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My parents are obsessed with genealogy: Why would healthy adults who are barely in their 60s become so attached to the past?; By Cary Tennis Sep 27, 2006
My ex is a slacker and he's got the house!: My therapist says I'm enabling him, but I do it for our daughter.; By Cary Tennis May 9, 2006
My mother acts like a child -- and looks like one too: She competes with me in everything and demands constant attention.; By Cary Tennis Mar 20, 2006
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: "Game of Shadows": The Barry Bonds steroid book fills us in on what we already knew, and it's still explosive. What's shocking is how far ahead the cheaters are.; Mar 8, 2006
Fit to command: The U.S. should require that presidential candidates have military experience.; By Garrison Keillor Feb 22, 2006
"Feminism = Narcissism"?: Read this post only if you want to be really annoyed by Jonah Goldberg.; Lynn Harris Jan 12, 2006
My sister is the meanest person alive!: I don't want to shut her out of my life, but her behavior is beyond the pale.; By Cary Tennis Sep 29, 2005
I don't want to go through childbirth!: Though my fiancé says he understands, I'm afraid he'll be unhappy if I don't bear him a child.; By Cary Tennis Aug 12, 2005
"Fascination" by William Boyd: A collection of stories teeming with infidelity and selfishness will fill you with nothing less than fascination.; By Amy Reiter Jan 23, 2005
The mystery behind Inspector Clouseau: Geoffrey Rush brilliantly embodies the grandiose visions and callous self-involvement of a comic genius in HBO's "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers."; By Heather Havrilesky Dec 3, 2004
Fear and narcissism in New York: In trying to transfer his heroic, powerful image to Bush, Schwarzenegger reveals the deep anxieties of the GOP.; By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 1, 2004
I'm an insecure saboteur: I have a habit of destroying all of my relationships after they're about a year old.; By Cary Tennis May 14, 2004
From tragedy to farce: He's running for president as an independent, not as a Green. He has no organization. He's starting late. Does Ralph Nader's narcissism have no bounds?; By Todd Gitlin Feb 22, 2004
But enough about you: From Britney Spears to Angelina Jolie to robber CEOs, narcissists are selfish and maddening -- and yet we just can't get enough of them.; By Nell Casey Jul 30, 2002
"The Sweetest Dream" by Doris Lessing: One of our greatest novelists delivers a family saga that's also a scathing indictment of the selfishness of the '60s era left and its Third World idols.; By Laura Miller Feb 21, 2002
"The Real World" refuses to grow up: The show that spawned reality television comes back for its 10th season, forgetting the lessons it taught everyone else.; By Andy Dehnart Jul 3, 2001
"Digital Diaries": Natacha Merritt's photographs of herself giving head are a high-tech display of sexual narcissism.; By David Bowman May 6, 2000
Blinded by science: Love and molecules converge in a hot Thai swim one evening.; By Melinda Misuraca Apr 15, 2000
Dear Jon; Love, Jon: In which a young Romeo pens verses of true love -- to himself.; By Jonathan Poletti Feb 14, 2000
Letters to the Editor: Mary Frances Berry talks back, defending KPFA strategy; Cintra Wilson is "simplistic and condescending; differentiating between self-love and self-absorption.; Letters to the Editor Oct 20, 1999
Love me, love my wife?: Is it OK for me to see my married male friend without his wife tagging along?; By Garrison Keillor Jun 15, 1999
Must dog eat dog?: After preaching that humans live by animal laws of aggression and selfishness, evolutionary psychologists are finding the animal kingdom is not as brutal as they imagined.; By Susan McCarthy May 21, 1999
The Salon Interview - Ian McEwan: Dwight Garner talks to Ian McEwan, the black magician of contemporary fiction, about mortality, gossip and his arresting new novel, 'Enduring Love.'; By Dwight Garner Mar 31, 1998

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