http://dir.salon.com/topics/amy_benfer/?source=rss&aim=amy_benfer en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/23/mad_men_oprah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/23/mad_men_oprah/index.html?source=rss From Oprah to Banana Republic, pop culture is nostalgic for a dark time. Screw history, bring on the pencil skirts! By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/06/kidnap_your_kid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/06/kidnap_your_kid/index.html?source=rss The Atlantic investigates parents who resolve custody disputes by kidnapping their own children By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/03/levi_johnston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/03/levi_johnston/index.html?source=rss While born-again virgin Bristol Palin shills for abstinence, her ex courts fame and Playgirl. Double standard much? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/pelosi_smile/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/11/03/pelosi_smile/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/obama_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/obama_marriage/index.html?source=rss NYT mag shows how the first marriage stays strong: Hard work, yes, but huge sacrifice, from one spouse especially By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/80s_barbies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/27/80s_barbies/index.html?source=rss Blondie! Joan Jett! Cyndi Lauper! Are these toys for little kids -- or toys for grown-ups? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/cross_cultural_parenthood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/22/cross_cultural_parenthood/index.html?source=rss In parenting culture, there is no "normal" By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/20/gosselins_media_fest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/20/gosselins_media_fest/index.html?source=rss Vanity Fair explains why a once-obscure couple with eight kids became the perfect celebrities for our recession age By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/15/rosenfeld_roofie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/15/rosenfeld_roofie/index.html?source=rss DoubleX's Lucinda Rosenfeld gives some stupendously bad counsel, and readers push back, with advice for her removal By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/cash_for_grades/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/13/cash_for_grades/index.html?source=rss Should kids be paid for academic performance? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/08/herta_muller/index.html?source=rss Meet Herta Mueller, the best German writer you've never heard of ... until now By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/lysol_douche/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/lysol_douche/index.html?source=rss Why mid-century women used oven cleaner for their most intimate, ah, oven By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/edwards_divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/01/edwards_divorce/index.html?source=rss The Enquirer says she's had enough. It's about time By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/gay_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/24/gay_teens/index.html?source=rss A new generation of kids is coming out as early as middle school. And that's a good thing By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/17/hofstra_gang_rape_victim_recants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/17/hofstra_gang_rape_victim_recants/index.html?source=rss Was a college girl gang-raped? Or were five innocent men nearly railroaded into standing trial? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/15/fatal_baby_lust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/15/fatal_baby_lust/index.html?source=rss Two articles show women who will kill or die for a baby By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/11/colorblind_myth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/11/colorblind_myth/index.html?source=rss A new book says that parents who refuse to talk to kids about racism might be unwittingly reinforcing it By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/labor_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/09/labor_days/index.html?source=rss A new poll finds that most females hate their jobs. But wait, isn't that true of both sexes? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/02/julie_myerson/index.html?source=rss The sordid back story of Julia Myerson's new memoir, "The Lost Child," should give every parenting writer pause By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/peggy_smokes_weed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/31/peggy_smokes_weed/index.html?source=rss Marijuana, marital discord and motherhood on last night's episode of our favorite television drama By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/28/male_contraception/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/28/male_contraception/index.html?source=rss The elusive birth control pill for men may be as much about gender as research By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/toddler_couture/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/25/toddler_couture/index.html?source=rss Need a crinoline skirt to match that burp rag? An odious trend piece explains celebrity toddlers' fashion By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/peggy_gets_laid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/peggy_gets_laid/index.html?source=rss What happened to everyone's favorite prim junior copywriter on last night's "Mad Men"? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/18/jenny_sanford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/18/jenny_sanford/index.html?source=rss Is the governor's wife really a "role model for wronged spouses"? By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/13/chick_lit_dies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/13/chick_lit_dies/index.html?source=rss Can chick lit survive the recession?