I wanted to mentor some of the toughest teens in Chicago. So I joined them in a frightening lockup they called home

“I think my dad has gone f***ing insane," a Parkland survivor wrote

The story of my extended Chinese-American family — shared by so many others — is one of sacrifice, danger and loss

The glowing—and retracted—SB Nation profile of a serial rapist is the latest example of how the media fails women

Unlike Reagan's economy, trickle-down fear works. It trickles down into everything — into the way we see the world

I wrote nonfiction to capture truth. But it wasn't until I started a novel that I really did

Nearing the 15th anniversary of the president's sobriety, a fellow ex-drinker tells what he sees when he looks at George W. Bush.

Today I am a femme with an inner soft butch, but as a child, I failed to meet the demands of either gender.

UNICEF rated Dutch children the happiest in the world, and American kids aren't even in the top 25. Here's why

Whitney Houston sets the record straight in Out magazine; Ricky Martin chats with his Little Ricky.

Heather Havrilesky's "Meet the Smoothies!" prompts male readers to debate waxing, sparks fear of a "mini-race of tween angels," and angers those who find stories about hairless hunks disgraceful in a time of war.

After a traumatic year working as an EMT on the front lines, I expected some joy this summer. I found grief instead

Like the women in Cleveland, I know what it's like to be abducted. I was 7 when it happened, but it haunts me still

In a night of so-so performances, the competition finds its hardscrabble princess, and her name is Crystal Bowersox

In her propagandistic novel "Amanda Bright@home," right-wing pundit Danielle Crittenden extols the virtues of early marriage, the free market and having a "mighty tree" as a husband.