Amanda Fortini's Salon stories

Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 16:35 PST

The Annie Oakley of American politics

She's scrappy, she's folksy, and she won't take any of your bullcrap. Like it or not, Sarah Palin is here to stay
Sunday, Nov 8, 2009 17:11 PST

Little darlings

Inside the elaborate, disturbing and downright riveting world of child-beauty pageants
Monday, Oct 26, 2009 21:26 PDT

Have attitudes toward women gotten worse?

That's what a NYT Op-Ed suggests. But maybe the Internet has just provided a forum for nastiness
Monday, Oct 19, 2009 05:20 PDT

Why Lucinda Rosenfeld wasn't "blaming the victim"

The DoubleX columnist caused a furor last week. But was her advice really that outrageous -- or just misunderstood?
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2009 00:05 PDT

First blood: Introducing "menstrual activism"

Do we really need a radical movement to combat the stigma of periods?
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009 00:08 PDT

The Facebook divorce

Couples are broadcasting their breakups online while friends -- and lawyers! -- watch in amazement and horror
Friday, Sep 25, 2009 05:01 PDT

The bambino in winter

Why do babies born between December and February have a bleaker life outcome than those born in other months?
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 12:01 PDT

They are cougars, let them roar

Can't women call themselves by a silly nickname if they want to? (And, apparently, they do)
Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 01:17 PDT

America's tabloid sweetheart

Jennifer Aniston's movies are middling. Her talent is questionable. Why can't we get enough of her?
Friday, Sep 4, 2009 14:05 PDT

Is Diane Sawyer a "newsmommy"?

The future "World News Tonight" anchor has faced harsh commentary lately. But the strangest came from a feminist
Monday, Aug 24, 2009 03:33 PDT

My evil iPhone

The iPhone was supposed to revolutionize our lives. Why is it ruining mine?
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 05:21 PDT

Eat pray equivocate

Author Elizabeth Gilbert becomes the latest female literary figure to write about her ambivalence toward marriage
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2009 07:06 PDT

Seeing is deceiving

Is plastic surgery screwing with sexual selection?
Friday, Jul 24, 2009 03:24 PDT

Why we can't stop looking

Have we moved from pop culture to "peep culture"? Hal Niedzviecki on an age of Facebook, Twitter and reality TV
Monday, Jul 20, 2009 12:01 PDT

Obama's disaster in denim

Is the flap over the president's "mom jeans" a sign of perverse progress or simply our culture's hopeless snark?
Monday, Jul 13, 2009 14:14 PDT

The fairy godmother fallacy

Teen girls have always longed to be magically transformed. So what's wrong with hiring image consultants?
Wednesday, Jul 8, 2009 03:16 PDT

Inside the biggest, weirdest funeral ever

Not nearly as crowded or wild as expected, the Michael Jackson memorial was a strange, somber affair to witness
Tuesday, Jul 7, 2009 03:30 PDT

Sarah Palin, one tough mama

She may not be humble or politically savvy. But the governor is a rare political species: A strong maternal woman
Friday, Jul 3, 2009 03:18 PDT

Boobs, bulimia and breakups

Does female confessional journalism really harm women?
Friday, Jun 26, 2009 09:27 PDT

The Great He-cession

With huge numbers of men pushed out of the workplace, are we experiencing the death of macho?
Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 03:20 PDT

Who's afraid of the female playwright?

There's a gender bias against women writing for the stage -- but the culprits may surprise you
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 03:23 PDT

Why your marriage sucks

Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis?
Friday, Jun 12, 2009 03:18 PDT

Did David Letterman get a free pass?

Just because you dislike Sarah Palin's politics doesn't mean you shouldn't defend her against sexism. Video
Tuesday, Jun 9, 2009 03:17 PDT

The perfect first family. Dammit

Are the Obamas setting an unrealistic standard for marriage?

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