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  • The Humiliation of the Bouquet Toss
    02/09/2010 - 15:13
    <p>And other wedding traditions we hate.</p>
  • How Much Is Virginity Worth?
    02/09/2010 - 11:57
    <p>Women keep putting their virginities up for sale on the Internet marketplace. How much is a woman's first time worth?</p>
  • Whoops-Pregnancies in Your 40s
    02/09/2010 - 11:27
    <p>The constant drumbeat about declining fertility has led many women in their 40s to stop using contraception, with disastrous results.</p>
  • We're Talking About: Feb. 9, 2010
    02/09/2010 - 09:04
    <p>The headlines for Feb. 9, 2010.</p>
  • Baby Brees
    02/08/2010 - 16:30
    <p>Drew Brees is not afraid of domesticity.</p>
  • No One Wants To See a Really Truthful Ad About Abortion
    02/08/2010 - 15:58
    <p>Pro-life or pro-choice, "truthful" abortion ads would be ugly.</p>
  • Die, Beer Guy, Die
    02/08/2010 - 15:19
  • Sarah Palin Is a Genius at Taking Umbrage
    02/08/2010 - 14:50
  • Could Someone Please Study Dads for a Change?
    02/08/2010 - 14:17
  • CBS Shouldn't Be Responsible for Policing Bad Taste
    02/08/2010 - 12:25
    <p>Stricter standards and practices aren't the answer to sexist Super Bowl ads.</p>
  • Could Male Unemployment Explain the Dodge Charger Super Bowl Ad?
    02/08/2010 - 11:32
    <p>Super Bowl ads and the death of macho.</p>
  • We're Talking About: Feb. 8, 2010
    02/08/2010 - 11:06
    <p>The headlines for Feb. 8, 2010.</p>
  • Tebow Ad All Smiles, Cruelty
    02/08/2010 - 11:02
    <p>Surviving dangerous pregnancies doesn't make you "tough," Pam Tebow. It makes you lucky.</p>
  • Jenny Sanford, Bad Parent
    02/08/2010 - 10:49
    <p>I think Jenny Sanford is the bad parent in this instance.</p>
  • To Be Young, Gifted, and White in Hollywood
    02/06/2010 - 11:35
    <p><em>Vanity Fair</em>’s controversial, all-white, “New Hollywood” cover shot.</p>
  • The Orphan Fantasy
    02/05/2010 - 18:00
    <p>In most children's books, at least one parent dies and an evil stepmother enters the picture. Why is this such a popular trope?</p>
  • Book of the Week: "Fly Fishing With Darth Vader"
    02/05/2010 - 17:50
    <p>A review of <em><em>Fly Fishing With Darth Vader: And Other Adventures with Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys</em></em> by Matt Labash.</p>
  • Choice: Beautiful, But Tough To Advertise
    02/05/2010 - 17:37
    <p>Choice, while beautiful, defies positive marketing.</p>
  • Lori Gottlieb Is Insulting to Women Writers
    02/05/2010 - 12:55
    <p>People who criticize her book aren't just bitter spinsters.</p>
  • There's Life After Public Scandal
    02/05/2010 - 12:00
    <p>According to the <em>Daily Beast</em>, Eliot Spitzer may make another go of it.</p>
  • The Language Police
    02/05/2010 - 11:30
    <p>Saying someone has schizophrenia rarely works as a figure of speech.</p>
  • We're Talking About: Feb. 5, 2010
    02/05/2010 - 10:32
    <p>The headlines for Feb. 5, 2010.</p>
  • Would You Abstain If You Thought You Were About To Die?
    02/04/2010 - 16:00
    <p>Adolescents massively overestimate the likelihood of their own deaths.</p>
  • I Was an Abstinence-Only Guinea Pig
    02/04/2010 - 15:37
    <p>The message I got from educators was  that having sex equals getting pregnant and contracting an STD (probably in your eye).</p>
  • And You Think Women Are Too Picky?
    02/04/2010 - 15:12
    <p><em>The Bachelor</em> shows that men are just as picky and dysfunctional as women.</p>

DoubleX

  • An assessment of Meg Whitman, candidate for California governor.
  • Sex addiction is a feminist victory.
  • An excerpt from Dani Shapiro's memoir about spirituality, Devotion.
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The Root

  • The Origin of ‘Who Dat?’
  • Haiti’s ‘Orphans’ and the Transracial Adoption Dilemma
  • Less Leslie: One Year, 100 Pounds
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The Big Money

  • Doing a Fact-Check on Jason Kilar, Hulu's CEO
  • Call In the Calorie Count!
  • Google's Threat to Facebook
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Good Morning America

  • SI Swimsuit Edition Puts Roddick's Wife on Cover
  • Nurse Faces Jail for Reporting 'Unsafe' Doctor
  • Toyota Recalls 437,000 Priuses, Hybrids Worldwide
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Washington Post

  • FTC probing CVS Caremark
  • Haiti relief efforts falling short
  • Fed plots careful exit strategy
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Newsweek

  • New Program Seeks Out Food Fraud
  • Economy: Weaning The World Off The U.S. Dollar
  • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson 'On the Brink'
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