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Mary Elizabeth Williams is a senior writer for Salon. She's written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more, and is the author of "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, and Cancer." She has a certification in conflict resolution and is working on her doctoral degree in medical humanities.

JK Rowling and Dave Chappelle (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What makes some people hold transphobic views?

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Love Potion (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Leanne Brown’s “self-love potion” will get you through a rough day

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Balancing emojis (Getty Images/Huber & Starke)

Leonard Mlodinow, author of “Emotional,” on how fear and disgust are your brain’s friends

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Throwing data and ideas into the brain (Getty Images/z_wei)

“Our brain is not a slot machine,” so quit trying to hack it

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Marshmallow Blondie (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Fluffy marshmallow peanut butter blondies are your gooiest, easiest treat

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Worried businessman in dark suit sitting at office desk with laptop and notepad being overloaded with work. (Getty Images/Iuliia Bondar)

“We live in a burnout culture”: Author Jonathan Malesic on the death spiral of the American worker

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Old-School Ribeye Steak (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Ribeye makes weeknight dinner feel like an old school steakhouse

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Lily Rabe (left) and Ben Affleck (right) in "The Tender Bar" (Claire Folger/Amazon Content Services LLC)

“The Tender Bar” star Lily Rabe on “confident” director George Clooney: “He’s a great leader”

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Best Chocolate Cake (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

You only need 3 ingredients and 15 minutes to bake this magical chocolate cake

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Zesting the peel of a lemon on a microplane grater (Getty Images/Jon Lovette)

The (cheap) tools that will transform your cooking in 2022

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Close-Up Of Woman Hand Holding Tampons (Isabel Pavia)

Could ending period poverty be the secret to world peace?

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Close-Up Of Hand Giving A Child A Flower (Getty Images/Kittichet Tungsubphokin/EyeEm)

My mom finally made her choice, after a lifetime colored by the one she wasn’t allowed

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3-Ingredients Cheesecake, Cypriot Potato Salad, and Marzipan Cake (Photo illustration by Salon/Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Bacon, coffee and pasta pie: A look back at your favorite Quick & Dirty recipes of 2021

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A fallen white ceramic plate of spaghetti, with a fork beside it (Getty Images/Aleksandr Zubkov)

My year of cooking quick and dirty: How I lowered the bar and set myself free

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Freshly baked Blueberry and strawberry American Flag pie with a slice missing (Getty Images/DebbiSmirnoff)

How Michael Carolan broke down political barriers by asking middle-class people to pick berries

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Homemade Christmas cookies (Getty Images)

9 cookbooks that make great last-minute holiday gifts for the foodie in your life

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Christmas Salad (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A California classic salad is your easiest Christmas dinner

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Patricia Cornwell and Jamie Lee Curtis attend Live Talks Los Angeles at Moss Theatre at New Roads School on October 30, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)

There are some mysteries Patricia Cornwell, crime novelist and creator of Kay Scarpetta, can’t crack

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Affogato (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Affogato is the greatest 2-ingredient dessert ever invented

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Emotionally stressed businesswoman with coffee cup at table in living room (Getty Images/Maskot)

The dangers of overtaxing your prefrontal cortex

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Dr. Mehmet Oz (Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Pennsylvania deserves better than Dr. Oz

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Illustration of a diverse group of people (Getty Images/Angelina Bambina)

Celeste Headlee on “Speaking of Race”: “Don’t feel bad, just say something”

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Bucatini (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

Make this rosé bucatini for the wine mom in your life

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Jessica Seinfeld (Mark Weinberg / Gallery Books)

Jessica Seinfeld on being a part-time vegan: “If I can do it, anyone can do it”

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