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I thought my boyfriend would be amused when I ordered another sex toy. Apparently, it was one too many
We remember the killers' names, but not the victims, mourns the daughter of a teacher at Columbine
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Every guy worries about the size of his unit. Imagine the added pressure of being black
The journal that published the works shut down, pulled the issue from stores and dissolved its editorial board
It would not include equipment that is already legally owned
The retailer's warehouse stores are recalling the fish from 42 states
New data from previously lost FBI files reveals the famous starlet's leftist leanings VIDEO
A newspaper exposes the addresses of its local gun owners — which violates our rights as much as shoddy gun laws
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A Swedish computer science student collected the data
After losing his job and protesting Rick Santorum, Todd Eklof will oversee a wedding ceremony in Washington
Why food-stamp bans are perpetuating risky behaviors among America’s most vulnerable
The White House will have to discuss the hate church after a record number sign a We The People petition
At 88 and ailing, I refuse to live at any cost. I only hope that when the time comes, I'll have the courage to act
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After the pope denounces gay marriage, in a bizarre holiday message, the Church goes on the attack for "life"
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Influential food writer Mark Bittman thinks SNAP beneficiaries should be cut off from sugary drinks
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Philosopher David Edmonds discusses the five books that have had the greatest influence on his work
A tattoo-covered doctor helps ex-cons remove their most scarring legacies
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The writer's latest novel is brimming with potential, but ultimately falls flat
The only time I tried to play St. Nick involved an incontinent basset hound, a bottle of rum and crystal meth
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With its subversive anti-commercialist message, "Miracle on 34th Street" still resonates 65 years later
My Jewish father ran a dying restaurant in New Jersey -- but everything changed when he swapped cuisines
"Intact-ivists," a diverse group of men opposed to circumcision, share a common, if unorthodox, mission
Is it a sign of bad parenting that my kids have no clue who the Three Wise Men are?
Investor: “Everyone I know who has a kid under 10 has a tablet in the house. And that tablet is the babysitter,” VIDEO
The nation's government is letting brothels proliferate, so why is pornography still under attack?
In a new book, philosopher Alain de Botton urges us to consider the act more often -- but also more intelligently
A new lawsuit alleges that a Kentucky Maker's Mark Bourbon House and Lounge denied access to African Americans
More species struggling because of drastic loss of sea ice