Latest articles by Emily Shire
-
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
feature -
The Idina Menzel–Taye Diggs split, and 5 other breakups that hurt us more than it hurt themfeature They may have moved forward, but we certainly haven't
feature -
The fight against cyberbullying has gotten off trackfeature Charges in the death of Rebecca Sedwick only show the ineffectiveness of anti-cyberbullying laws
feature -
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
feature -
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
feature -
Watch 'The Quarterback': Glee's memorial to Finn Hudson and Cory Monteithfeature Glee is tackling the real-life death of star Cory Monteith through his character, Finn Hudson
feature -
Could Dubai's gold-for-pounds weight loss program work?feature The fabulously wealthy emirate has taken a novel approach to promoting public health
feature -
Ladies, don't sweat getting pregnant after 35feature A new article sheds light on a popular infertility misconception
feature -
Why American Jews are less Jewish than they used to befeature A growing number of American Jews say they have no religion
feature -
How sperm could one day cure cancerfeature Say hello to the spermbot
feature -
Fear of dying alone drives women AND men into bad relationshipsfeature Both sexes lower the relationship bar out of spinsterhood fears
feature -
Lena Dunham's body reveals the naked truth about our distorted valuesfeature You're probably missing the point of Dunham's purposeful nudity
feature -
'Blurred Lines' and 5 other popular songs sued for copyright infringementfeature Robin Thicke is in good company
feature -
India's gay sex ban shows why the LGBT movement must go globalfeature Discrimination against gays is still widespread — and getting worse
feature -
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
feature -
Why sabotaging condoms should be illegalfeature Amazingly, tampering with a partner's contraception isn't covered by any existing U.S. law
feature -
'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?
feature -
5 sex strikes in the 21st centuryfeature Across the globe, women try to force change by refusing to put out
feature -
Sorry Katniss, Princess Fiona is still the best feminist action hero aroundfeature Both are far from damsels in distress, but only one is revolutionary
feature -
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
feature -
Why David Cameron's crusade against porn is the nanny state at its worstfeature Let them watch porn, prime minister
feature -
The posthumous Scottsboro pardons: Too little, too latefeature It's a nice gesture by the Alabama parole board. But it's just a gesture.
feature -
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
feature -
Rosh Hashanah and 4 other New Years not on Jan. 1feature Expand your horizons beyond the Gregorian calendar
feature
