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Healing waters Healing waters
My mother taught my little brother to swallow bitter medicine, she practiced giving shots to oranges, she drove him to chemo. And she took us swimming.
By Liz Leyden Jun 10, 2003
Lance and Serena: The sequel Lance and Serena: The sequel
When we disparaged the idea that Lance Armstrong could be named Athlete of the Year, many of you got very, very upset. Well, get over it.
By King Kaufman Jan 13, 2003
Dear Lance Armstrong Dear Lance Armstrong
The U.S. Postal Service, loyal sponsor of your cycling exploits, needs you. And this time, it's not about the bike.
By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Oct 25, 2001
An STD test you may need An STD test you may need
Few people know about anal Pap smears, but what you don't know can cause cancer.
By David Tuller Sep 10, 2001
Poison Valley, Part 2 Poison Valley, Part 2
What new cocktails of toxic chemicals are brewing in the high-tech industry's "clean rooms" -- and will we ever know what harm they're causing?
By Jim Fisher Jul 31, 2001
Poison Valley Poison Valley
Is workers' health the price we pay for high-tech progress? First of two parts.
By Jim Fisher Jul 30, 2001
A nauseating ruling A nauseating ruling
Clarence Thomas says marijuana has no medical use. Maybe he'd like to try my cancer
By Dan Shapiro May 15, 2001
Calling Erin Brockovich
The chemical industry's dirty secrets are making us sick.
By Arianna Huffington Mar 30, 2001
Radioactive fallout Radioactive fallout
Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans?
By Laura Rozen Jan 12, 2001
Your horoscope for the week
Casting a love spell, conjuring abracadabra, romantic mojo, nonsensical acts and raging success.
By Rob Brezsny Dec 27, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Happy Holy Daze! A "Three Stooges" shower curtain, 10,000 trivial diversions, lush abundance, two rubber duckies and an electric flying pig.
By Rob Brezsny Dec 20, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Fresh oracles, subtle demonisms, sparky verve, a dozen funhouse mirrors, turkey bowling, liberation from constricting conventions and luscious Chilean grapes.
By Rob Brezsny Dec 13, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Untamed impulses, mysterious depths, slow and wild touching, sweet-talking manipulators and the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals.
By Rob Brezsny Dec 6, 2000
"Mom's Marijuana" "Mom's Marijuana"
When I was diagnosed with cancer, my mother just said yes to growing 11-foot pot plants in her backyard garden.
By Dan Shapiro Nov 30, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
The Dumb Luck Collector, the god of lusty abandon, the crafty art of Swahili obscenities, a cross-dressing Ken doll and tigers with bad hygiene.
By Rob Brezsny Nov 29, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Mud wrestling with angels, trend surfing with aliens, an environmentally friendly nuclear holocaust and a beautiful vampire.
By Rob Brezsny Nov 22, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Awards and honors: Toxic Warrior of the Month, Most Useful Enemy, Best Wiseass Skeptic Who Keeps You Honest and Most Mysterious Catalyst.
By Rob Brezsny Nov 15, 2000
"I hope you have a good life" "I hope you have a good life"
A mother and daughter reunite only to face permanent separation.
By Campbell Armstrong Nov 13, 2000
The way of all waiting
We thought it was over and then it wasn't over. Not yet.
By S.L. Wisenberg Nov 9, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
The Divine Wow, moist breakthroughs, a frenetic monkey mind and scarpomancy!
By Rob Brezsny Nov 9, 2000
Humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid
Tomorrow, he would be sterile; today he needed to collect his sperm. And I had to teach him how to do it.
By Dan Shapiro Nov 3, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Astrology hijacked by politics, with guest stars Eminem, George W. Bush, Al Gore, Ralph Nader, Britney Spears, Socrates and Laotzu.
By Rob Brezsny Nov 1, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
On Halloween, be a pregnant artist, a mole, a loved one who has died, Sigmund Freud, a shrieking paranoid or an Avon lady in the Amazon.
By Rob Brezsny Oct 25, 2000
Fighting for treatment Fighting for treatment
These days, having cancer isn't enough to get you into the hospital -- you have to really be sick.
By J.B. Orenstein Oct 24, 2000
Your horoscope for the week
Amazing acts of abracadabra, a drunken saint, sexy opportunities, meteors, floods, geysers, volcanoes and major mojo.
By Rob Brezsny Oct 18, 2000
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