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My Son, the Father
by Anne Lamott + Follow
Salon | March 2012
When my 19-year-old announced he was having a baby, I was worried—and happy. Then came a terrifying birth...
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The Evolution of Death
by Dick Teresi + Follow
Salon | March 2012
Scientists remain surprisingly conflicted about what it means to die—and it has big implications for us all
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The Making of Gay Marriage’s Top Foe
by Mark Oppenheimer + Follow
Salon | February 2012
How Maggie Gallagher's college pregnancy made her a single mom, and a traditional marriage zealot.
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The Internet Makes Magic Disappear
by Santiago Wills + Follow
Salon | February 2012
YouTube has killed the magician's art, and threatens the stores where tricks have been passed down for generations.
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The Hysterical American Decline
by Noam Chomsky + Follow
Salon | February 2012
As America tries to cling to world dominance, we can learn important lessons from Vietnam and Iraq.
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A Match Made on Craigslist Adult Services
by Melissa Petro + Follow
Salon | February 2012
James was the first man to pay me for sex. He wanted to bring out the good in me, even though he needed the bad.
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Swallowed By a Whale — A True Tale?
by Ben Shattuck + Follow
Salon | January 2012
Everyone knows the story of Jonah. But my quest was to find evidence that man, gulped whole, had really survived.
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Embedded With the Reenactors
by Nick Kowalczyk + Follow
Salon | January 2012
As thousands of reenactors stage a battle from the French & Indian War, an important question comes to mind -- why?
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Why Cockfighting Persists
by Deborah Kennedy + Follow
Salon | January 2012
The blood sport is defended as a rural tradition under fire from the long, government arm of the law
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My Brilliant Second Career: The Lost Girls I Wanted To Save
by Emily Fitchpatrick + Follow
Salon | December 2011
I always hoped my own struggles would help someone else. I never imagined it would be victims of sex trafficking.