Elena Passarello

Elena Passarello

Elena Passarello is a writer and actor in Pittsburgh.

Music Box

Oct. 2 2003 4:50 PMElvis Costello, CroonerOn his new album, the angry rocker turns into a lovelorn balladeer.Elena Passarello

Dear Prudence

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The Middle East Friendship Chart

What I Learned by Spending an Entire Day at One of America’s Most Contentious Dog Parks

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Science

How to Use More Than 10 Percent of Your Brain

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Jurisprudence

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Why the Movement to Elect Elizabeth Warren Is Make Believe

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Brow Beat

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Future Tense

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Moneybox

Google May Make New York City Pay Phones Actually Useful

Is Congress Guilty of Mansplaining to Janet Yellen?

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The Surprising Reason Neil Armstrong was First to Walk on the Moon

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Dear Prudence

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Stop Saying “Lady Parts”—It’s Unnecessary and Exclusionary

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Science

How to Use More Than 10 Percent of Your Brain

Autism Is Caused More by Genes Than by Environment

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Doublex

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Ronda Rousey and the Danger of the Exceptional Female Athlete

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The Spot

How to Follow Soccer Now that the World Cup Is Over

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Video

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Behold

The Cold War May Be Over, but Its Decaying Relics Can Be Found All Over Europe

Intimate Portraits of the Genderqueer Community in San Francisco

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A New Way to Talk About Poverty in Troy, New York

The Gist

New Clues Emerge in 1909 Murder of an NYPD Cop Overseas

The Greatness of Washington Generals Coach Red Klotz, Who Lost More Than 14,000 Games

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Family

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