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How “The Big Bang Theory” Solved the Wage Gap
In one of the greatest ironies of American cultural life, one of the only industries in which there exists an egregious and inexplicable wage gap is the uber-liberal entertainment industry. Thanks to...
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Wonder Why Your Kid’s Teacher Can’t Read or Write? Here’s One Reason
Last week my friend Ben Howe, a single father, got into a passive aggressive argument with his daughter’s kindergarten teacher via notes exchanged in the child’s notebook. The notes read: Teacher:...
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The Left is Now Attacking Trump’s Unborn Grandchildren
A thought experiment that doesn’t even have to be a thought experiment: What would the press and public response be to an open attack on one of the Obama daughters or Clinton grandchildren look like?...
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Slouching Towards Leggings Gomorrah
If you blinked, you might have missed it. Last Sunday, the nation’s latest outrage began as they often do: someone with a large Twitter following tweeted something without having all of the facts....
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Why is Chicago Holding High School Graduates Hostage to Government Whims?
During my first job interview after college, my interviewer asked, “What did you learn in college that can best translate to working here?” My answer: “Waitressing.” As a history and Jewish studies...
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The Passover Diet
As any Jewish parent can attest, Passover is hard. Preparing for the holiday involves spring cleaning on steroids. Orthodox families not only keep their kitchens clean, but either cover countertops in...
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Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Good Divorce?’ Hollywood Thinks So.
Given the fact that everyone in Hollywood eventually gets divorced (or so it seems), celebrities like to think they’re getting quite good at it. Ever the trendsetters, there’s a new “best way” to get...
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Twitter Killed Our Attention Spans, and Just Killed Itself
How long have I been on Twitter? I joined two boyfriends before I met my husband, who is the father of our three children. To put it another way: Most of my adult life. I have tweeted 129,000 times;...
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What Elizabeth Smart’s Story Taught Me About Resilience
Elizabeth Smart was rescued on March 13, 2003, less than a week after my sixteenth birthday. That birthday was particularly memorable: it was the first since my mother died less than three months...
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The Oversharing Parent Problem
Parents embarrassing their kids is a time-honored tradition. No matter how cool the parent, OR how innocent the offense, kids invariably find something their parents do positively mortifying. Growing...
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Want to Raise Boys to Become Good Men? Stop Calling Them Predators-in-Training
In the era of Harvey Weinstein, mothers of sons are told two things: we have a responsibility to raise our boys to be better than the likes of Weinstein and every other man; and our sons are destined...
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Are ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits the Future of Pregnancy?
On the cover of New York magazine this month is an eye-popping headline: “The Son I Adore Is The Son I Shouldn’t Have Had.” The accompanying photo features a gorgeous blue-eyed toddler, looking over...
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What the Keaton Jones Bullying Story Tells Us About Young Men Today
The internet is forever. It is the most powerful tool in humanity’s arsenal and it is unrelenting and it is cruel. This is a lesson parents should be teaching their children over, and over, and over...
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‘The Crown’’s Intriguing Embrace of Faith
The Crown, an original series on Netflix, is extraordinary viewing, especially for those who understand the captivating power of history. The truth is always stranger than fiction, and that adage is on...
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Don’t Troll Taylor Swift Because She Had a Good Year
Donald Trump has a way of making things weird. Well, this isn’t exactly Trump’s fault, but instead a side-effect of the hysteria around his election. Suddenly, the most uncontroversial statements have...
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Zooey Deschanel Knows Nothing About Food Science
Hollywood actors and actresses play many roles on-screen, but apparently some of them believe they are Jacks-of-all-trades in the real world as well. They believe they can be UN Ambassadors,...
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‘Fuller House’ and the Disappearance of Marriage
A year and a half ago, I reviewed the first season of Fuller House for this site. Despite enjoying the throwback, I was ultimately unimpressed with the fact that it was just a more adult version of the...
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