What a shock it was to discover I didn't have a clue how to write dirty prose.

The theory of "genetic sexual attraction" offers one explanation for lust between relatives separated at birth

The group shared the songs on BBC Radio 1 this past weekend

The Texas first lady has a more nuanced view of choice than her husband -- but she's not the governor

"Life is rough, and kids should know that." Readers debate the merits of "problem novels" for teens.

Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt are terrific, but the forced, weird \"Young Adult\" is painful in the wrong way

Slate's women-only blog, the XX Factor, premieres and raises interesting issues about how we talk about men.

Sex between teenage boys and older men is not always coercive -- and it can be more ecstatic than traumatic.

Brits complain that today's fiction relies too much on faddish narration style

"Twincest" is pushing limits in an industry known for extremes. What is it, and why are so many people watching?

"Ophelia Speaks," a book by teens for teens, talks back to adults who think they know what's up. This teen says it doesn't speak to her.

After deliberations as agonizing as the ordeals described by the entrants, our gentle readers have chosen the winner of the Salon Drama Queen for a Day contest.

The Teen Endangerment Act passes. Again.

Romney has reversed his old pro-choice positions, but now he can't decide how far to take his newfound extremism

Deconstructing a prominent conservative's thoughts on understanding the poor, wayward homosexual.