http://dir.salon.com/topics/life_features_2/?source=rss&aim=life_features_2 en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT By Rebecca Traister Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 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 Sheerly Avni Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2003/02/18/joe_millionaire/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2003/02/18/joe_millionaire/index.html?source=rss After weeks of foreplay on "Joe Millionaire," Fox promised us a twist -- but gave us a Hollywood ending instead. By Michelle Kennedy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2002/10/01/sales1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2002/10/01/sales1/index.html?source=rss A hungry telemarketer discovers a jones for making the sale. By Kate Convissor Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/05/08/children_road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/05/08/children_road/index.html?source=rss They have exchanged hair gel and television for playing blindman's buff and swimming with manta rays. By S.E. Molina Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/05/01/convent_life/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/05/01/convent_life/index.html?source=rss Living in a convent is an unusual choice for a student, but isn't every life a bit unusual? By Jennifer L. Pozner Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/30/kilbourne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/30/kilbourne/index.html?source=rss Ad critic Jean Kilbourne rips into "toxic" marketing aimed at women. The second of two related articles on advertising. By Mary McCluskey Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/23/isle_skye/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/23/isle_skye/index.html?source=rss How do you say goodbye to a child you didn't know you would lose? By Avital Gad Cykman Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/09/color/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2001/01/09/color/index.html?source=rss Many nights I lie awake and dread my unborn son's skin. By David Vernon Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/19/frosty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/19/frosty/index.html?source=rss My father was the voice of the cartoon snowman, and I melted with humiliation. By Tammie Hall Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/thin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/thin/index.html?source=rss 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. By Anne Burt Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/fat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/12/05/fat/index.html?source=rss My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was. By Paulina Borsook Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/11/21/runaway/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/11/21/runaway/index.html?source=rss Coming of age in the kitchen of a Canadian commune. By Peter Bebergal Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/11/07/super_8/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/11/07/super_8/index.html?source=rss In ancient Super 8 movies I see my mother as I never knew her. By Erin Aubry-Kaplan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/24/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/24/suicide/index.html?source=rss African-Americans are killing themselves at an unprecedented rate. In "Lay My Burden Down" Alvin Poussaint and Amy Alexander try to explain why. By Flore de Prineuf Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/17/palestinian_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/17/palestinian_women/index.html?source=rss Palestinian mothers talk about the pride and anguish they feel as their sons fight and die. By Cathy Young Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/03/wallerstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/03/wallerstein/index.html?source=rss After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up. By Amanda Ward Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/09/19/pond/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/09/19/pond/index.html?source=rss My excursion into the strange underworld of water gardening. By Judy Oppenheimer Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/09/05/euthanasia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/09/05/euthanasia/index.html?source=rss My sons are all too eager to help me go. By Beth Broeker Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/22/joshua/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/22/joshua/index.html?source=rss His biological mom and dad nearly killed him. Now I must find the perfect people to give him a fresh start. By Kate Convissor Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/09/vacation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/09/vacation/index.html?source=rss We've sold everything and we're hitting the road with our kids. By Jennifer Bingham Hull Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/08/married_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/08/married_sex/index.html?source=rss Between fertility treatments, pregnancy and parenthood, my husband and I have no time to score. By Laurie Essig Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/01/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/08/01/hillary/index.html?source=rss My favorite rumor gets no respect. By Carol Mithers Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/07/24/fertility_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/07/24/fertility_drugs/index.html?source=rss I scored black market drugs to get my ovaries high -- and mighty. By Stephen J. Lyons Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/07/18/middleaged_man/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/07/18/middleaged_man/index.html?source=rss Showers are not for lingering anymore, rogue hairs are forming their own colonies and I've developed the cleavage I've always admired. By Martha Ackmann Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/06/27/astronauts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/06/27/astronauts/index.html?source=rss Bounced from astronaut training because of their gender, the Mercury 13 get no respect.