Life - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/mwt/?source=rss&aim=mwt en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT How does your city garden grow? By Amy Benfer Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/04/city_gardening/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/04/city_gardening/index.html?source=rss Seed sales are way up, and raising your own food is all the rage. It's a good time to be an urban farmer Women I dated, when I was a man By Jennifer Finney Boylan Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 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 I got my act together but my wife is still mad By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/02/marriage_trouble/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/02/marriage_trouble/index.html?source=rss I realized I had to change and I did. But now I find out she's been cheating! Crying foul on Martina Navratilova By Louis Bayard Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/martina_navratilova/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/martina_navratilova/index.html?source=rss The tennis star's legal woes remind us that even gay icons have some growing up to do about same-sex marriage Living the dream, with goats By Paul Tullis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese Better world, or waste of time? By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/01/better_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/01/better_world/index.html?source=rss I volunteer but don't enjoy it I found a girl in my son's bed By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/30/son_having_sex/index.html?source=rss I don't think I'm comfortable with my 17-year-old bringing 16-year-old girls home -- but what to do? I studied print journalism: Now what? By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/29/journalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/29/journalism/index.html?source=rss I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill Unveiling the revolution By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/27/iran_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/27/iran_women/index.html?source=rss The world has been shocked by young Iranian women fighting on the front lines -- but their rebellion is nothing new My wife is bipolar. Should I leave and take the kids? By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children? Remembering Farrah By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/25/farrah_fawcett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/25/farrah_fawcett/index.html?source=rss A '70s icon and pinup queen, she redefined beauty -- and allowed us to glimpse the ugliness of her cancer Mom says dump the boyfriend or leave home! By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/25/mom_s_ultimatum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/25/mom_s_ultimatum/index.html?source=rss We got caught making out and now my mom's all like you have to break up with him if you want to keep living here Why your marriage sucks By Amanda Fortini Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/24/vindication_love/index.html?source=rss Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis? Should I leave L.A. after one year? By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/24/living_in_la/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/24/living_in_la/index.html?source=rss I've been trying to break into the film biz but I'm thinking about giving up and moving home I used to be a jerk but now I've changed By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/23/former_jerk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/23/former_jerk/index.html?source=rss Some folks would still like to stick a fork in my arm -- do I seek them out and apologize? Going down in the downturn By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss More women are turning to sex work in a bad economy. Does it beat working at McDonald's? I'm stuck in Atlanta, he's stuck in Seattle By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/22/atlanta_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/22/atlanta_surgeon/index.html?source=rss My work is here, his work is there: How will we ever get together? Daddy on board By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/20/daddy_shift/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/20/daddy_shift/index.html?source=rss Today's fathers spend more time with their children than ever. One of them talks about why that's a good thing My ex grew her hair long for the new guy By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/19/grew_her_hair_long/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/19/grew_her_hair_long/index.html?source=rss I begged her to grow her hair long when we were together, but she kept it short. Why has she grown it out now? Hey, kids, get off my lawn! By Vincent Rossmeier Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/19/father_lawn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/19/father_lawn/index.html?source=rss How my father's obsession with his front yard mowed over my childhood My 16-year-old is out of control By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/18/16_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/18/16_year_old/index.html?source=rss She hid her boyfriend in her bedroom closet until we went to bed At age 5 I was traumatized by an End Times movie By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/17/end_times_trauma/index.html?source=rss My church showed me a horror flick that left me terrified for all who are not yet saved He e-mailed us to say, "I'm dating both of you" By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/16/wants_both_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/16/wants_both_women/index.html?source=rss I thought I liked this guy, but his message to me and the other woman he's dating seemed pretty tacky. Is there a next generation of abortion providers? By Kate Harding Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/15/abortion_providers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/15/abortion_providers/index.html?source=rss As if the threat of violence and divisive politics weren't enough, getting trained is almost impossible Dude, man up and start acting like a mom By Aaron Traister Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/09/man_up/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/09/man_up/index.html?source=rss How I learned to stop sulking and embrace my life as a stay-at-home father