The director of "Julie & Julia" opens up about her great passion, on-screen and off: Food
By Rebecca Traister Aug 5, 2009
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The senator wasn't supposed to make it to Denver, but he had something optimistic to say about healthcare reform
By Rebecca Traister
August 26, 2009
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An ode to the joys of not enjoying "chick food"
By Rebecca Traister
July 7, 2009
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It was excruciating to watch the tough and brilliant cancer survivor talk about her husband's betrayal on "Oprah Winfrey." Just as bad was witnessing the depth of her denial.
By Rebecca Traister
May 8, 2009
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Screw Gymboree and breast-feeding! New confessional memoirs by Ayelet Waldman and Michael Lewis join an ever-growing genre lashing out at our expectations for today's mommies and daddies.
By Rebecca Traister
May 6, 2009
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Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat knows why women are unhappy: Not enough sexual stigma!
By Rebecca Traister
May 26, 2009
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This annoying moment brought to you by the New York Times' "Vows" section
By Rebecca Traister
May 26, 2009
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Conservatives had a chance to attack the Speaker of the House on substantive grounds. Instead, they made sexist jabs about her use of Botox.
By Rebecca Traister
May 18, 2009
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The Double X vs. Jezebel hubbub proves there's life in the f-word yet.
By Rebecca Traister
May 13, 2009
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At 75, the Partridge Family matriarch would be the oldest woman to go nude in the magazine. Is this empowering -- or just another cheap way to sexualize females of all ages?
By Rebecca Traister
May 11, 2009
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A New Republic profile of potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a primer on how we talk about women in powerful places.
By Rebecca Traister
May 4, 2009
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Are adults foolishly postponing that walk down the aisle? An Op-Ed writer extols the virtues of getting married young -- but there are more than a few problems with his arguments.
By Rebecca Traister
April 28, 2009
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Long before "Sex in the City," we had "Maude" and "Golden Girls" -- and the unforgettable actress who made them part of our cultural history.
By Rebecca Traister
April 25, 2009
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The 12-year-old girl pitched a perfect game for her little league team this week. Next up? Throwing out the first ball for the Mets.
By Rebecca Traister
April 24, 2009
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The disgraced New York governor is planting the seeds for a comeback, but in a Newsweek interview he shows no signs of answering for his spectacular hypocrisy.
By Rebecca Traister
April 20, 2009
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Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy.
By Sarah Hepola
April 20, 2009
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A new reality show reminds us (again) that an adult woman with a libido is a crazed wildcat. What's so empowering about that?
By Rebecca Traister
April 15, 2009
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The NYT clings to comforting old gender cliches in a story about the dating site SeekingArrangement.com.
By Rebecca Traister
April 13, 2009
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Bristol Palin's ex talked about sex and family on "The Tyra Banks Show." It infuriated Sarah Palin -- and made me want to watch.
By Rebecca Traister
April 7, 2009
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Constant e-mailing, Web surfing and online games were melting my brain. Then I found something that might actually save me from myself.
By Rebecca Traister
April 1, 2009
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The rock star finds herself on the business end of the first-ever Twitter libel suit.
By Rebecca Traister
March 30, 2009
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Has the home-birth movement become overzealous? A New York magazine story looks at the ongoing debate over the best way to have a baby.
By Rebecca Traister
March 23, 2009
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Even fashion icons don't understand the concept of "size zero"
By Rebecca Traister
March 23, 2009
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"He had been battling depression for some time," says his sister, Freida Hughes.
By Rebecca Traister
March 23, 2009
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The most depressing part of New York magazine's dispiriting cover package on the first lady.
By Rebecca Traister
March 16, 2009
Is Nora Ephron the foodiest filmmaker?
Remembering Kennedy's 2008 Democratic convention speech
I do not eat rice cakes and salad
Elizabeth Edwards' walk of pain
The worst parents in the world
Remembering Bea Arthur, feminist TV pioneer
Hot cougar sex!
Much ado about Levi
Stop the Internet, I want to get off!
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