“CAN WE EXPECT a cure for depression in the next few years?” That was the first question on everyone’s lips after a study released last…
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ONCE UPON A TIME, in a land far, far away, 276 girls turned into pumpkins, fell down a rabbit hole, were transformed into sparrows by…
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IT WAS AFTERNOON when I found myself stranded on Kearney Street last Wednesday, in front of the San Francisco French Consulate. Although the 35 Muni…
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JUST BECAUSE you’re still in recovery mode from the holiday festivities doesn’t mean that Congress is deciding to slowly ease back into the swing of…
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I SET OUT to write a piece about Annie. A cheerful review of the breezy Will-Gluck-directed, fun-for-the- whole- family holiday release. The critics are a little…
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“CHECK YOUR PRIVILEGE.” It’s the phrase that seems to have been on the tip of everyone’s tongue this year. From the racial and social tensions…
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THE FEMINIST BENT of female movie characters (and TV protagonists for that matter) became the subject of passionate debate in 2014. It’s looking like movie…
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IT SEEMS LIKE you can’t go more than five minutes on the Internet without seeing an article, timeline, cell-phone tower map, or conspiracy theory about…
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I. You’re never fully dressed without a forced smile. So you know not to shout “Nice ass!” from the window of your Honda at female…
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DO YOU factor in the future of the planet when you’re planning your family? When you weigh up whether you want one child or four,…
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THE TRADITIONAL UNIFORM of elementary school gym teachers or anyone going through a breakup, sweatpants send a clear message: I don’t give a f**k about…
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THE SAD TRUTH for people who like feminism, and T-shirts, and are wont to have a tiny, feminist-t-shirty orgasm when these two things combine: feminist…
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