From Oprah to Banana Republic, pop culture is nostalgic for a dark time. Screw history, bring on the pencil skirts!
By Amy Benfer Sep 23, 2009
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The Atlantic investigates parents who resolve custody disputes by kidnapping their own children
By Amy Benfer
November 6, 2009
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While born-again virgin Bristol Palin shills for abstinence, her ex courts fame and Playgirl. Double standard much?
By Amy Benfer
September 3, 2009
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The speaker of the House wears many masks, according to a new profile. And Glenn Beck wants to beat up at least one
By Amy Benfer
November 3, 2009
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NYT mag shows how the first marriage stays strong: Hard work, yes, but huge sacrifice, from one spouse especially
By Amy Benfer
October 29, 2009
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Blondie! Joan Jett! Cyndi Lauper! Are these toys for little kids -- or toys for grown-ups?
By Amy Benfer
October 27, 2009
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In parenting culture, there is no "normal"
By Amy Benfer
October 22, 2009
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Vanity Fair explains why a once-obscure couple with eight kids became the perfect celebrities for our recession age
By Amy Benfer
October 20, 2009
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DoubleX's Lucinda Rosenfeld gives some stupendously bad counsel, and readers push back, with advice for her removal
By Amy Benfer
October 15, 2009
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Should kids be paid for academic performance?
By Amy Benfer
October 13, 2009
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Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now
By Amy Benfer
October 8, 2009
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Why mid-century women used oven cleaner for their most intimate, ah, oven
By Amy Benfer
October 6, 2009
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The Enquirer says she's had enough. It's about time
By Amy Benfer
October 1, 2009
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A new generation of kids is coming out as early as middle school. And that's a good thing
By Amy Benfer
September 24, 2009
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Was a college girl gang-raped? Or were five innocent men nearly railroaded into standing trial?
By Amy Benfer
September 17, 2009
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Two articles show women who will kill or die for a baby
By Amy Benfer
September 15, 2009
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A new book says that parents who refuse to talk to kids about racism might be unwittingly reinforcing it
By Amy Benfer
September 11, 2009
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A new poll finds that most females hate their jobs. But wait, isn't that true of both sexes?
By Amy Benfer
September 9, 2009
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The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause
By Amy Benfer
September 2, 2009
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Marijuana, marital discord and motherhood on last night's episode of our favorite television drama
By Amy Benfer
August 31, 2009
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The elusive birth control pill for men may be as much about gender as research
By Amy Benfer
August 28, 2009
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Need a crinoline skirt to match that burp rag? An odious trend piece explains celebrity toddlers' fashion
By Amy Benfer
August 25, 2009
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What happened to everyone's favorite prim junior copywriter on last night's "Mad Men"?
By Amy Benfer
August 24, 2009
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Is the governor's wife really a "role model for wronged spouses"?
By Amy Benfer
August 18, 2009
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Can chick lit survive the recession?
By Amy Benfer
August 13, 2009
"Mad Men" minus the racist, sexist parts
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