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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.

"Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in 19th-Century New York" by Stacy Horn (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)

History of asylum horrors repeats itself: America still criminalizes poverty and mental illness

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"Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day)" by Randi Zuckerberg (Ben Arons/Harper Collins)

Stop trying to “have it all” all at once: Try living the “well-lopsided” life instead

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Junot Diaz; Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose in "Patrick Melrose" (Getty/Mark Wilson/Showtime/Ollie Upton)

On Junot Díaz and “Patrick Melrose”: Is a cycle of abuse inevitable?

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Katie Couric (AP/Willy Sanjuan)

Katie Couric tries to break down the echo chamber of “affirmation instead of information”

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Midlife isn’t a crisis: Why the second half of your life will the happiest

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There’s no good Mother’s Day card for a not-good mother

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Bill Murray in "Caddyshack" (Warner Bros.)

The enduring magic of “Caddyshack”: How it helped usher in a new age of American comedy

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Robots in a lab of a doll factory of EXDOLL, a firm based in China. (Getty/Fred Dufour)

Sexbots aren’t the answer to misogynist incel rage

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Kathy Griffin; Michelle Wolf; Miley Cyrus (Getty/Alberto E. Rodriguez/Tasos Katopodis/Christopher Polk)

Michelle Wolf is right to reject the empty ritual of the forced apology — just ask Miley and Kathy

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"Amateur Hour: Motherhood in Essays and Swear Words" by Kimberly Harrington (Isaac Wasuck/Harper Collins)

Why having kids is like going through puberty: “I really feel like I regressed”

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William Zabka and Ralph Macchio in "Cobra Kai" (YouTube Red)

Ralph Macchio is still Daniel LaRusso in “Cobra Kai,” but he’s no longer a “Karate Kid”

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A photo of accused rapist and killer Joseph James DeAngelo is displayed during a news conference on April 25, 2018. (Getty/Justin Sullivan)

The Golden State Killer suspect and DNA: Would you forfeit your privacy to catch a killer?

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Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge pose for a photo with their newborn baby son as they leave St Mary's Hospital in London, April 23, 2018. (KGC-22/STAR MAX/IPx)

Royal baby number three and Kate Middleton is still not your typical postpartum mom

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You don’t have to go to war to develop PTSD

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Cutter Wood (Erin Shaw/Algonquin Books)

A murder mystery and an author’s dark obsession in “Love and Death In the Sunshine State”

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#MeToo isn’t changing low salaries or lousy working conditions for cheerleaders

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Her final KonMari: I helped my friend declutter before she died

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Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds in "A Quiet Place" (Paramount Pictures)

The perfect parental dread of “A Quiet Place”

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Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in "Inside No. 9" (BBC Two)

The best show you’re not watching is the UK import “Inside No. 9”

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Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City 2" (New Line Cinema)

You are no Carrie Bradshaw

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R. Kelly (Getty/Mike Pont)

Why is R. Kelly immune to #MeToo?

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The pullout where the SUV of Jennifer and Sarah Hart was recovered off the off Pacific Coast Highway 1, near Westport, Calif. (AP/Alameda County Sheriff's Office)

What could have saved the Hart children?

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"The Ren & Stimpy Show" (Nickelodeon Animation Studio)

Being a predator isn’t part of your hero’s journey

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Protesters participate in the March for Our Lives rally at Las Vegas City Hall on March 24, 2018 (Getty/Ethan Miller)

How did the slacker generation give birth to these activist kids?

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