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9 wild options for your cremains

Slide show: A look at the world of novelty cremains, from jewels to fireworks, and other ways to go out with a bang

Mom made me terrified of women

Because of my mother's craziness, I expect abandonment, or attack, and I shut down
Cary Tennis

Roundup: Where are all the female atheists?

Also: A commitment phobe argues that he was cured by a prostitute
Tracy Clark-Flory
Muslim Women

Saudi fatwa on female cashiers

The country's clerics continue their crusade against all womanly temptations
Tracy Clark-Flory
Sex

Stephen Fry: Women's sexuality doesn't count

The British actor courts controversy by claiming that men are the only ones who truly like sex
Tracy Clark-Flory
Drugs

Is alcohol worse than crack?

A new study says it's the most damaging drug. Does it tell the whole story?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Kanye West

Memo to famous men: Keep your pants on!

Kanye West may be the latest caught sending XXX pictures of himself. An entire female population responds: Ew
Mary Elizabeth Williams

More in Life

Monday, Nov 1, 2010 09:01 ET

Brazil elects first female president

Dilma Rousseff marks another milestone for women's global political presence
Tracy Clark-Flory
Sunday, Oct 31, 2010 19:01 ET

I've been e-slighted on Facebook!

I thought these people were my friends, but they're not acting like friends online
Cary Tennis
Sunday, Oct 31, 2010 11:01 ET

I rode the Huffington Post Sanity bus

Nearly 10,000 people woke at dawn for a free trip to Jon Stewart's rally. Too bad we got there so late
Adrianne Jeffries
Saturday, Oct 30, 2010 14:01 ET

How a skeleton became part of our family

For 85 years, we've held on to Felix's bones. It may sound morbid, but it's actually been a lesson in living
Barbara Becker
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 20:30 ET

When I started to believe in ghosts

I didn't just see the boy in the room, I felt him. It was as if he was saying, I'm lost. Help me
Lily Burana
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 20:24 ET

Forget the naughty nurse costume

Same to the X-rated devil and raunchy witch uniforms. How about a subversively sexy Halloween get-up?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 16:40 ET

The fruits of political victory: More porn

X-rated Web searches go up in states that vote for winning candidates, a study finds
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 13:10 ET

Scared to death in a Mexican cemetery

I spent the day fascinated by the mystery of Dia de los Muertos. When night came, I discovered what a coward I was
Steve Almond
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 13:01 ET

Legislating against cat-calls

New York City considers taking legal steps to prevent street harassment Video
Tracy Clark-Flory
Friday, Oct 29, 2010 11:01 ET

A homophobe pleads for forgiveness

Arkansas school board member Clint McCance apologizes and steps down on CNN. But is it enough?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 21:30 ET

Why civil unions for heterosexuals?

Straight couples in the U.K. are fighting for their right to the "other" kind of marriage
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 20:01 ET

I've been scarred by horrible jobs

People take advantage of me. I keep getting into these awful situations
Cary Tennis
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 19:32 ET

Roundup: Meet O'Donnell's kiss-and-teller

Also: Does this incident represent the new glass ceiling for female politicians?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 16:14 ET

Gawker's Christine O'Donnell tell-all backfires

An anonymous source tells the piggish tale of his "one-night stand" with the candidate
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 15:55 ET

Tea Party candidate spills black men's secrets

Old, white Republican Al Reynolds rips the lid off African-Americans who sell drugs rather than go to college Video
Elon James White
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 15:01 ET

The man who watched me sleep

Each night in bed, I lay paralyzed with fear as he stared. He wasn't real -- but he felt like he was
A.C. Rutledge
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 12:30 ET

Iran to set global gender policy?

The country is nominated for the U.N.'s Commission on the Status of Women
Tracy Clark-Flory
Thursday, Oct 28, 2010 11:01 ET

Bringing down a homophobe

An Arkansas school official's anti-gay Facebook rant prompts a disturbing Web backlash -- and a legal hornet's nest
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 20:30 ET

Roundup: NFL wives start anti-cheating club

Also: A school board member takes to Facebook to argue that gays should all just go ahead and kill themselves
Tracy Clark-Flory
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 20:28 ET

Teaching my son the ways of the geek

I took Eli to an epic gaming convention to glimpse an amazing future, and I was reminded how a father can shape it
Andrew Leonard
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 20:27 ET

The Halloween that ended my childhood

I was 10 years old and foolish enough to think life was fair. Then came the costume contest that proved me wrong
Ann Hood
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 18:46 ET

Do graphic abortion ads belong on TV?

D.C. broadcasters say they have no choice but to air candidate Missy Smith's spots featuring aborted fetuses
Tracy Clark-Flory
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 16:50 ET

Marie Claire's size-ism controversy

A blogger's disdain for fat people sets off a firestorm -- but did the outrage do any good?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Wednesday, Oct 27, 2010 11:59 ET

Columbia's "rape me" controversy

Kingsmen, an all-male a cappella group, posts fliers reminiscent of Yale's recent hazing scandal
Tracy Clark-Flory
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2010 21:01 ET

Roundup: Bikini babes and eco-activism

Company sells solar panels with skin. Also, a columnist with past "inappropriate behavior" defends Clarence Thomas
Tracy Clark-Flory

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