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Destination: Afghanistan Destination: Afghanistan
Westerners who came here in the '70s left magnificent travel writing that captured the rugged, captivating land before war tore it apart.
By Ann Marlowe Aug 24, 2006
One spends, the other doesn't One spends, the other doesn't
Two new books promise to help women come to terms with money but instead sink into hysterical left-wing cliches about the gender gap and consumerism.
By Ann Marlowe Mar 13, 2006
Making love across generations Making love across generations
In an excerpt from her new memoir, Ann Marlowe ponders why she has been drawn to romances with much older -- and younger -- men.
By Ann Marlowe Jan 30, 2006
The rules of attraction The rules of attraction
The women in Candace Bushnell's new novel are rich, smart, hardworking lovelies. So why do they need men to dominate them?
By Ann Marlowe Sep 6, 2005
The ideas that conquered the world The ideas that conquered the world
"The Neocon Reader" is must reading for liberal losers who want to get their mojo back.
By Ann Marlowe Feb 4, 2005
"The Fall of Baghdad" by Jon Lee Anderson "The Fall of Baghdad" by Jon Lee Anderson
The New Yorker correspondent witnessed the fall of Saddam and the beginning of the uprising. But he fails to explore the destruction Saddam did to the souls of his people.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 19, 2004
Burqas and ballots Burqas and ballots
In one of the most male-dominated nations on earth, Afghan vice presidential candidate Shafiqa Habibi doesn't play second fiddle to anyone.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 8, 2004
Sex, violence and "The Arab Mind" Sex, violence and "The Arab Mind"
I still support the war in Iraq, but we need to rid ourselves of our perverse myths about Middle Eastern men and women.
By Ann Marlowe Jun 8, 2004
Letters
Is America a sociopathic child? Readers respond to Ann Marlowe's review of "Civilization and Its Enemies" by proclaiming "get stuffed!" and encouraging a New Zealand empire.
Feb 27, 2004
"Civilization and Its Enemies" by Lee Harris "Civilization and Its Enemies" by Lee Harris
In a brilliant response to the quandaries of 9/11, a ferociously independent thinker argues that only the United States has the moral credibility to lead.
By Ann Marlowe Feb 25, 2004
The hypocrite of Kabul The hypocrite of Kabul
Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad parachuted into Afghanistan and told the West exactly what it wanted to hear about that nation's women. The truth, as usual, is more complicated.
By Ann Marlowe Nov 17, 2003
No intercourse, please -- we're enlightened No intercourse, please -- we're enlightened
Sensitive, feminized and resentful, today's young men no longer have the sexual authority to please a woman -- no matter how much oral sex they perform.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 1, 2003
What's wrong with American men and women? What's wrong with American men and women?
My skillful Turkish bed mate told me, in vivid detail.
By Ann Marlowe Jul 29, 2003
As human as you and I
A proposed ban on reproductive cloning demonstrates our irrational fear of the unknown, not the vagaries of science.
By Ann Marlowe Mar 12, 2003
The all-too-female cluelessness of "I Don't Know How She Does It" The all-too-female cluelessness of "I Don't Know How She Does It"
When you make $750,000 a year, you don't sweat the domestic details. But the lastest hit novel about a miserable working mom is too ignorant and dishonest about money to deal with that.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 23, 2002
Lighten up
Readers respond to articles on feminism and the dinner bill, Bush's healthcare insanity and America's love of dysfunction.
May 9, 2002
Check, please Check, please
Some argue that the convention of men paying for women is a harmless gallantry, like holding a door open. I beg to differ.
By Ann Marlowe May 4, 2002
No-man's land
Readers respond to an essay by a book club outcast, "Why Do Women Wed?" and "Can Asians Think?"
  Mar 29, 2002
Why do women wed? Why do women wed?
A new book argues that women put much more work into marriage than men do, and asks why they bother.
By Ann Marlowe Mar 28, 2002
The price of milk (and sex) in Cuba The price of milk (and sex) in Cuba
What is it about these poor countries? What savor do they offer us? Is it just the perfume of misery that makes us appreciate our own lives?
By Ann Marlowe Feb 7, 2002
Bring back the draft Bring back the draft
Compulsory, nonmilitary national service would keep our newfound spirit of national unity alive.
By Ann Marlowe Oct 5, 2001
Wages of sin Wages of sin
Are Candace Bushnell's heroines looking for love or practicing the world's oldest profession?
By Ann Marlowe Sep 22, 2000
"Gig"
In an update of Studs Terkel's "Working," Americans tell all about the jobs they hate and love.
By Ann Marlowe Jun 28, 2000
Letters to the editor
Are women's magazines dead? Plus: Don't break out the Geritol for NBA players; Cardinal O'Connor was not a hero to all.
May 9, 2000
Women's magazines are dead
The death of Mirabella is a leading indicator of a new reality: Gender roles just aren't as important in daily life anymore.
By Ann Marlowe May 5, 2000
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