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Life Stories (page 33)

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

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Studying their extinction is worthwhile

Kevin R. Burgio - The Conversation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; W.H. Auden; Dorothy Day (AP/Getty/Salon)

The fate of the Christian intellectual

Jay Parini
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A brief history of loneliness

Amelia S. Worsley - The Conversation
(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Encourage your child's curiosity

Kym Simoncini - The Conversation
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Red flags in creative writing class

Laura Jean Baker
Marques Townes #5 of the Loyola Ramblers celebrates with Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt. (Getty/Tom Pennington)

Rethinking how we talk about the elderly

Nicole Karlis
Pedestrians stroll along the High Line in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, as it winds between two buildings under construction. The last stretch of the elevated walkway opens to the public Sunday, Sept. 21. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) (AP)

Sustainability is more than "green"

Trina Hamilton, Winifred Curran - The Conversation
The Congolese army and mercenary column advancing towards Stanleyville, Nov. 28, 1964. (AP/Mannock)

My secret Cold War mission in the Congo

James M. Hawes, Mary Ann Koenig
Yolanda Renee King, grand daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during the "March for Our Lives" rally; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (AP/Andrew Harnik/Charles Kelly)

Time for a Young People's Campaign?

Sophia A. McClennen
"The Ren & Stimpy Show" (Nickelodeon Animation Studio)

A teen isn't a "girlfriend"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anchorage, Alaska (Getty/Chilkoot)

An Alaskan news renaissance

Zakiya McCummings
Betty Reid Soskin

Why Rosie the Riveter "is not my icon"

Lauren Schiller
(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Unexpected benefits of baseball

Michael Ego - The Conversation
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Psychology behind the "Facebook drug"

S. Shyam Sundar, Bingjie Liu, Carlina DiRusso, Michael Krieger - The Conversation
FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014, File photo, a patron exhales vapor from an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York. The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix. It's a preliminary finding, but it highlights some key questions as health officials assess electronic cigarettes. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) (AP)

The "health problem of the decade?"

Ana B. Ibarra - KFF Health News
A section of collapsed road after Hurricane Maria, October 7, 2017 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. (Getty/Joe Raedle)

PR family still suffering post-Maria

Sarah Varney - KFF Health News
(Getty/Saul Loeb)

Sympathy for Melania?

Erin Keane
Protesters participate in the March for Our Lives rally at Las Vegas City Hall on March 24, 2018 (Getty/Ethan Miller)

The Gen Z kids rule

Mary Elizabeth Williams
South Carolina head coach Frank Martin watches during a practice session for their NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball semifinal game Friday, March 31, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (AP)

Moneymaking Madness

Rick Eckstein - The Conversation
A foreclosed home in Chicago, June 29, 2010. (Reuters/John Gress)

American Dream deferred

Alex Henderson - Alternet
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Explaining the gender wage gap

Amanda Marcotte
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Going vegan is good for environment

Julie Cappiello - Alternet
(AP Photo/John Antczak)

How good is climate reporting?

Kevin Kalhoefer - Media Matters
(Getty/boule13/DrPAS/Salon)

Some screen time is actually good

Common Sense Media staff - Common Sense Media
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