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When sex becomes a chore
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Procreation can have unexpected consequences on your sex life. Here are a few pitfalls -- and how to avoid them
Cosby horrors’ next lesson: What our accusations “fatigue” is really about
Jenny Kutner
Are you sick of hearing all the allegations against Bill Cosby? I am -- and it's time to examine why
Campus rape as a men’s issue: Jameis Winston and the culture of male complicity and denial
Andrew O'Hehir
Women fight back against campus rape in a powerful new documentary -- but there are deep lessons here for men too
Abolish the death penalty!: Here are 8 good reasons why
John Avignone
In Texas--of course--a man faces execution for a crime he probably didn't commit. We can do better, America
The 1 percent’s sickest scheme: Wall Street slicksters market themselves as cool — and the media lets them
Steve Fraser
Wall Street moneymen loot companies and destroy jobs, but need to see themselves as liberators. The press lets them
The terrifying “smart” city of the future
Allegra Kirkland
Cities across the country are implementing smart technologies -- with grave implications for our personal freedoms
“Dozens of threats to execute grade-school kids”: Madness of a 9/11 truther
Paul Rosenberg
How a father with a Twitter account stopped a homegrown terrorist in his tracks
GOP’s bizarre, lethal solution to the campus rape crisis
Andrea Flynn
Republican lawmakers are trying to loosen gun regulations in schools across the country. It's a recipe for disaster
R.I.P., American conservatism: What’s really behind the Tea Party’s barren individualism
Kim Messick
Conservatives who dominate today’s GOP actually scorn traditional conservatism's most cherished ideals. Here's why
9 things you think you know about Jesus that are probably wrong
Valerie Tarico
For starters, it's unlikely that he had long, flowing hair, and he wasn't necessarily hung on a cross
How Leonard Nimoy made Spock an American Jewish icon
Matthew Rozsa
Nimoy transformed the classic intellectual self-questioning archetype into a dashing "Star Trek" action hero UPDATE
I was a right-wing sidekick: What I discovered working for the anti-woman right
Frank Schaeffer
As GOP leaders woo the far right at CPAC this week, I recall my past as a young Jerry Falwell. Here's what I saw
“I want to punch everyone in the face”: Iggy Azalea opens up about toxic Internet culture and being catfished by her own mom
Erin Keane
The rapper's told The Cruz Show that Twitter "makes me hate people, and I don’t want to hate people"
Warning: American snack food looks healthier all the time — but it really isn’t
Lindsay Abrams
Even though we're seeking out healthier, more natural options, the junk food industry is sneakier than we think
Why so many women don’t enjoy sex as much as they could
Amanda Marcotte
Even now, female sexuality is defined by what men want. Is it any wonder their partners are so often unsatisfied?
Facebook, Italians and the darkness
Thomas Beller
I hated my yearning, staring across the quad at her lit window. Now I mourn how social media removes our mystery
“Sex Box”: It’s a TV show where people have sex inside a box!
Sonia Saraiya
Or do they?! This new reality-dirt show raises so many questions about our contradictory feelings about sex
LIVE FROM CPAC: Ted Cruz’s highly dubious ’16 pitch: I’m a fighter, not a talker
Jim Newell
Ted Cruz wants to position himself as the real fighter in the party. And how has his "fighting" worked out?
Horrible dudes get taste of own medicine: GamerGate, revenge porn & a shocking discovery about harassment
Katie McDonough
Cretinous online harassers now find themselves victims of online harassment. Here's what they're saying now
“The Daily Show” managed to fit 50 Fox News lies into one remarkable 6-second video
Colin Gorenstein
Fox News pundits said Jon Stewart was dishonest. So he made this Vine to throw the argument back in their faces
Rudy Giuliani’s dangerous game: Jeb Bush, patriotic lies, and the truth about American exceptionalism
Patrick L. Smith
Our politicians are selling us fictions dressed up as patriotism. We need a new approach -- and not another Bush
This 20-year-old Amy Poehler pilot has never seen the light of day (until now)
Anna Silman
Co-starring Del Close and written by Adam McKay and Tom Gianas
The 10 worst sex and romance tips from the Christian right
Katie Halper
If religious conservatives had their way, all sex would be missionary and no man would suffer from "blue balls"
Zendaya shuts down the racist assumptions about black hair
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A lesson for Giuliana Rancic -- and the amateur fashion police
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