You Can Always Be Thankful For Mustaches

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Happy Movember!

You’re Not Your Daughter’s Handsome Prince

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Hugo Schwyzer explains how a dad who relies solely on emotional validation from his daughter (instead of his wife) might be causing unforeseen harm.

Tears Over X-Men: A Story About Race

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Discovering that you and your favorite mutants share a deep connection isn’t easy.

Boy, 6, Charged With Sexual Assault for Playing Doctor, Parents Sue D.A.

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How young can you be and still get a “sex offender” status?

My 2 Cents for the 99%

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To the 99%, with love, from Bangkok. A spoken word poetry video about money.

The Happy Hour Miscarriage in Paradise

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How many times can you lose a child without even having one before things change?

My Ex-Wife’s Wedding: Best. Wedding. Ever.

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After a marriage fraught with difficulties, Steve Jaeger finds the wedding of his ex-wife to be a day of joy.

5 Things an Abused Woman (This Woman) Wants You to Know

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Sarafina asks only that you not judge her as she challenges the assumptions most people make when they find out she has been abused.

From Alzheimer’s, With Love

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One man explains how Alzheimer’s disease came to overtake his wife and reconcile his marriage.

Choosing Between Your Girlfriend and Your Business

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A woman laments at competing for her boyfriend’s attention with his business—and losing.

The Employment Opportunity: Part Six

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Hitting a brick wall, S. Grady Barrett wonders whether or not he made the right decision in leaving a lucrative career as a software consultant to become a writer.

Do Porn-Addled Boys Really Rule the World?

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Just because it’s difficult to deal with issues of gender equality, writes Soraya Chemaly, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

To Protect, To Serve — Really!

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Ken Goldstein believes we can triumph through hard times, but only with leaders that are selfless and accountable.

Men, Cooking, and a Butternut Squash

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Bruce Trettor loves the trial and error of the cooking process. Here’s one of his favorites for the holidays.

Michele Bachmann and the Politics of ‘Bitch’

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Emily Heist Moss wants to do away with the extra-special, gender-specific insult that women sometimes get handed to them.

‘Thanks’ Is an Action Word

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Tom Matlack finds unconditional love through a series of in-the-moment connections with friends and family.