Latest articles by Emily Shire
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Should women drink up while knocked up?feature A new book suggests expectant mothers can enjoy a glass of wine and a few other traditional pregnancy no-no's
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Why Amherst College's advice to watch out for 'unwanted sexual advances' is offensivefeature It's not the advice itself, but Amherst's historically weak response to assault
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The newest Chinese luxury item: American surrogate mothersfeature Behold the designer baby — who comes with U.S. citizenship to boot
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Why is it so hard for pandas to get it on?feature Everything you need to know about the mechanics of panda-mating
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Could Dubai's gold-for-pounds weight loss program work?feature The fabulously wealthy emirate has taken a novel approach to promoting public health
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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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Why Anonymous gravitates to cases like Maryville and Steubenvillefeature The hacktivist group has created a vigilante niche for small-town rape cases
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Step away from the ruler: Penis size studies are pretty worthlessfeature Other than to fuel male insecurities, that is
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Why Americans still can't admit to watching pornfeature The only thing a new study on porn reveals is how much we lie about it
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How the porn industry is putting its performers — and finances — at riskfeature With a fourth performer testing positive for HIV, refusing to use condoms is only hurting the industry
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Is it time to ban child beauty pageants?feature France probably will. Some say the U.S. should be next.
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Study: Women regret past sexual encounters, while men regret not having more of themfeature But please, don't chalk it up to evolution
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Dinosaur erotica exists. Here's what you need to know.feature Christie Sim and Alara Branwen have made a whole bunch of money thanks to dinosaur, ogre, and weretiger erotica
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Do breasts impede athletic performance?feature A new article in ESPN Magazine has sparked debate over whether boobs hamper success in sports
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Oreos may be as addictive as cocaine and heroinfeature A new study suggests why it is so hard to curb over-eating
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The evolutionary roots of Mean Girlsfeature Cattiness, bitchiness, and gossiping may serve an evolutionary purpose among women. But does it have to be the norm?
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Fear of dying alone drives women AND men into bad relationshipsfeature Both sexes lower the relationship bar out of spinsterhood fears
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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 globalfeature Discrimination against gays is still widespread — and getting worse
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'No Animals Were Harmed': Hollywood's tacit approval of animal abusefeature A disturbing new expose has revealed widespread animal abuse and neglect in movies and television. But will it change anything?
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Sorry Katniss, Princess Fiona is still the best feminist action hero aroundfeature Both are far from damsels in distress, but only one is revolutionary
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The 5 weirdest and most ill-conceived MLB giveawaysfeature The Mariano Rivera bobbleheads might have been late, but at least no Chia Pets were involved
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How did Love Actually become so controversial? A theoryfeature The most talked-about movie of the holiday season came out 10 years ago
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Meet Sweetie: The computer-generated child-predator decoyfeature The controversial "girl" is ensnaring people across the globe. But is she doing real good?
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