Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic
By Carlene Bauer Aug 3, 2009
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Most displays of affection weird me out, but this is beyond the pale
By Cary Tennis
July 29, 2009
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I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female
By Jennifer Finney Boylan
July 2, 2009
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From a sketchy underground doctor to the American fight against communism, a look at the unlikely forces that helped spread global family planning.
By Michelle Goldberg
April 10, 2009
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In the middle of Daytona's annual season of sin, I went undercover with a group of evangelical Christians trying to convert drunk partygoers. God help me.
By Kevin Roose
March 18, 2009
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How I went from nursing my daughter to breast-feeding my date.
By Rachel Sarah
March 2, 2009
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Well, it is. And it's OK to say it, because after decades of agonizing over my weight, I've finally realized that the F-word isn't dirty.
By Kate Harding
January 24, 2009
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I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
By Alix Kates Shulman
September 17, 2008
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How a single, successful New York writer ended up pursuing an arranged marriage in India.
By Anita Jain
August 12, 2008
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I've diagnosed myself with heart attacks, blood poisoning, meningitis and multiple sclerosis. Turns out, what I had was hypochondria.
By Jennifer Traig
June 21, 2008
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I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle.
By Ann Hood
May 10, 2008
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Welcome to the Christian sex advice movement, where brave souls tackle the stereotype that evangelicals are prudes (masturbation is still iffy).
By Daniel Radosh
April 9, 2008
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I had all these romantic notions about one-night stands. Who knew it would be so difficult to actually have one?
By Sloane Crosley
March 25, 2008
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Ten of Hollywood's most powerful women sit down to discuss the state of the movie business -- why there aren't more female directors, why blowing things up is fun, and more.
By Rebecca Traister
October 11, 2007
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I talked to him on the phone for hours. I even listened to his therapy sessions on tape. And after one particularly weird conversation about his upcoming sex-change operation, I decided he was a fake. So why did I still get sucked in?
By Ayelet Waldman
January 11, 2006
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Once, I chafed at any hour my husband spent with his mother, somehow viewing it as time stolen from me. Now I realize it's not a competition.
By Ayelet Waldman
January 9, 2006
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He made me angrier than I'd been in years. He lied to my face and cheated me. But my rage took me into a dark place.
By Anne Lamott
December 5, 2005
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Today's 7-year-olds must do interviews, look through thousands of words, and answer 60 math questions in four minutes. This homework mania doesn't teach kids anything except that life is full of pain.
By Ayelet Waldman
October 22, 2005
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Symbols of misogyny or simple sex toys? Readers respond to Meghan Laslocky's article about Real Dolls.
October 13, 2005
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Does "shopping for the cure" cheapen the reality of breast cancer?
By Ayelet Waldman
October 10, 2005
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To school or not to school: Readers sound off on the subject of unschooling.
October 5, 2005
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"Kate Moss has always been, and probably always will be, thin. Like it or not, some girls just are." Readers react to the rise and fall of Kate Moss.
September 28, 2005
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"Race is only part of the sad, complicated story of inequality in America." Readers respond to Jonathan Kozol's indictment of the American public school system.
September 27, 2005
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Like so many other people's children, mine gave up their savings to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. But Bush says we can rebuild the Gulf without making any sacrifices.
By Ayelet Waldman
September 26, 2005
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Readers react to Ayelet Waldman's column criticizing the indoctrination of Gaza's youngest settlers.
September 6, 2005
No sex in the city
My husband kisses his mom on the lips
Women I dated, when I was a man
How abortion changed the world
What would Jesus do on spring break?
Lust and the lactating mother
Does my butt look fat?
My husband, the invalid
Looking for the perfect stranger 
Sick in the head
Little girl lost, little girl found
Holy sex!
The best-laid plans
Chicks behind the flicks
I was conned by JT Leroy
Dividing the man from his mother
The carpet guy
Homework hell
Pink is the new black
My kids would make a better president than him!
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