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Debra Ollivier

Mother for hire: I wanted Marta to love my children like her own. But to see the growing bond between them was to experience the silent confirmation that my role as mother had potentially been usurped.; By Debra Ollivier May 3, 2005
What French girls know: Young girls in France learn early in life that happiness is not as important as passion.; By Debra Ollivier Jan 12, 2004
France vs. America: The sex front: A cross-cultural study finds that Americans go more for one-night stands, the French favor long-term affairs -- and French women over 50 have a lot more sex.; By Debra Ollivier Jun 20, 2003
Voluptuous curves: The curator of the "Erotic Picasso" show in Paris talks about why the artist's most ribald work probably won't come to the U.S.; By Debra Ollivier May 10, 2001
Designer vaginas: Gynecological surgery isn't just for medical reasons anymore; some women say it enhances sexual pleasure.; By Debra Ollivier Nov 14, 2000
Troubled teens, troubled parents: "I was a hired thug for tough love" by Sheerly Avni; "Whose crisis is this, anyway?" by Debra Ollivier; Sep 1, 2000
New education gurus: A booming market emerges for consultants to desperate parents.; By Debra Ollivier Aug 30, 2000
Whose crisis is this, anyway?: Teens are getting the blame for their parents' failures.; By Debra Ollivier Aug 30, 2000
Letters to the editor: The global impact of the D.C. protests Plus: Are Benetton death penalty ads art? Should organs be for sale?; Apr 20, 2000
Letters to the editor: Homeopathy is quackery, cry experts. Plus: Are liberals wrong about guns? George W. doesn't have what it takes.; Mar 21, 2000
Homeopathy: It's not wizardry; in fact, it's based on the same principle as vaccination.; By Debra Ollivier Mar 16, 2000
Letters to the editor: Vive Laetitia Casta, busty symbol of France! Plus: Oxygen sucks the intellectual air out of women's television; just say no to the war on drugs.; Letters to the editor Feb 24, 2000
Letters to the editor: How much blame can the '60s take? Plus: Scantily clad women have replaced Joe Camel; Japanese girls shouldn't encourage panty freaks.; Letters to the editor Feb 14, 2000
Passionate eating: An American expat discovers why eating very bad things is very good for you.; By Debra Ollivier Apr 16, 1999
It's a microbe's life: Land of the free, home of the clean freak -- the latest round of microbial warfare has turned America into a paranoid hot zone.; By Debra Ollivier Feb 22, 1999
Star quality: Just as its enigmatic author predicted, nothing in the universe can be the same for those who love 'The Little Prince' -- but why?; By Debra Ollivier Dec 22, 1998
Why can't a woman be more like a chair?: By Debra S. Ollivier Nov 6, 1998
Circumcision in America: How did a medically pointless procedure become a routine practice performed on a majority of American males?; By Debra S. Ollivier Oct 26, 1998
Les birds et les bees: When it comes to teaching their toddlers about sex, they really do do things differently in France; By Debra S. Ollivier May 12, 1998
Those loathsome "Barney" kids: Unlike our own children, we could turn them off when they got really obnoxious.; By Carol Snow Feb 10, 1998
City of Light (and laundry): You may think you are what you eat, but the French tell us that you are really the spit-up stain running down the back of your favorite blouse.; By Debra Ollivier Feb 3, 1998
I'll be home for sushi: Though she once lambasted the ersatz holiday spirit of her Southern California childhood, expatriate Debra Ollivier thinks again after getting to know the ritual-heavy Christmas tradition in France.; By Debra Ollivier Dec 22, 1997

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