http://dir.salon.com/topics/life_features/?source=rss&aim=life_features en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT By Carlene Bauer Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/08/03/carlene_bauer/index.html?source=rss Life in New York is notorious for sin and excess. But instead of going wild, I went Catholic By Cary Tennis Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/29/kissing_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/29/kissing_mom/index.html?source=rss Most displays of affection weird me out, but this is beyond the pale By Jennifer Finney Boylan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/07/02/jenny_boylan/index.html?source=rss I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female By Michelle Goldberg Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/04/10/means_reproduction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/04/10/means_reproduction/index.html?source=rss From a sketchy underground doctor to the American fight against communism, a look at the unlikely forces that helped spread global family planning. By Kevin Roose Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html?source=rss 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 Rachel Sarah Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/02/rachel_sarah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/02/rachel_sarah/index.html?source=rss How I went from nursing my daughter to breast-feeding my date. By Kate Harding Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/01/24/kate_harding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/01/24/kate_harding/index.html?source=rss 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 Alix Kates Shulman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself? By Anita Jain Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/08/12/marrying_anita/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/08/12/marrying_anita/index.html?source=rss How a single, successful New York writer ended up pursuing an arranged marriage in India. By Jennifer Traig Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/06/21/jennifer_traig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/06/21/jennifer_traig/index.html?source=rss I've diagnosed myself with heart attacks, blood poisoning, meningitis and multiple sclerosis. Turns out, what I had was hypochondria. By Ann Hood Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle. By Daniel Radosh Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/04/09/rapture_ready/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/04/09/rapture_ready/index.html?source=rss Welcome to the Christian sex advice movement, where brave souls tackle the stereotype that evangelicals are prudes (masturbation is still iffy). By Sloane Crosley Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/03/25/sloane_crosley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/03/25/sloane_crosley/index.html?source=rss I had all these romantic notions about one-night stands. Who knew it would be so difficult to actually have one? By Rebecca Traister Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/10/11/hollywood_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2007/10/11/hollywood_women/index.html?source=rss 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 Ayelet Waldman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2006/01/11/jt_leroy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2006/01/11/jt_leroy/index.html?source=rss 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 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2006/01/09/mother_in_law/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2006/01/09/mother_in_law/index.html?source=rss 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 Anne Lamott Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamott/2005/12/05/carpet_guy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamott/2005/12/05/carpet_guy/index.html?source=rss 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 Ayelet Waldman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/10/22/homework/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/10/22/homework/index.html?source=rss 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. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/10/13/realdolls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/10/13/realdolls/index.html?source=rss Symbols of misogyny or simple sex toys? Readers respond to Meghan Laslocky's article about Real Dolls. By Ayelet Waldman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/10/10/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/10/10/breast_cancer/index.html?source=rss Does "shopping for the cure" cheapen the reality of breast cancer? Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/10/05/unschool_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/10/05/unschool_letters/index.html?source=rss To school or not to school: Readers sound off on the subject of unschooling. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/28/moss_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/28/moss_letters/index.html?source=rss "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. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/27/kozol_letters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/27/kozol_letters/index.html?source=rss "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. By Ayelet Waldman Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/09/26/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/waldman/2005/09/26/katrina/index.html?source=rss 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. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/06/waldman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/09/06/waldman/index.html?source=rss Readers react to Ayelet Waldman's column criticizing the indoctrination of Gaza's youngest settlers.