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The woman who made it good to be bad

By Laura Miller — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Is Helen Gurley Brown's legacy more than just sex quizzes and cleavage? A new biography of Cosmo's founder proclaims her a pioneer of today's raunchy, unapologetic brand of feminism.

Miss Sunshine, plus Lyme disease

By Andrew O'Hehir — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Suburban dysfunction, circa 1979, gets an intriguing makeover -- and a great cast -- in the sweet, dark and troubling "Lymelife."

Desperation becomes her

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

"The Ex List" is like "Sex and the City" without the trustworthy friends, the cool clothes and the laughs. Is this a dramedy, or a cautionary tale?

Clint vs. Spike: WWII racial grudge match!

By Andrew O'Hehir — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

A British paper lures Eastwood and Lee into an unfortunate feud. Here's the real question: Which of their films should the other one have made?

Summer reads

By Salon staff — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Chick chat: From a black-humored romantic romp to the tale of a single woman flirting her way around the world, these novels make perfect beach companions.

"Sex and the City"

By Stephanie Zacharek — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Everyone's favorite cosmo-swilling sophisticates sashay onto the big screen in a padded push-up bra version of the TV show that made us love them.

Those dirty girls

By Susannah Breslin — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Did "Sex and the City" change the erotic landscape or turn the female libido into a marketing ploy? Sex writers discuss the iconic show's impact.

Older women: Sexy or scary?

By Amy Benfer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

According to a British tabloid, "record numbers" of single women are dating younger men. Be afraid, be very afraid!

Another pretty face of a generation

By Rebecca Traister — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

The question isn't why a blogger like Emily Gould has the spotlight -- it's why other women don't.

May '08: The Manolo riots

By Judy Berman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

The "Sex and the City" premiere in New York goes sour when thousands of angry fans are turned away.

No "Sex" on the beach at Cannes

By Andrew O'Hehir — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore, to open Cannes fest, with Barry Levinson's "What Just Happened?" as the closer.

From the Riviera to Abu Ghraib

By Andrew O'Hehir — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

This week: Cannes announces its selections (almost), Tribeca kicks off, and Errol Morris plumbs the dark secrets behind those torture photos.

Feminism vs. "Sex and the City"?

By Tracy Clark-Flory — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

An article asks whether it's possible for a feminist to like the HBO series.

Cannes rumors: No Coens, but "Indy 4" and "Sex" likely

By Andrew O'Hehir — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Now "Burn After Reading" probably won't premiere in France. Will Spielberg or Sarah Jessica claim opening night?

News roundup: Girly drinks and peeping toms

By Molly Eichel — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Two vodkas marketed to women, and only one of them has to do with "Sex and the City." Plus: Beware of cellphones in Oklahoma.

He's just really into TV

By Lori Leibovich — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

The coauthor of a wildly successful dating guide gets his own talk show.

He loves me, he loves me not

By Rebecca Traister — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Women are buying "He's Just Not That Into You" by the truckload to understand their failing relationships. But what if he is into you?

Sex and the single voter

By Rebecca Traister — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Single women are the hot, must-have demo for the 2004 presidential race. But will they put out this November?

Let us now praise Charlotte York Goldenblatt

By Stephanie Zacharek — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Forget Carrie, Samantha and Miranda. Kristin Davis' deceptively sweet "Sex and the City" character has turned out to be the most intriguing -- and sexiest -- one of all.

Land of the lipstick lesbians

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Showtime's dramedy "The L Word" gives us a cast with an impossibly glossy, positive and superficial sheen.

In grossness and in health

By Anna Holmes — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Psycho-dermatology, female gorillas, and why women love to pick their boyfriends' zits.

The Fix

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Dennis Miller booed by his new friends, Pam Anderson meets her blond match, and Eminem gets a poet's nod. Plus: The great Kate takes her last curtain call.

One more round of cosmos, girls

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

For six years, they made expensive shoes, pretty cocktails and cheap sex look like basic essentials. Now it's last call for the women of "Sex and the City."

The trouble with Carrie

By Stephanie Zacharek — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

Sarah Jessica Parker has spoiled the delicate chemistry of "Sex and the City" by turning her once-flawed character into a boring uptown bombshell -- and by refusing to get naked.

Making passes at Passover

By Sheerly Avni — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:04:00 PDT

What do you do when six single women descend on your community seder? Duck.