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Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/05/nora_ephron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/05/nora_ephron/index.html?source=rss The director of "Julie & Julia" opens up about her great passion, on-screen and off: Food By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/26/kennedy_dnc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/26/kennedy_dnc/index.html?source=rss The senator wasn't supposed to make it to Denver, but he had something optimistic to say about healthcare reform By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/07/chick_food/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/07/07/chick_food/index.html?source=rss An ode to the joys of not enjoying "chick food" By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/08/edwards_oprah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/08/edwards_oprah/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/06/bad_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/06/bad_parents/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/26/traister_douthat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/26/traister_douthat/index.html?source=rss Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat knows why women are unhappy: Not enough sexual stigma! By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/26/times_traister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/26/times_traister/index.html?source=rss This annoying moment brought to you by the New York Times' "Vows" section By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/18/pelosi_traister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/18/pelosi_traister/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/doublex_jezebel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/13/doublex_jezebel/index.html?source=rss The Double X vs. Jezebel hubbub proves there's life in the f-word yet. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/11/shirley_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/11/shirley_jones/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/04/rebecca_sonya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/04/rebecca_sonya/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/28/washington_post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/28/washington_post/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/25/bea_arthur/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/25/bea_arthur/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/24/friday_happiness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/04/24/friday_happiness/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/20/eliot_spitzer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/20/eliot_spitzer/index.html?source=rss 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 Sarah Hepola Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/20/united_airlines/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/20/united_airlines/index.html?source=rss Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/15/cougars_madness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/15/cougars_madness/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/13/kept_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/04/13/kept_women/index.html?source=rss The NYT clings to comforting old gender cliches in a story about the dating site SeekingArrangement.com. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/07/levi_tyra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/07/levi_tyra/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/01/freedom_traister/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/01/freedom_traister/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/30/love_twitter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/30/love_twitter/index.html?source=rss The rock star finds herself on the business end of the first-ever Twitter libel suit. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/23/midwives/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/23/midwives/index.html?source=rss 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 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/23/heidi_klum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/23/heidi_klum/index.html?source=rss Even fashion icons don't understand the concept of "size zero" By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/23/nicholas_plath/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/23/nicholas_plath/index.html?source=rss "He had been battling depression for some time," says his sister, Freida Hughes. By Rebecca Traister Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/16/michelle_o/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/16/michelle_o/index.html?source=rss The most depressing part of New York magazine's dispiriting cover package on the first lady.