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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.

Claire Danes and Jared Leto in "My So-Called Life" (ABC)

Forever Angela Chase: “For young women who were just forming and just getting angry, it was the only thing out there”

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Alicia Machado (AP/John Salangsang)

Donald Trump’s misogyny doesn’t sleep: Tweeting sexist smears at 3 a.m. is super presidential

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The primal appeal of pimple-popping videos: Our obsession with gross anatomy has deep roots

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Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, center, and the woman he has called his "very good friend," Judith Nathan, are trailed by Giuliani's divorce lawyer Raoul Felder (AP/Jason Szenes)

Cheatsplaining: Infidelity expert Rudy Giuliani is lecturing Hillary Clinton on marriage now?

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Alicia Machado; Donald Trump (AP/Eric Draper/Cliff Owen)

Donald Trump’s “Miss Piggy” problem: Why his criticism of Alicia Machado’s weight matters

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Make America bake again: The case for tackling DIY desserts, even if you’re a novice

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Glenn Reynolds (Wikimedia)

“Run them down”: Glenn Reynolds baffled at brief Twitter ban over inflammatory Charlotte protesters tweet

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Twitter app seen displayed on a smartphone with the Twitter logo in the background (Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Goodbye to all @: Twitter is all yours, trolls — I’ve had enough

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Sex ed discovers the clitoris, finally: French public school lesson should be a model for all

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Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Baby (Universal Pictures)

Welcome back, Bridget Jones: Still relatable after all these years

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Alicia Keys; Kim Kardashian (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz/Mario Anzuoni/Photo montage by Salon)

Everyone calm down about a bare face: Alicia Keys going makeup-free shouldn’t be a “revolutionary” act

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Hillary Clinton waves after leaving an apartment building Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in New York. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary powers through pneumonia — because that’s what women do

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You don’t have to read my book: What I want to say to those who say “pass” to reading about cancer

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FILE - This January 2015 file booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office shows Brock Turner. The former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman is poised to leave jail Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, after serving half a six-month sentence that critics denounced as too lenient. (Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office via AP, File) (AP)

“Shoot your local rapist”: Brock Turner’s avengers get ugly

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Women: Stop apologizing for eating

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Phyllis Schlafly (Reuters/Hyungwon Kang)

Enough with the grave-dancing: You don’t have to be hateful when someone hateful dies

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Baby dolls aren’t birth control: School-issued fake babies aren’t stopping teen pregnancy

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Stanford University (Wikimedia/Travis Wise)

The problem with “Female Bodies and Alcohol”: Stop framing campus sexual assault as a drinking issue

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Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis in "Thelma and Louise" (MGM)

“Thelma & Louise” turns 25: “It’s depressing how relevant it is”

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It’s not just about “special snowflakes”: What’s missing in U. of Chicago’s “no trigger warnings, no safe spaces” letter

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Ellen Burstyn in "Requiem for a Dream" (Artisan Entertainment)

Valar morghulis! The “best” films of the 21st century, apparently, are those full of death and despair

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David Becker (WWLP)

High school athlete charged with rape avoids jail: Apparently it “would have destroyed this kid’s life”

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Ryan Lochte (AP/Martin Meissner)

How to make a lie worse: Try to get away with not calling it a “lie”

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Ryan Lochte (AP/Martin Meissner)

The ballad of “Swim Shady”: Ryan Lochte’s Rio fiasco is more proof that male athletes are a protected class

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