http://dir.salon.com/topics/mwt/?source=rss&aim=mwt en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/24/avoiding_the_doctor/index.html?source=rss I waited too long for my diagnosis: Whence such perversity? Childhood fears By Lilly Fowler Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/23/praying_for_obama_death/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/23/praying_for_obama_death/index.html?source=rss Pastors are invoking Psalm 109 -- "May his days be few" -- in hopes of saving our country, and our souls By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/23/boyfriend_is_boss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/23/boyfriend_is_boss/index.html?source=rss I'm getting sick of being "the editor's girlfriend" By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/22/out_of_adolescence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/22/out_of_adolescence/index.html?source=rss I think I'm a writer, but fear paralyzes me By Lynn Harris Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/22/mommy_hate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/22/mommy_hate/index.html?source=rss We're "stroller Nazis." We're whiny "breeders." Why is there so much contempt for mothers these days? By Amanda Fortini Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/19/sarah_palin_annie_oakley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/19/sarah_palin_annie_oakley/index.html?source=rss She's scrappy, she's folksy, and she won't take any of your bullcrap. Like it or not, Sarah Palin is here to stay By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/trust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/trust/index.html?source=rss How can I overcome this debilitating distrust? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/19/race_twitter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/19/race_twitter/index.html?source=rss Is a trending topic on race automatically racist? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/diagnosis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/19/diagnosis/index.html?source=rss On my current condition: Definitely treatable, definitely uncertain By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/17/atheism/index.html?source=rss I try to go along but it's hard concealing my beliefs By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/17/oxford_word_of_2009/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/17/oxford_word_of_2009/index.html?source=rss The Oxford American Dictionary just isn't that into you By Sarah Hepola Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/16/twilight_of_our_youth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/16/twilight_of_our_youth/index.html?source=rss It isn't just a tween phenomenon. Women in their 30s and beyond are addicted to Stephenie Meyer's vampire saga, too By Aaron Traister Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/15/feminine_child/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/15/feminine_child/index.html?source=rss People did victory laps when my wife gave birth to a boy. Why was the reaction to our next baby, a girl, so cold? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/13/war_on_christmas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/13/war_on_christmas/index.html?source=rss The annual cries of religious censorship start right on schedule. Let the war on Christmas begin! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/12/sammy_sosa_lightening/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/12/sammy_sosa_lightening/index.html?source=rss It's heartbreaking that the baseball great is whitening his Dominican skin. But is it really that rare? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/11/friends_without_boyfriends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/11/friends_without_boyfriends/index.html?source=rss My still-single friends ask me what they're doing wrong -- should I tell them? By Marty Beckerman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/10/recovering_republican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/10/recovering_republican/index.html?source=rss I was a feminazi-hating, liberal-bashing loudmouth who tried to befriend Bill O'Reilly. Man, I was such a douche By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/10/commuting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/10/commuting/index.html?source=rss I basically got a ticket for not driving like a crazy person! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/10/death_of_celebrity_sex_tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/10/death_of_celebrity_sex_tape/index.html?source=rss So the former Miss USA contestant has one. Big whoop. Remember when those videos used to actually mean something? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/09/cohabitation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/09/cohabitation/index.html?source=rss Ever since we moved in, we've been at each other. What happened? By Amanda Fortini Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/08/high_glitz_child_pageant_slideshow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/08/high_glitz_child_pageant_slideshow/index.html?source=rss Inside the elaborate, disturbing and downright riveting world of child-beauty pageants By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/08/cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/08/cancer/index.html?source=rss My partner says he's just not attracted to me "right now" By Anne Lamott Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/05/lamott_on_health_care/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/11/05/lamott_on_health_care/index.html?source=rss Stop dawdling on healthcare, forget about Snowe and Lieberman, and become the leader we voted for already By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/05/the_jerk_weasel_constant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/05/the_jerk_weasel_constant/index.html?source=rss Is it just me, or is the world seriously not living up to its potential? By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/04/attorney_in_the_next_office/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/04/attorney_in_the_next_office/index.html?source=rss He denigrates gays and Muslims while I grit my teeth