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Sexism plagues major chemistry conference: Boycott emerges amid growing outrage
Aaron Kase
Preeminent event for chemistry experts excludes women from its speaker list -- but that's only the beginning
The right’s warped “purity” culture: 4 ways evangelical views of sex took over America
Katie McDonough
Evangelical norms about female sexuality have shaped "secular" America more than you think
The man who really brought hip-hop to late night: Arsenio Hall
Neil Drumming
Jimmy Fallon might have more reach, but Arsenio was first, and his influence can't be denied
How the religious right is interfering in medicine and putting patients in danger
Valerie Tarico
Faith is on the decline in America, but religious institutions are somehow still making life-or-death decisions
“Marry Him” author Lori Gottlieb: “I don’t think anything I’ve written is controversial”
Tracy Clark-Flory
The controversial author talks to Salon about her book title regrets, feminism and how she's misread
The scary bold desperation of Facebook’s WhatsApp shocker
Andrew Leonard
$16 billion for a smartphone app is an awful lot of money. Is this how go-go booms start to blow up?
The 12 most sexually satisfied countries in the world
Jodie Gummow
Americans overall are not as sexually satisfied as our international brothers and sisters. Here's who beats us out
Rape culture and evangelical culture collide at “God’s Harvard”
Katie McDonough
A reporter details how the evangelical Patrick Henry College systematically failed victims of sexual assault
Texas’ toxic air: Major investigation reveals how unregulated pollution from fracking is making people sick
Lindsay Abrams
Politicians are doing everything possible to support the state's gas and oil boom while ignoring residents' health
Christie’s ed reform scandal: Principals suspended after questioning charter scheme
Josh Eidelson
"Narcissism," "dictatorial" and "totalitarian" tactics by Christie appointee, Newark councilman charges to Salon
Nixon still runs the GOP: How the white South dominates the party
Robert A. Slayton
Many believe that Reagan or Goldwater founded modern conservatism. But it's Nixon whose legacy truly lives on
Study: Wealthier neighborhoods breed materialistic residents
Tom Jacobs
New research suggests denizens of well-to-do burgs tend to spend compulsively and manage their money unwisely
The tyranny of the “bad mother”: Slacker moms are just as intimidating as perfect ones
Elissa Strauss
Moms who brag about being lazy and sloppy can be just as judgy as too-perfect ones
Does waxing make me a bad feminist?
Caroline Rothstein
Each month I allow a stranger to rip out the hair along my vulva. I'm not sure if I can justify it any more
What’s the defining artwork of the Obama years?
Daniel D'Addario
From "Django Unchained" to "Breaking Bad," what will remind us of his presidency years from now?
Using social media to build a better world: A culture of amplification
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Women are underrepresented in all media -- but we can change that, one tweet at a time
“Taking food out of people’s mouths”: How Norquist-style austerity slams HIV patients
Josh Eidelson
Cuts to AIDS programs, food stamps and unemployment are hitting people with HIV. An advocate lays out how bad it is
4 of the best movies about America’s ludicrous war on drugs
Jeremy Daw
These brilliant films offer new insight into the marijuana debate currently taking center stage
Was my breast reduction a mistake?
Kim Brooks
It seemed like the only way to find peace in my body. In a new era of curvy acceptance, I wonder: Was I right?
Our Neanderthal heritage
Laura Miller
The scientist who sequenced the Neanderthal genome describes his quest to find what makes us human
St. Vincent: “I have this sound in my head. How do I get it here in my fingers?”
Rick Moody
Talking Bob Dylan, the nature of pop music and that new album and gray hair with the always brilliant Annie Clark
American literature’s holy grail: Franzen, DFW and the hunt for the Great American Novel
Lawrence Buell
Critics said the Great American Novel was dead. Then David Foster Wallace and Jonathan Franzen burst onto the scene
Ellen Page’s coming out speech reminds us why movements matter
Katie McDonough
Page's speech was personal, but she situated her experience in the context of the work of others. That's powerful
You’re making your depression worse: Self-help is bringing us down
Jonathan Rottenberg
We've never had so much advice about how to feel better. But all the self-help books only make our moods worse
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