Judy Berman

Critics' Picks: Call it the "liberal Bible" Critics' Picks: Call it the "liberal Bible"

Conservatives may be mangling the Scriptures, but the Mountain Goats' musical take on the Good Book is inspired
  • "Gossip Girl": Threesome's a crowd?

    Parents Television Council takes the show to task for pushing porny sex ... without seeing the episode in question
  • Politicizing a parent's worst nightmare

    A couple faces off in court over whether their gravely ill son should live or die. Is this a "right-to-life" issue?
  • Teen sex: a weighty issue

    Race and body image have complex effects on high school girls' risk-taking behavior, a new study shows
  • Lousy spouses anonymous

    A new Web site caters to men and women going through messy divorces
  • Is Seventeen teaching transphobia?

    LGBT activists are up in arms about the magazine's story, "My boyfriend turned out to be a girl"
  • So you think you got roofied?

    Women overestimate their vulnerability to date-rape drugs, a new study shows
  • Sixty lashes for ... what, exactly?

    Saudi King Abdullah steps in to defend a female journalist sentenced to flogging
  • What's the matter with black Barbie?

    A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls
  • Meet the marijuana moms

    Are conservative mothers the new face of the legalization movement?
  • Who are you calling "Miss"?

    Time's Nancy Gibbs argues that not caring which title we use is real proof of women's liberation
  • Morehouse College: What a drag!

    The all-male, historically African-American college's new dress code bans students from wearing women's clothing
  • It's hip to be queer

    Will extending same-sex domestic partner benefits to federal employees make the White House cool?
  • Lying daughter or honor killer dad?

    A runaway Muslim teen claims her father will kill her for converting to Christianity. Should we believe her?
  • "He only raped one little girl"

    Calvin Trillin's satirical poem is the best response yet to Roman Polanski's Hollywood apologists
  • Michelle Obama: What a doll!

    Will the first lady's own action figure bug her as much as Sasha's and Malia's did?
  • The real lives of child sex slaves

    A must-read Marie Claire article gives a close-up view of a Cambodian girl sold into prostitution at 7
  • Like a piece of meat

    A Las Vegas burger joint invites customers to take a bite out of a tender, juicy ... woman
  • "In social media, women rule"

    Ladies dominate Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. But are we doing more than just chatting?
  • Should we boycott Polanski supporters?

    One group strikes back at the filmmaker's Hollywood defenders
  • Are we born anxious?

    A NYT magazine cover story makes the case that we are. So why has my experience with anxiety been so different?
  • Surprise! The "opt-out revolution" was a myth

    New census data shows that women aren't abandoning high-powered careers to become stay-at-home moms
  • Forget healthcare, let's worry about teen sex!

    Senate Finance Committee votes to fund abstinence-only sex ed, the same day it kills the public option
  • Pretty woman, crappy friend

    Do beautiful ladies mistreat their gal pals?
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