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The joy of sexlessness
Tracy Clark-Flory
A woman shares her story of abstaining for 12 years -- and what she learned about the "art" of sleeping alone
Comedy’s last taboo
Emma Garman
In a landscape where being offensive is almost expected, one topic is off limits — but maybe not for long
Chicago could be the next Detroit
Alicia Eler
Both cities rely on the manufacturing industries -- and both are in dire financial straits
4 biggest myths about crack
Kristen Gwynne
For U.S. politicians, targeting drug users in black communities is easier than addressing poverty and unemployment
The Tea Party’s paranoid aesthetic
Kim Messick
To understand the powerful appeal of the movement to many of its adherents, a narrative history is first required
How MTV forced rock stars to be sexy
Joseph Lapin
Video may not have killed the radio star, but it did force them to make themselves into brands
As Kissinger goes viral with Colbert, we need Hitch
Natasha Lennard
The late polemicist writer wouldn't have let war criminal Kissinger's cheery Colbert cameo fly
Bret Easton Ellis: Lindsay Lohan’s “narrative has been fed by hate”
Daniel D'Addario
"The Canyons" author talked to Salon about the cast, his social media behavior and his disdain for sex scandals
Thanks for nothing, 1 percent! A selfish Silicon Valley must learn from history
Andrew Leonard
Heed the words of steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. Wealth is not its own reward; it's what you do with it that counts
Paul Rudd defines “bromance”
Ej Dickson
The actor, "Prince Avalanche" costar Emile Hirsch and director David Gordon Green talked to Salon about men on film
Study: Positivity is contagious on social media
ELIZABETH LOPATTO
If an article is “liked” on a website such as Facebook or Reddit, new readers are more likely to approve of it
Women know more than just love and sex
Roxane Gay
Big media outlets seem to think women's only area of expertise is themselves. It's time to change that
1 in 5 college grads can’t repay their student loans
Helaine Olen
New data shows that burdensome debt is making 20-somethings take low-wage jobs that don't require college degrees
Dump the sexist “Bachelorette,” watch “Hollywood Game Night”
Jennifer L. Pozner
"The Bachelorette" finale tacked fake happiness onto a season of single-woman-shaming. "HGN" is a fun antidote
BP’s Robert Dudley: Compensation claims aren’t right for America
Lindsay Abrams
The CEO explains why BP is attempting to freeze payouts
Our prisons are drugging women
Susan Sered
When they over-medicate female inmates, detention facilities treat social inequality like a psychological problem
Wal-Mart fined for unsafe work conditions
Karen McVeigh
Health hazards uncovered at Rochester, NY, store are the latest in over 100 reported violations in the last 5 years
Adam Brody: Porn has made us more peaceful
Daniel D'Addario
The "O.C." heartthrob talks about researching his porn star role in "Lovelace," and whether the film is feminist
Walking my way out of divorce
Michael Green
When my wife left me, she also took the car. I had to trek everywhere by foot -- but it changed how I see the world
Honey Boo Boo could be my neighbor
Jared Yates Sexton
Reality TV makes fun of working-class families like mine, and everyone loses
Dan Balz: “Being in power doesn’t mean you have real power”
Alex Halperin
The Washington Post's politics guru looks back on 2012, ahead to 2016, and explains why he isn't in "This Town"
Record number of millennials forced to live at home
Lynn Stuart Parramore
Looming debts and poor job prospects are forcing America's youth to move back in with mom and dad
Jennifer Weiner was right: What’s the difference between “chick lit” and literary fiction?
Daniel D'Addario
Two buzzed-about novels about dating are winning raves. But what makes them literary and similar books "chick lit"?
Quit talking about likable characters!
Kelly Braffet
The literary conversation is stuck. Readers like real characters. Why can't authors and bloggers accept that?
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