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Sex offender Phillip Garrido held a girl captive for 18 years but says people will find the story "heart-warming
By Kate Harding
August 28, 2009
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Katie Roiphe's provocative new essay on having a baby: Eloquent paean or feminist backlash? We discuss
August 27, 2009
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Should children as young as 3 compete in a potentially dangerous sport?
By Judy Berman
August 27, 2009
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What makes the teen star's rump-shaking performance depressing isn't that it's shocking; it's that it's so familiar
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 14, 2009
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Anecdata and statistical manipulation about DUIs remind us that ladies who don't know their place are dangerous
By Kate Harding
August 7, 2009
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Do today's teen girls really have it easier than their moms' generation when it comes to sex?
By Judy Berman
July 24, 2009
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Adoption activists are protesting the latest demon spawn movie
By Kate Harding
July 22, 2009
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She's the source of fear, frustration and sexual fantasy. A new social history looks at girls who care for our kids
By Katharine Mieszkowski
July 18, 2009
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Food critic Frank Bruni's memoir sheds light on a little understood disorder, especially as it affects males
By Kate Harding
July 17, 2009
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When is it OK to let your child run around without clothes? The N.Y. Times asks. We discuss
By Broadsheet staff
July 16, 2009
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Teen drops F-Bomb in brave new blog
By Lynn Harris
July 15, 2009
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Teen girls have always longed to be magically transformed. So what's wrong with hiring image consultants?
By Amanda Fortini
July 13, 2009
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Debbie Rowe and Katherine Jackson may have settled the custody question, as long as Michael's dad stays away
By Sarah Hepola
July 13, 2009
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Michael's daughter spoke movingly at his memorial. Was it a moment of genuine affection -- or exploitation?
By Judy Berman
July 8, 2009
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She may not be humble or politically savvy. But the governor is a rare political species: A strong maternal woman
By Amanda Fortini
July 7, 2009
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Do female students really need online enrichment classes tailored to their learning styles?
By Judy Berman
July 6, 2009
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Manchester Academy to 14-year-old boy: Shave the mustache or stay home
By Judy Berman
July 2, 2009
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The King of Pop's children are now living with his saintly mother -- and the tyrant who made him the man he was
By Kate Harding
June 30, 2009
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It's not a sense of immortality that fuels reckless teen behavior, a study says. It's expectation of an early death
By Judy Berman
June 30, 2009
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What's scarier than a fleet of zombies? Dakota Fanning's time of the month.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 23, 2009
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The parenting memoir stretches back much further than you think
By Amy Benfer
June 23, 2009
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Do Jodi Picoult's bestselling novels about traumatized kids release our anxieties -- or just make us more paranoid?
By Kate Harding
June 19, 2009
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College loans shouldn't create a class of the "educated poor"
By Amy Benfer
June 16, 2009
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The daughter of Sonny and Cher will be the most high-profile transgender transition yet.
By Thomas Rogers
June 11, 2009
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A new book helps girls realize their rock-star fantasies.
By Judy Berman
June 11, 2009
Is Jaycee Dugard's tormentor mentally ill?
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