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I do not eat rice cakes and salad
An ode to the joys of not enjoying "chick food"
Why the long face, ladies?
Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat knows why women are unhappy: Not enough sexual stigma!
A woman who loves finance and fashion?
This annoying moment brought to you by the New York Times' "Vows" section
In your face, Nancy Pelosi
Conservatives had a chance to attack the Speaker of the House on substantive grounds. Instead, they made sexist jabs about her use of Botox.
Feminism is dead! Long live feminism!
The Double X vs. Jezebel hubbub proves there's life in the f-word yet.
Shirley Jones considers Playboy
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?
Her Honor: Domineering and dumb
A New Republic profile of potential Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is a primer on how we talk about women in powerful places.
Engaged and underaged
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.
Remembering Bea Arthur, feminist TV pioneer
Long before "Sex in the City," we had "Maude" and "Golden Girls" -- and the unforgettable actress who made them part of our cultural history.
Hero of the day: Mackenzie Brown
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.
Would you vote for Eliot Spitzer?
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.
Big fat controversy
Is it wrong for airlines to charge obese passengers more? Broadsheet writers debate United Airlines' new policy.
Kept women and their sugar daddies
The NYT clings to comforting old gender cliches in a story about the dating site SeekingArrangement.com.
Courtney Love, trailblazer
The rock star finds herself on the business end of the first-ever Twitter libel suit.
Pregnant with controversy
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.
Quote of the day: Heidi Klum
Even fashion icons don't understand the concept of "size zero"
Sylvia Plath's son Nicholas commits suicide
"He had been battling depression for some time," says his sister, Freida Hughes.
Michelle Obama, woman of limited ambitions?
The most depressing part of New York magazine's dispiriting cover package on the first lady.
Introducing stand-up comedian Barbie!
Professional funny women weigh in on the world's most anatomically incorrect children's toy.
Rachael Ray and the mother of annoying questions
The multimillionaire and talk show host has no kids, but (gasp) is she missing something?
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