Mark Oppenheimer

Dan Savage: “It was going to be a joke”

Before he redefined Santorum and changed the way we talk about sex, Savage reimagined the advice column

Mark Oppenheimer Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 19
Life Sex, Love and Sex, Dan Savage

Whit Stillman's "Damsels in Distress" celebrates preppy life. Too bad it leaves out its complex cultural baggage

Mark Oppenheimer Friday, Apr 6, 2012 7:00 PM UTC 13
Entertainment Fashion, Movies

When storytellers exaggerate facts -- as a "This American Life" episode about Apple did -- the audience loses

Mark Oppenheimer Monday, Mar 19, 2012 12:35 PM UTC 60
Entertainment Apple

Salon exclusive: How Maggie Gallagher's college pregnancy made her a single mom, and a traditional marriage zealot

Mark Oppenheimer Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 286
News Gay Marriage, Editor's Picks

At the world championships of high school debate, teenage Demosthenes spouted off about sex, politics and house parties.

Mark Oppenheimer Monday, Apr 10, 2006 11:00 AM UTC 12
Life Education