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Slaves to the Child
A review of Elisabeth Badinter’s The Conflict: How Modern Motherhood Undermines the Status of Women
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Why Is the Sex on HBO’s Girls Such a Drag?
The show’s skittishness about sex is just old-fashioned moralism.
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Do Childish People Write Better Children’s Books?
The soothing anthem Goodnight Moon was written by someone so restless.
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Is The Hunger Games Publicity Too Hunger Games-ish?
Ooh, I love my new forged metal heels!
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Singled Out
Why are Americans still so obsessed with single people—and so scared by them?
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Rabbit at Rest
The bizarre and misguided critical assault on John Updike’s reputation.
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We Are All Lisbeth Salander
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s blend of victim and killer speaks to us.
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Should Pedophiles Get Air Time?
Was the New York Times wrong to run an interview with Jerry Sandusky?
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The Extraordinary Syllabus of David Foster Wallace
What his lesson plans teach us about how to live.
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Scandals
Do we really care if Herman Cain is lying?
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