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She took up her confessional writing to “impress a dude” — and wound up marrying a woman. She also picked up a lot of famous fans.
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Catching Up With Jennifer Rubell
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How Justin Bieber Saved This Kid
Our son, Theo, had a mystery illness and kept getting worse. Three things turned the tide: huddles of doctors comparing notes, a lot of blood tests, and one stupid song.
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"I practiced the hell out of rolling [it]."
Prophets of Doom
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Barbara Ehrenreich takes on a plague of positive thinking.
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The film is just the latest in a decades-long march towards more complex lesbian stories on the big screen.
Motherless Queens
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Who's Your Daddy?
Not Your Mother's Lesbians
In the past, when lesbians were seen in pop culture—if they were seen at all—they tended to be sexless creatures draped in flannel. Showtime’s The L Word reverses the stereotype. And, writes Kera Bolonik, New York’s lesbians are ready for a new paradigm.
Alison Bechdel Retires Her Infamous “Dykes”
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Leslie Kritzer, star of Off Broadway’s Rooms, has a whole other career as diva slayer.
Mama’s Boy
Hunter Parrish’s cross-country commute gives him time to consider his morals.