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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The evolutionary roots of Mean Girls
feature Cattiness, bitchiness, and gossiping may serve an evolutionary purpose among women. But does it have to be the norm?
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What does the rise in unprotected gay sex mean for the fight against AIDS?
feature President Obama's call for an AIDS-free generation might face a serious obstacle
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Lena Dunham's body reveals the naked truth about our distorted values
feature You're probably missing the point of Dunham's purposeful nudity
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A short guide to the Men's Rights Movement
feature MRM has grown in members and vitriol with the power of the internet, but it wasn't always that way
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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 do
feature It's really pretty elementary
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Step away from the ruler: Penis size studies are pretty worthless
feature Other than to fuel male insecurities, that is
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How the porn industry is putting its performers — and finances — at risk
feature With a fourth performer testing positive for HIV, refusing to use condoms is only hurting the industry
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Why Americans still can't admit to watching porn
feature The only thing a new study on porn reveals is how much we lie about it
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Has the porn industry been proven wrong about condoms?
feature A potential HIV-positive case has shaken up San Fernando Valley
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India's gay sex ban shows why the LGBT movement must go global
feature Discrimination against gays is still widespread — and getting worse
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Russia's answer to sex ed: Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy
feature Vladimir Putin's government believes Russian classics are key to pregnancy and STD prevention
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Why is everyone turning on Huma Abedin?
feature Anthony Weiner's wife has come under a torrent of criticism
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All hail the Bad Sex Awards, the world's best literary prize
feature Get ready to suck some Brie
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Amsterdam's plan to pay alcoholics in beer is actually not a bad idea
feature Hear me out...
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The good and not-so-good reasons to have sex
feature It's important to get in your head and think about your sexual motivation
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Why American Jews are less Jewish than they used to be
feature A growing number of American Jews say they have no religion
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Why Saturday Night Live could use an affirmative action program
feature Kenan Thompson's controversial remarks have sparked a lively debate about the show's diversity — or lack thereof
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'Blurred Lines' and 5 other popular songs sued for copyright infringement
feature Robin Thicke is in good company
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5 books that wouldn't exist without Fear of Flying
feature The erotic, feminist novel is celebrating its 40th anniversary
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Why Anonymous gravitates to cases like Maryville and Steubenville
feature The hacktivist group has created a vigilante niche for small-town rape cases
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The mysterious decline in female life expectancy
feature The unprecedented reversal is concentrated in certain parts of the country
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Orange is the New Black was snubbed at the Golden Globes. The show has only itself to blame.
feature With a tweak, the popular show could have put itself in a better position to bring home some hardware
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Why Common Core may not fix our kids' problems with math
feature The problems in the U.S. education system run deep
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