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I was conned by JT Leroy
Ayelet Waldman
I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?
Sleeping together, but not sleeping together
Page Rockwell
The Washington Post reassures us that it's OK to take refuge from a partner's snoring by crashing on the couch.
At home with David Brooks
Rebecca Traister
On the same day the right-wing Times columnist argued that women are happier at home, a mom who stayed at home contradicted him.
Helpless
Martha Baer
As Felicia's mentor, I've rescued her from a meth jag and taken her calls after her abusive boyfriend beat her. But after five years, I'm not sure I've done any good.
A new look at anorexia
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Doctors now believe the eating disorder is a product of nature, not nurture -- and has reach far beyond rich, white teens.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Give thanks for these purloined lands, and for the
fact that you're not a soulless plastic surgeon, an undercover agent posing as a terrorist, or the mother of a 2-year-old.
What it feels like for a girl — in China
Page Rockwell
The controversial one-child policy still results in baby girls' being abandoned -- virtually all the country's orphans are female.
Too old for the altar?
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Oh, great. A new study says people who tie the knot before age 27 have happier marriages.
Love under lock and key
Sarah Karnasiewicz
A new book says the 2.4 million children who have parents behind bars are the real victims of America's prison boom.
Coming soon: Same-sex genetic parenting
Rebecca Traister
Scientists reveal plans to make baby making so easy, two men (or women) can do it on their own.
Welcome to no-choice America
Heather Havrilesky
PBS's "Frontline" special "The Last Abortion Clinic" shows us why the dark ages of illegal abortions and unwanted children are already here.
Day scare
Priya Jain
Will child care stunt your kid's social skills? Three studies find downsides, but the results aren't as terrifying as they seem.
I’m still angry at my father — what happened in my childhood?
Cary Tennis
I have certain hazy memories that give me the creeps, but I really don't know the truth.
“The Legend of Zorro”
Stephanie Zacharek
Once again, Antonio Banderas gives us the perfect Saturday-afternoon folk hero.
The parent trap
Salon Staff
Memories of childhood, and the eternal challenges of parenting, this week in Table Talk.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Fiendish fun for the whole family, from "The Amazing Race" to "Arrested Development" to "Everybody Hates Chris."
Endless summer
Sarah Karnasiewicz
Unschooling is a radical branch of home-schooling where kids control what and when they learn -- free of teachers, schedules and tests. Unschoolers say it's intellectually empowering. Critics call it irresponsible.
I Like to Watch
Heather Havrilesky
Pretty Gene, Twiggy and others star with Tyra Banks in "What were they smoking?" television. But we're higher than ever on "Weeds."
Mind your own kids
Ayelet Waldman
Sanctimonious parents, who preach "breast is best" and tell you that sleep training is cruel and unusual punishment, should keep their ideology to themselves.
The Fix
Salon Staff
Is Crowe trying to pay off accuser? Paris dumps Tink. Plus: Judith Miller's guests.
Scene Stealer
Lori Leibovich
After making Claire Fisher the most achingly realistic young woman on TV, we can't wait to see what Lauren Ambrose does next.
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