Be employable, study philosophy

The discipline teaches you how to think clearly, a gift that can be applied to just about any line of work

, The Tyee Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:45 PM UTC 75
The Tyee, Philosophy

Six amazing signs from the “Stand with Texas Women” rally

Thousands of Texans turned out on Monday to support reproductive rights -- and get cheeky with some poster board SLIDE SHOW

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:53 PM UTC
slideshow, Texas, Wendy Davis

Edward Snowden releases statement from Moscow

The NSA whistle-blower says he left Hong Kong once it "became clear my freedom and safety were under threat"

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 10:26 PM UTC 21
Edward Snowden, Russia

Hey, GOP: Mexican immigrants aren’t necessarily Democrats

New research suggests they're all over the political spectrum -- and that right-wingers are more likely to vote

, Pacific Standard Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Pacific Standard

Best of the worst: Right-wing tweets on the Texas abortion battle

Conservatives' most discordant responses to Wendy Davis

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 8:30 PM UTC 80
best of the worst

Texas Senate meets, promptly votes to recess until July 9

The opening day of the hotly anticipated second special legislative session lasted all of 30 minutes

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 10
Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Erick Erickson, Internet comedian, jokes about reproductive rights

He'll be here all week, folks

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 19
Erick Erickson, Media, Twitter

Planned Parenthood gets the Tami Taylor seal of approval

Connie Britton has partnered with the women's health service provider on a campaign to "stand with Texas women" VIDEO

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 5:03 PM UTC
Video, tami taylor

Ohio governor signs budget laced with antiabortion provisions

The two-year budget also includes amendments to defund Planned Parenthood and cut funding to rape crisis centers

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 4:14 PM UTC 21
Rape, rape crisis centers

The high cost of giving birth in the U.S.

The U.S. model encourages "more expensive care, rather than care that is good for the mother,” says one expert

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 3:30 PM UTC
birth, Childbirth, Pregnancy

Vatican monsignor questioned in corruption plot

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been arrested in a $26 million corruption plot

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Vatican, Rome, pope

Wendy Davis gears up for round two of Texas abortion battle

Davis and her Democratic colleagues prepare for the second special session on Monday afternoon

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:53 PM UTC 16
Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Greeting cards for the terminally ill are a great idea

Hallmark introduces a new line to deal with tough topics -- and that's a good thing

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:22 PM UTC 10
Cancer, Greeting Cards, Hallmark

I should have slept with Philip Roth

"Would you like to taste one of my cherries?" the great writer asked me, flirtatiously. And then I blew it

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 66
Books, Philip Roth

My fiancé has a secret child

He lied to me. He cheated. I've called off the engagement. But I love him. He says he'll change. Can this work?

Monday, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 39
Since You Asked, Marriage

Debunking “unfair advantage” myths about trans athletes

Why attack arguments like "higher testosterone levels" and "greater bone density" are simply wrong

, Outsports Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 81
Fallon Fox, outsports

Will mercury be removed from vaccines?

Phased out of childhood immunizations in the US, thimerosal has become a subject of heated debate around the globe

, FairWarning Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 20
FairWarning, Science, Medicine

At the Skee-ball Super Bowl

I found earnest rollers playing a uniquely American game, not haughty hipsterdom

, The Classical Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:30 PM UTC
The Classical, Skee Ball

You are how you sneeze

A Chicago neurologist argues that the way we expel air is indicative of our underlying personality

, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 27
Pacific Standard, Allergies

How Humboldt became America’s marijuana capital

In the 1970s, hippie pioneers mastered a new way of growing pot -- and transformed the economy of Humboldt County

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 19
Books, marijuana, Editor's Picks

Taming mother nature, one flight at a time

To avoid losing money on flight delays, Southwest predicts the weather using complex forecasting technology VIDEO

, Nautilus Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Nautilus, Video

Neo-Nazi group to receive million-dollar coin collection

The National Alliance is set to inherit the assets of former member Robert Harry McCorkell, who died in 2004

, Southern Poverty Law Center Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:30 PM UTC 10
Southern Poverty Law Center

Poet takes revolution from Facebook to the world

“The Internet is the only way that I have to connect to my people and my family now,” says poet Maram Al-Masri

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Syria, Social Media, Facebook

Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Female farmworkers sexually abused

From exploited American field hands to helpless Mexican journalists, a look at the finest docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO

, The I Files Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video

The Atlantic’s latest silly idea is wrong: No, fast food won’t cure obesity

An Atlantic cover story gets absolutely everything wrong about processed food, Michael Pollan and Americans' health

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 76
Obesity, junk food, big food

“Do it again or I’m gonna call your wife”: Inside the world of financial domination

In the world of BDSM, where pretty much anything goes as long as it's consensual, one fetish still remains taboo

Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 57
Sex, fetishes, BDSM, Sex Work

Gay marriage? Ca-ching!

The wedding industry is beginning to court same-sex dollars -- with caution

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Same-sex marriage, Gay Marriage

An excerpt from Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Sisterland”

Fiction: An exclusive look at chapter one of the dazzling new novel from the author of "Prep" and "American Wife"

Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Books, sisterland

Off the beaten track: Subway kiosks are the new artist hangouts

From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, select underground newsstands have begun hawking literature from indy publishers

, Hyperallergic Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:30 PM UTC
ALLDAYEVERYDAY, Art, newsstands

Dog owners are now pet parents

People increasingly treat their dogs like canine children, and research on the interspecies bond says it's normal

, Smithsonian.com Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 30
K99 ice cream truck, Pets, dogs

I was raised like Paula Deen

Racism was so ingrained in my Southern family, they never even realized they were racist. Now we no longer speak

, Pajiba Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 200
Pajiba, Paula Deen, Racism, TV

When exfoliation kills

Microbeads used in many skin products are polluting the Great Lakes and directly harming marine life

Scientific American Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Scientific American

“God is a delusion”: I was a Pentecostal preacher — until I lost my faith

I was a Pentecostal preacher for decades. When I lost faith, I thought I'd lose everything -- but atheism saved me

and Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 2:37 PM UTC 812
Religion, Atheism

I’m black, and I forgive Paula Deen

I'm disappointed by what she said. But maybe this is what an "honest dialogue" about race really looks like

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:35 PM UTC 368
Paula Deen, Race, Food Network

I hate books

They're heavy and they make moving impossible. But an iPad just doesn't hold the same memories

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 60
Books, e-readers, reading, E-books

Alabama baseball team to hold gun raffle

Huntsville Stars fans will have the chance to win guns from Larry's Pistol and Pawn

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 9:13 PM UTC
Baseball, Guns, Alabama

What Alec Baldwin has in common with the president of Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy and Alec Baldwin are polar opposites, except when it comes to anti-gay tweets

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 5:37 PM UTC 83
Alec Baldwin, DoMA, Chick-fil-A

Family Research Council delights gays

Is the homophobic group open to a new position?

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:55 PM UTC 28
Tony Perkins

Breaking: Not all gays are alike!

USA Today uncovers the shocking news that not all gay people will get married

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 2:46 PM UTC 15
LGBT, Gay Marriage

On gendered pronouns: I was wrong

I wish to apologize. And clarify. And argue for what I think is right

Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 62
Since You Asked, Gender