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The Cold Stoicism of Advice Columns for Men
The questions asked of Slate's Gentleman Scholar and other male columnists tend to be practical and unemotional. Here's hoping that changes, quickly.
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The End of Pro-Choice: Will 'No Labels' Really Help the Abortion Debate?
Is Planned Parenthood's decision to abandon the decades-old term brilliant—or doomed?
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There Is No 'Neutral' Word for Anti-Gay Bias
The Associate Press has removed "homophobia" from its style guide, but its alternatives have their own downsides.
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The Most Complicated Words in English: 'He,' 'She,' and 'They'
How to reconcile the tension between grammatical correctness and gender inclusiveness
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Frederic Dorr Steele / Library of Congress A Cultural History of Mansplaining
The word is relatively new, but the idea has been around for decades.
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I Am Gal, Hear Me Roar
It's time to reclaim the female version of "guy."
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Why I Am Proudly, Strongly, and Happily in Favor of Adverbs
Defending a much-maligned part of speech
