Life - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/mwt/?source=rss&aim=mwt en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT Little girl lost, little girl found By Ann Hood Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 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. I hit my sister in the head with my purse when I drink By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/09/monster/index.html?source=rss I feel trapped in wifehood and motherhood and sisterhood; I lash out; I become a monster. I don't want to go to my college friend's wedding By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/08/wedding_friends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/08/wedding_friends/index.html?source=rss Can't we just send a gift? It's seven hours away and we really dread going. Addicted to "Intervention" By James Hannaham Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/08/intervention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/08/intervention/index.html?source=rss Why can't I stop watching the bleakest show on television? Because it's the only way I've found to cope with my mother dying. My husband doesn't want to have sex with me By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/07/depressed_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/07/depressed_husband/index.html?source=rss He's being treated for depression, and it's making me crazy. Barbara Walters interviews Barbara Walters By Rebecca Traister Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/06/barbara_walters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/06/barbara_walters/index.html?source=rss In her new memoir, "Audition," the iconic television journalist plumbs the troubled childhood and love life of her ultimate subject -- herself. Our friend got drunk and went to a hotel room with a bunch of Marines By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/06/sex_with_marine/index.html?source=rss We think she's out of control, and we think she should tell her boyfriend. Death and the D.C. Madam By Susannah Breslin Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/dc_madam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/dc_madam/index.html?source=rss Call girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives. Ask Pablo By Pablo Päster Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/ask_pablo_leds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/ask_pablo_leds/index.html?source=rss LED lights are amazing but expensive. By switching to them, will I save energy and money over the long run? I'm really a self-actualized being, but my family is all messed up By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/05/self_actualized/index.html?source=rss My wife drinks too much and my kid has emotional problems -- shouldn't I be in more despair about this? You are not your bookcase By Megan Hustad Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/02/megan_hustad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/02/megan_hustad/index.html?source=rss Online profiles and painfully constructed "faves lists" have turned us into a bunch of unwitting snobs. Enough already. I'm completely irresponsible and I live at home mooching off my parents By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/02/living_at_home/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/02/living_at_home/index.html?source=rss They bought me a truck and do everything for me, but it's killing me and I think I have to leave. I want more commitment from my married girlfriend By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/01/married_woman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/01/married_woman/index.html?source=rss We have a good time, and she texts me every day, but she won't say "I love you." Stop the mommy madness By Ashley Sayeau Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/30/opting_in/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/30/opting_in/index.html?source=rss Forget those parenting books, forget what your friends do. "Opting In" author Amy Richards wants mothers to listen to someone else -- themselves. My husband of 12 years suddenly says he never loved me By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/30/husband_wants_divorce/index.html?source=rss We've got five children, one only 2 weeks old -- and now he says he wants a divorce. Drop that salmon! By Nicole Pasulka Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/29/bottomfeeder/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/29/bottomfeeder/index.html?source=rss With the days of indiscriminate fish consumption long gone, food writer Taras Grescoe explains how to eat seafood ethically. (Hint: Order mussels; skip shrimp.) I like him but he's weird about money By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/29/money_differences/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/29/money_differences/index.html?source=rss I'm reasonably thrifty but I have my pleasures. He on the other hand is an absolute miser! You are the river: An interview with Ken Wilber By Steve Paulson Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/28/ken_wilber/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/28/ken_wilber/index.html?source=rss The integral philosopher explains the difference between religion, New Age fads and the ultimate reality that traditional science can't touch. Writing is in my blood, but how do I know if I'm any good? By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/28/talent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/28/talent/index.html?source=rss What if I have no talent? How can I find out? Who can tell me? Feminism is the new funny By Rebecca Traister Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/25/baby_mama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/25/baby_mama/index.html?source=rss "Baby Mama's" Amy Poehler has upended the old stereotypes about women and comedy -- and added a few fart jokes. I should have gone to my aunt's funeral By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/25/missed_the_funeral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/25/missed_the_funeral/index.html?source=rss I could have gone, I should have gone, but I thought about the money and my other plans! My husband constantly upstages me By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/24/upstager/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/24/upstager/index.html?source=rss He takes credit for my ideas, he insinuates himself into my work life, he appropriates my friends: What's going on? "Why do these men want to coach little girls?" By Julia Wallace Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/23/chalked_up/index.html?source=rss Former national champ Jennifer Sey exposes the anorexia and sexual and mental abuse that are rampant in elite women's gymnastics. I'm perpetuating the cycle of emotional abuse By Cary Tennis Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/23/anger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/23/anger/index.html?source=rss I was a victim of rage and violence and now I can't control my temper. Race and the white coat By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/04/22/doctors_bias/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/04/22/doctors_bias/index.html?source=rss Racial bias in doctors and healthcare workers is doing great harm. Is enough being done to stop it?