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Life Stories (page 197)

The Life Stories section features insightful commentary and essays about the human experience from Salon.

It's a "touchy" subject

Philip Eil
Ronald Reagan and Jerry Falwell at the Baptist Fundamentalism '84 conference, April 13, 1984 in Washington. (AP/Ira Schwarz)

The demise of "family values"

Eric C. Miller - Religion Dispatches
Attendees at the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas, January 15, 2013. (Reuters/Steve Marcus)

White men and manhood

Trent Moorman
Meg Ryan in "When Harry Met Sally" (MGM Studios)

What is the female orgasm for?

Tim Lewens
A still from "Eyes Wide Shut"

Why is religion sex-obsessed?

John C. Wathey
Republican presidential candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St. Anselm College Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (AP)

Katie Levingston
Mosquito (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-299515p1.html'>mycteria</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Paula Young Lee - DAME
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1069301p1.html'>TL_Studio</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

My food-paranoia wake-up call

Jenny Splitter
(AP/Bob Leverone)

The NFL machine grinds on

Sarah C. Baldwin

Carrie Nelson - The Daily Dot
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-85699p1.html'>iofoto</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

They're trying to deify Reagan

Brady Carlson
University of Oklahoma students march to the now closed University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house during a rally in Norman, Okla., March 10, 2015. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

College is for white people

Lawrence Ross
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (AP/Andre Penner)

Larry Schwartz - Alternet
Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams and Jemima Kirke in "Girls" (HBO/Mark Schafer)

Bye, marriage, capitalism, God

Jeff DeGraff
(Reuters/Kacper Pempel)

Brave new world

Valerie Tarico
(Twitter)

Still attacking Trayvon Martin

Brendan Gauthier
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., answers a question from the audience during a Democratic primary town hall sponsored by CNN, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (AP)

Revolution & reparations

Silpa Kovvali
Susan Sarandon arrives at the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Jan. 30, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP/John Salangsang)

Sarandon trolls Morgan

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Glynis Sweeny - Alternet
Bernie Sanders (AP/Jim Cole)

Katie Levingston
Courtney Love (AP/Stephen Trupp)

Courtney Love, watch your back

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/mediaphotos'>mediaphotos</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Birth Control For Everyone

Amanda Marcotte
Junior Seau, pictured in 2004. (Reuters/Marc Serota)

Samoa's athletic outliers

Rob Ruck
(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Katie Levingston
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