Salon: Life

He binge-drinks -- but never in the U.S.!

Cary Tennis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:10:00 PDT

He says he doesn't drink, but gets comatose when he travels

No one can understand an orphan

Cary Tennis — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:18:00 PDT

Only someone who's been through it can know what's like to lose both parents at 16

Mom, lawyer, musician?

Cary Tennis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:18:00 PDT

I have very little time but love playing the guitar!

Inside the biggest, weirdest funeral ever

Amanda Fortini — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:16:00 PDT

Not nearly as crowded or wild as expected, the Michael Jackson memorial was a strange, somber affair to witness

We're all intersex

Thomas Rogers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:20:00 PDT

The author of "Between XX and XY" on people born neither male nor female -- and why everyone's a little bit of both

Can a kid own a house?

Cary Tennis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:15:00 PDT

How old do you have to be in the U.S. to buy property?

My boyfriend criticizes everything!

Cary Tennis — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 PDT

He thinks I'm supposed to be perfect and seizes on my tiniest mistakes

How does your city garden grow?

Amy Benfer — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:20:00 PDT

Seed sales are way up, and raising your own food is all the rage. It's a good time to be an urban farmer

Women I dated, when I was a man

Jennifer Finney Boylan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:24:00 PDT

I kept hoping love would transform me. But, secretly, I longed to be female

I got my act together but my wife is still mad

Cary Tennis — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:00 PDT

I realized I had to change and I did. But now I find out she's been cheating!

Better world, or waste of time?

Cary Tennis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:21:00 PDT

I volunteer but don't enjoy it

I found a girl in my son's bed

Cary Tennis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:16:00 PDT

I don't think I'm comfortable with my 17-year-old bringing 16-year-old girls home -- but what to do?

I studied print journalism: Now what?

Cary Tennis — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:29:00 PDT

I did internships, made connections, got clips, etc., but my parents are still paying my cellphone bill

Crying foul on Martina Navratilova

Louis Bayard — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:27:00 PDT

The tennis star's legal woes remind us that even gay icons have some growing up to do about same-sex marriage

Living the dream, with goats

Paul Tullis — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:25:00 PDT

Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese

Unveiling the revolution

Tracy Clark-Flory — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:27:00 PDT

The world has been shocked by young Iranian women fighting on the front lines -- but their rebellion is nothing new

My wife is bipolar. Should I leave and take the kids?

Cary Tennis — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:17:00 PDT

She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children?

Remembering Farrah

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:26:00 PDT

A '70s icon and pinup queen, she redefined beauty -- and allowed us to glimpse the ugliness of her cancer

Mom says dump the boyfriend or leave home!

Cary Tennis — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:05:00 PDT

We got caught making out and now my mom's all like you have to break up with him if you want to keep living here

Why your marriage sucks

Amanda Fortini — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:23:00 PDT

Passion has died, argues author Cristina Nehring, taking domestic bliss with it. But is romance really in crisis?

Should I leave L.A. after one year?

Cary Tennis — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

I've been trying to break into the film biz but I'm thinking about giving up and moving home

I used to be a jerk but now I've changed

Cary Tennis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:18:00 PDT

Some folks would still like to stick a fork in my arm -- do I seek them out and apologize?

Going down in the downturn

Tracy Clark-Flory — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:20:00 PDT

More women are turning to sex work in a bad economy. Does it beat working at McDonald's?

I'm stuck in Atlanta, he's stuck in Seattle

Cary Tennis — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:20:00 PDT

My work is here, his work is there: How will we ever get together?

Daddy on board

Katharine Mieszkowski — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:20:00 PDT

Today's fathers spend more time with their children than ever. One of them talks about why that's a good thing

My ex grew her hair long for the new guy

Cary Tennis — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:20:00 PDT

I begged her to grow her hair long when we were together, but she kept it short. Why has she grown it out now?

Hey, kids, get off my lawn!

Vincent Rossmeier — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

How my father's obsession with his front yard mowed over my childhood

My 16-year-old is out of control

Cary Tennis — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:18:00 PDT

She hid her boyfriend in her bedroom closet until we went to bed

At age 5 I was traumatized by an End Times movie

Cary Tennis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:17:00 PDT

My church showed me a horror flick that left me terrified for all who are not yet saved

He e-mailed us to say, "I'm dating both of you"

Cary Tennis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:19:00 PDT

I thought I liked this guy, but his message to me and the other woman he's dating seemed pretty tacky.