http://dir.salon.com/topics/amy_benfer/?source=rss&aim=amy_benfer en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/genius_bachelors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/23/genius_bachelors/index.html?source=rss Should great men of genius stay single? Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/07/google_daycare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/07/google_daycare/index.html?source=rss Google provides the world's greatest day care -- for millionaires. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/working_moms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/working_moms/index.html?source=rss Should mothers stay at home or go to work? Sandra Tsing Loh chooses her choice, and so do I. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/27/pregnancy_pact/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/27/pregnancy_pact/index.html?source=rss The media is apoplectic about the knocked-up Gloucester girls, but as a former teen mother, I think there was some wisdom in their plan. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/20/penis_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/20/penis_debate/index.html?source=rss A popular online chart claims to show women's preferred penis size. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/13/shortcake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/13/shortcake/index.html?source=rss What have marketers done to the beloved toys of my youth? Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/12/parental_notice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/12/parental_notice/index.html?source=rss A Georgia mother gets jail for illegally signing a form so that her son's girlfriend could get an abortion. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/09/married_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/09/married_sex/index.html?source=rss Married couples who do it every day, affairs that can be forgiven and a history of vibrators that bring "a glow to the face." Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/04/genitals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/04/genitals/index.html?source=rss YouTube dude translates catcalls into plain English. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/02/abstinence_teacher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/06/02/abstinence_teacher/index.html?source=rss Bad news for those of us who think sex ed should include discussions of actual sex. Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/29/cougars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/29/cougars/index.html?source=rss According to a British tabloid, "record numbers" of single women are dating younger men. Be afraid, be very afraid! By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/03/25/lethem_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/03/25/lethem_interview/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Lethem explains why copyright laws stifle creativity and why he's giving away the film option to his new novel. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/10/28/handler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/10/28/handler/index.html?source=rss As his wildly popular series reaches its end, Daniel Handler -- aka Lemony Snicket -- talks to Salon about returning to himself. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/28/dating_dark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/28/dating_dark/index.html?source=rss Dinner in the Dark, yet another Manhattan mating trend, brings together swinging couples, sexy singles and pitch-black dining, complete with waiters in night-vision goggles. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/10/breeding_benfer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/10/breeding_benfer/index.html?source=rss I had a child at 16 because I wanted to prove the world wrong. I was going to raise an extraordinary daughter and still live my life the way I pleased. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/05/02/kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/05/02/kids/index.html?source=rss A sensible, open-minded book for parents who want their kids to have a healthy attitude toward sex -- but not have any. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/14/scenarios/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/02/14/scenarios/index.html?source=rss A new series about sex -- on Showtime this weekend -- dares to make movies for teens by teens. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/11/21/comics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2002/11/21/comics/index.html?source=rss Daniel Clowes ("Ghost World") and Adrian Tomine create graphic novels and comics as smart, deep and complex as today's best fiction. Plus, they're cooler. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/09/23/military_batterers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/09/23/military_batterers/index.html?source=rss A rash of murders in military families highlights the weaknesses of the armed services' well-meaning domestic-abuse program. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/01/breedlove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/08/01/breedlove/index.html?source=rss Lynn Breedlove takes us to her manic world of speed freaks, strippers and queer-core punk rock. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2002/07/24/nugent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/nonfiction/2002/07/24/nugent/index.html?source=rss Listen to an excerpt from Amy Benfer's interview with the Nuge, in which he explains the three stages of being after rock stardom. You're either 1) a dead asshole, 2) near death (Ozzy) or 3) thriving like Uncle Ted. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/03/howey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/07/03/howey/index.html?source=rss Noelle Howey, author of "Dress Codes: Of Three Girlhoods -- My Mother's, My Father's, and Mine," discusses sexuality, angora and life with a transgender parent. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/recipe/2002/06/11/gonzo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/recipe/2002/06/11/gonzo/index.html?source=rss Essential rocket fuel for the Motor City Madman and those who want to eat like him. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2002/06/11/nuge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/sust/2002/06/11/nuge/index.html?source=rss The nation's most heavily armed rocker extols his new book, "Kill It and Grill It," blasts hippie environmentalists, praises Rush and says the success of "The Osbournes" reveals the soullessness of mankind. By Amy Benfer Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/29/nelly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/05/29/nelly/index.html?source=rss Are "anti-gang" dress codes in malls a way to deter crime, or just another way to prosecute patrons for shopping while black?