion, 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 104
Boston 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

, The Fix Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:41 PM UTC 13
The Fix, New Hampshire

Is ADHD actually undertreated?

New research suggests that a growing backlash against diagnosis of the condition may be misplaced

and , Scientific American Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 17
Scientific 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 UTC
Video, 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 42
jason 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 UTC
Video, 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 14
Books, 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 UTC
Books, Roman Krznaric

71 names so awful New Zealand had to ban them

Lucifer. Mafia No Fear. "*" (!) What were these parents thinking?

, GlobalPost Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:59 PM UTC 85
GlobalPost, 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 27
Immigration

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 43
Life 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 23
Abortion, 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 37
Since 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 48
Associated 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 UTC
jason 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 73
Michelle 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

, The Crime Report Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:50 PM UTC
The Crime Report, Child Welfare

Julian Assange: The Internet threatens civilization

However disappointing, the Wikileaks founder's new book offers a fascinating -- and discomfiting -- thesis

, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:48 PM UTC 36
LA 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

, Outsports Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 8:45 PM UTC
jason 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 28
Yahoo, 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

, Scientific American Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:34 PM UTC 305
Scientific American

Breast cancer awareness is big business

Pink ribbon campaigns and other mainstream initiatives might be hurting women more than they're helping

, Feministing Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:49 PM UTC
Feministing, 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 15
Saudi Arabia, domestic violence