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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.
  • I want my two hours back

    After weeks of foreplay on "Joe Millionaire," Fox promised us a twist -- but gave us a Hollywood ending instead.
  • Mothers who sell

    A hungry telemarketer discovers a jones for making the sale.
  • Kids on the road

    They have exchanged hair gel and television for playing blindman's buff and swimming with manta rays.
  • Days of women and silence

    Living in a convent is an unusual choice for a student, but isn't every life a bit unusual?
  • You're soaking in it

    Ad critic Jean Kilbourne rips into "toxic" marketing aimed at women. The second of two related articles on advertising.
  • Isle of Skye

    How do you say goodbye to a child you didn't know you would lose?
  • The future of color

    Many nights I lie awake and dread my unborn son's skin.
  • Being Frosty Jr.

    My father was the voice of the cartoon snowman, and I melted with humiliation.
  • Thin like me

    I'm not anorexic, I don't diet and I don't spend hours at the gym. I'm just naturally slim; deal with it.
  • Fat like mommy

    My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was.
  • Not home for the holidays

    Coming of age in the kitchen of a Canadian commune.
  • Buried treasure

    In ancient Super 8 movies I see my mother as I never knew her.
  • Post-traumatic slavery syndrome

    African-Americans are killing themselves at an unprecedented rate. In "Lay My Burden Down" Alvin Poussaint and Amy Alexander try to explain why.
  • The children's war

    Palestinian mothers talk about the pride and anguish they feel as their sons fight and die.
  • Dr. Bad News

    After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up.
  • The love pond

    My excursion into the strange underworld of water gardening.
  • Dying with dignity

    My sons are all too eager to help me go.
  • Picking parents for Joshua

    His biological mom and dad nearly killed him. Now I must find the perfect people to give him a fresh start.
  • Permanent vacation

    We've sold everything and we're hitting the road with our kids.
  • Reproductive as a rabbit, abstinent as a nun

    Between fertility treatments, pregnancy and parenthood, my husband and I have no time to score.
  • Hillary's a dyke!

    My favorite rumor gets no respect.
  • Hustling hormones

    I scored black market drugs to get my ovaries high -- and mighty.
  • The joys of being a middle-aged man

    Showers are not for lingering anymore, rogue hairs are forming their own colonies and I've developed the cleavage I've always admired.
  • Space invaders

    Bounced from astronaut training because of their gender, the Mercury 13 get no respect.
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