Sexes

The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss

Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about living in harmony?

The Rise and Fall of Charm in American Men

Few possess it, and not many want to. Explaining men's ambivalent relationship with an amoral virtue.

Karen vs. Kevin: The Persistence of Pro-Male Gender Bias

A glance at five academic studies

A Thousand Years of Sex Talk in Arab Culture—in 1 Paragraph

Language doesn't necessarily get less prudish over time.

Why Isn't Better Education Giving Women More Power?

The false egalitarian promise of advanced degrees

The Work/Life Question: 4 Books, 1 Answer

A survey of converging perspectives by influential women

The Economics of Marriage in 3 Stats

Some surprising numbers about matrimony

Big in ... Paris

When the French blogger Sophie Fontanel embraced celibacy, readers didn’t know what to make of her.

A Million First Dates

How online romance is threatening monogamy

Kisses and Hugs in the Office

How the once-intimate sign-off is feminizing the workplace, for better or worse

The Weaker Sex

How the new gender economics has more and more professional-class women looking at their mates and thinking: How long until I vote you off the island?

Bad Romance

What the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon says about the modern sexual condition

The Homeschool Diaries

In New York City, teaching your own kids can make the most sense.

Boys on the Side

The hookup culture has been viewed as toxic to women. Actually, it is an engine of female progress, driven by women themselves.

Foxy Ladies

Why one network applies so much makeup

Why Women Still Can’t Have It All

It’s time to stop fooling ourselves: the mothers who have made it to the top of their profession are superhuman, rich, or self-employed. Here’s what has to change for the rest of us.

Jackie and the Girls

Mrs. Kennedy’s JFK problem—and ours

American Sweetheart

Fierce, cocky, and built for stardom, Marlen Esparza prepares to fight for the gold at this summer’s Olympic debut of women’s boxing.

The Data-Driven Parent

Will statistical analytics make for healthier, happier babies—or more-anxious adults?

The Perfect Wife

The nicest star in Hollywood, plus the man who made what Americans looked at

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Miami: The Next Big Start-Up City?

How the city became a center for innovation

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A Brief History of Romantic Comedies

From The Atlantic's Chris Orr

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Life in 'the New Arctic'

A moving portrait of a fading landscape

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The Rise of New York City

A fascinating look at Manhattan in the 1940s

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What Is Methane Hydrate?

"Flaming ice" is a vast natural energy source

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NASA's Time-Lapse of the Sun

Now with epic dubstep music

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Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

Can a tuning fork improve a cocktail?

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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

'That little blonde secretary from the office?’

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New Yorkers: Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

Risking electric shock to restore old amplifiers

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The DIY Piano-Bicycle

Everybody needs a hobby

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What Does It Take to Make Real Craft Gin?

Tour the Green Hat Gin distillery

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What Straights Can Learn From Same-Sex Couples

New insight from decades of research

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The End of the Mall Rat

A tribute to that pillar of teen culture

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The Wonderful World of Capitalism

An adorable 1950s cartoon

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New Yorkers: Miss New York USA

An unconventional beauty queen.

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