Emily Shire
Emily Shire is chief researcher for The Week magazine. She has written about pop culture, religion, and women and gender issues at publications including Slate, The Forward, and Jewcy.
Latest articles by Emily Shire
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Why Facebook makes breaking up even worsefeature Don't underestimate the emotional pain of going from "In a Relationship" to "Single"
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What politicians still don't understand about women votersfeature Terry McAuliffe's victory in Virginia proves that women have political interests beyond their ovaries
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Why abortion is probably going back to the Supreme Courtfeature A ruling on Texas' restrictive abortion laws all but guarantees the high court will intervene
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You can be obese and metabolically healthyfeature Give credit to your mitochondria
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Why UNESCO's suspension of U.S. and Israeli voting rights is a dumb movefeature The decision will only exacerbate Israeli-Palestinian tensions
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The Chinese Communist Party should end the one-child policy — for its own sakefeature If ethical concerns won't force change, self-survival will
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Mark Darcy is dead: Why Bridget Jones fans may never forgive Helen Fieldingfeature The death of the beloved romantic lead has produced a lot of broken — and angry — hearts
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The demise of Cinemax After Dark: How the internet killed softcore pornfeature Cinemax's shift from softcore flicks to classy dramas signals the death of the porn genre
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What Orgasm Wars reveals about Japan's sexual culturefeature Don't just chalk it up to the country's "weirdness"
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I love Jennifer Weiner, but she needs to back offfeature Her battle on behalf of Chick Lit is admirable. But that doesn't mean her criticism is always on the mark.
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Why you should pay attention to the Lily Allen–Miley Cyrus feminist feudfeature There are more nuances to the debate than to twerk or not to twerk
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Stanford's oldest kissing tradition is a public health problemfeature Once-quaint Full Moon on the Quad is a bastion for mononucleosis and other illnesses
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Should dogs have the same rights as humans?feature The case for making man's best friend his equal
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How Facebook knows if you're going to break up before you dofeature It's really pretty elementary
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Why sabotaging condoms should be illegalfeature Amazingly, tampering with a partner's contraception isn't covered by any existing U.S. law
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Rosh Hashanah and 4 other New Years not on Jan. 1feature Expand your horizons beyond the Gregorian calendar
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Why the Avonte Oquendo missing child case is getting so much attentionfeature Children with autism are more likely to go missing and are harder to find
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How sperm could one day cure cancerfeature Say hello to the spermbot
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Frat-tastic brosurance ads aren't doing ObamaCare any favorsfeature Health insurance may be the one area where keg stands and Solo cups don't make things better
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The science behind delivering a 13.5-pound babyfeature It's impressive that baby Jasleen was delivered without a C-section — but was it safe?
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Don't blame gay marriage for the decriminalization of polygamyfeature Some conservatives are saying, "We told you so."
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Are bras bad for you?feature A new study from France says "oui"
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Why American Jews are less Jewish than they used to befeature A growing number of American Jews say they have no religion
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Why Saturday Night Live could use an affirmative action programfeature Kenan Thompson's controversial remarks have sparked a lively debate about the show's diversity — or lack thereof
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