Midwest Opening Up to Gay Marriage

Gay Marriage

Gay marriage moves to the middle of the country as Minnesota and Illinois make moves to legalize it.

Dear John: Love Her, Hate Her Rhode Island Accent

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An irritating accent, a coworker constantly staring at cleavage, and a confusion about a friend’s expectations.

Missing the Days Before You Were Married

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The glass of retrospect distorts, for a moment, a married man’s memories of his globetrotting single days .

Holding Time in a Midwestern Fall

Dads & Families

Daughter teaches dad how to catch leaves and stop time

Gay Catnip

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A straight Peace Corps Volunteer goes to D.C. Pride as an ally, never guessing at the support that would be reciprocated.

We Know Racism Is Real: New Details In Death Of Shaima Alawadi

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Joanna Schroeder suggests that regardless of whether Shaima Alawadi’s murder was a Hate Crime, her death is still socially and culturally relevant.

The News—Midwest Loses Clout, Outsourcing Continues, Protests in Europe, and Marriage Drops

Midwest

Likely Losses of House Seats in Midwest Stir Partisan Feuds In December, seats in Congress will be reappointed based on each state’s population. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and possibly Minnesota and Missouri are set to lose a number of seats. This re-districting has become an important campaign issue in a number of these states. Based [...]

The King of Horsing Around

Meet Alan Francis, the best horseshoe pitcher in the world.

Drinking (and Driving) With Dad

In an excerpt from his new book, Are We Winning?, Will Leitch writes about beer, baseball, and his forgiving father.

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