Mary Elizabeth Williams

mwilliams@salon.com

Guys worry about sex on the first date too

We assume men just want to have sex as early as possible. But the truth is more complex

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:05 PM UTC 43
Life dating, Sex, Feminism

Why didn’t anyone help?

When Nigella Lawson's husband had his hand around her throat, how come no one stepped in?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 189
Life nigella lawson

TSA agent allegedly tells teenage girl to “cover herself”

And the girl's dad, Boing Boing editor Mark Frauenfelder, fights back

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:33 PM UTC 95
Life

Atheists: Just as obnoxious as Christians

A fight over school Bibles gets ugly -- and kids are the big losers

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 14, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 483
Life Atheism, Christianity

Wendi Deng could be Murdoch’s toughest adversary yet

The mogul's divorcing his famously "tough" wife. Good luck

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 14, 2013 2:57 PM UTC 20
Life Rupert Murdoch, wendi deng

There is no “forced fatherhood” crisis

"Do men now have less reproductive autonomy than women?" asks a Times Op-Ed. In a word, no

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 7:34 PM UTC 279
Life New York Times, Fatherhood

This is how you talk about military sex abuse

A blistering message from a general gets everything right VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 4:12 PM UTC 43
Life Video, Sex abuse, Military

“She’s All That” was M. Night Shyamalan’s greatest film

If only he'd stuck with teen comedy!

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 7:33 PM UTC 12
Entertainment M. Night Shyamalan, after earth

Pope Francis: there’s a “gay lobby” in the church

The new pope is shaping up to be the Vatican's damage-control nightmare

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:37 PM UTC 31
Life pope francis, Catholicism

Rebecca Black is actually kind of good now

The "Friday" singer's still slugging away at music -- and she's getting better at it VIDEO

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 2:28 PM UTC
Life Video, Rebecca Black, Friday

Hillary Clinton is on Twitter and it’s amazing

Get ready for #tweetsfromhillary

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jun 10, 2013 6:08 PM UTC 26
Life Hillary Clinton, Twitter

Jeremy Irons is officially the worst

The actor apparently feels sorry for celebs accused of sexual abuse

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jun 10, 2013 3:17 PM UTC 62
Entertainment Jeremy Irons, Sex abuse

Can Christians get along with America?

Bakery owners and a high school valedictorian take a stand for religion, in very different ways. But what's right?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 7, 2013 7:45 PM UTC 433
Life Religion, LGBT, Gay Marriage

The sad decline of Komen for the Cure

More events canceled -- so can we get back to fighting cancer now?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, Jun 7, 2013 2:57 PM UTC 50
Life komen for the cure

The best imaginary boyfriends of all time

From Lloyd Dobler to Augustus Waters -- why every generation needs a weirdo romantic hero

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 2:43 PM UTC
Life The Fault in Our Stars

Michelle Obama’s heckler win

The first lady shuts down a protester and triumphs over rudeness

Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 2:41 PM UTC 156
Life Michelle Obama, LGBT, Daniel Tosh

The fat-shaming of school “FitnessGrams”

If schools want healthy kids, how about letting them have more physical activity instead of incessant test prep?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 18
Life Body Wars, Education, BMI

The grossest part of Michael Douglas’ cancer brag

He says oral sex caused his illness -- but that's not the worst part

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Jun 3, 2013 3:35 PM UTC 173
Life HPV, Michael Douglas

Should owner of killer dogs be charged with murder?

A Los Angeles man is charged after his pit bulls kill a woman, in a case which could redefine pet responsibility

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, May 31, 2013 8:06 PM UTC 74
Life Pit bulls, Murder, Crime

Spare us the Amy’s Baking reality show!

Toxic viral stars get rewarded once again. We get the entertainment we deserve -- but how'd we deserve this?

Mary Elizabeth Williams Friday, May 31, 2013 5:04 PM UTC 31
Business Amy's Baking Company

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Mary Elizabeth Williams is a staff writer for Salon. She's written for The New York Times, Time Out, The New York Observer, and more, and is the author of "Gimme Shelter: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream."

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