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  1. money
    Study: Narrowing Wage Gap Still a Major BummerYoung women have almost achieved pay parity, but aren’t hopeful for their mid-thirties. 
  2. magazines
    Why Are Feminist Critics Hung Up on Playboy?Sixty years later, a softcore monthly remains a feminist bugbear.
  3. sextortion
    California Revenge Pornographer Gets Five YearsHe extorted 350 women for 3,000 nudes. 
  4. watch
    Sheryl Sandberg’s Favorite Shampoo CommercialIt’s a mad world, where Pantene fights for feminism.
  5. yoga pants for the people
    Sad, ‘Fat-Shaming’ Lululemon Founder Steps DownChip Wilson will have a seat on the board.
  6. foiled plots
    Smart: Harry Styles Took Kendall Jenner to a Gay BarThere are no screaming girls, but they might play his song.
  7. assistants
    Joanna Coles Lets Her 36-Year-Old Assistant BlogLike The Devil Wears Prada, but more respectful. And forever.
  8. married-kate and ashley
    Mary-Kate Olsen Not Leaving the Ring Up to Olivier SarkozyShe’s been shopping at Neil Lane. 
  9. quotables
    Rashida Jones Was a Whore Between 2007 and 2011So she knows what she’s doing when she calls Miley one. 
  10. who run the world (women)
    Time’s Top Editor Is a One-Woman Paycheck Fairness ActThank you, Nancy Gibbs. 
  11. comebacks
    Amanda Bynes Enrolled in Fashion-Design SchoolShe has been talking about starting a line for years. 
  12. periods
    Viagra Might Be the New MidolThe ED drug also works for PD, says a new study. 
  13. women 101
    John Boehner Teaching GOP How to Talk to ChicksYou gotta be sensitive, man. 
  14. girl crushes
    Happy Birthday, Joan Didion!The ur-literary girl crush is 79 today.
  15. brains
    ‘Hard-Wired’ Sex Differences: Basically MeaninglessEspecially if we’re going to keep treating men and women differently either way.
  16. disses
    WSJ Columnist Compares Company to Female Child — DisparaginglyOooooh, burn.
  17. criminal fashion
    Maryland Woman Chose Monochromatic Pink for Bank RobberyDown to the cell phone case.
  18. tumblr
    2013: Another Year of the Effing Hipster?According to Tumblr.
  19. studies
    If You Must Objectify Us, Please Do So TastefullySex sells! Pray you’re expensive. 
  20. quotables
    Claire Danes Is Feminist, Invokes Lena DunhamThe Girls creator has officially become shorthand for female representation in Hollywood.
  21. interesting underpants
    Victorian Women Could Pee Standing UpThe gender-equalizing joy of “pantalettes.”
  22. france
    What Are French Women Bragging About Now? The author of French Women Don’t Get Fat says French women don’t get anti-aging plastic surgery, either.
  23. sex ed
    The Worst Mother-Son Sex Talk Ever“Drunk sluts are asking for it, so make sure you have them sign a rape liability waiver.”
  24. genius
    Why Not Try an Entire Dress Made Out of Spanx?For the holidays.
  25. interviews
    Meet Jynne Dilling Martin, the Poet at the End of the WorldShe’s the Antarctic artist-in-residence.
  26. d.i.y.
    The Criminal Use for Nail Polish RemoverTeen girls used it to clean dye-pack-stained stolen cash.
  27. babymaking
    Why Do People Become Surrogate Mothers?Because they’re altruistic souls and because it’s tax-free income.
  28. war on men
    ‘War on Men’ Writer: Lean on Your HusbandSuzanne Venker is back.
  29. emergency contraceptive
    Morning-After Pill ‘Completely Ineffective’ in Women Over 176 PoundsEurope’s Norlevo is adding a new warning.
  30. feminist nightmares
    Michelle Obama Is No One’s Feminist NightmareThree black writers explained what she’s accomplished for women.
  31. mating and dating
    Study: Marry Someone As Drunk As YouThe couple that drinks — or doesn’t — together, stays together.
  32. spy games
    The Sex Lives of Spies Are Stranger Than FictionEllen Rometsch and Gareth Williams are in the news. 
  33. politics
    On Capitol Hill, the Mom Caucus Is GrowingTo achieve gender parity in senior legislative offices, political moms can’t wait for an empty nest to go to Washington.
  34. video
    Feminist Toy Company Rewrites Beastie Boys’ ‘Girls’For science.
  35. baby names
    Where Weird Celebrity Baby Names Come FromDreams!
  36. men
    How to Dress So Basic Bros Leave You AloneThe Huffington Post asked men what clothes they hate. 
  37. lies
    Boys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti, and Other Sex Ed LiesJustin Lookadoo, meet Shelly Donohue.
  38. old friends
    Deranged Sorority Girl’s Vice Column Is Kind of DepressingRebecca Martinson’s not-very-fun-sounding youthful sexual exploits.
  39. quotables
    Lily Allen: ‘Miley Cyrus Is My Hero’“She’s a bitch, rising.”
  40. interview
    Artist Ann Hirsch Recreates AOL CybersexIn her new e-book iTunes app, Twelve.
  41. exes
    True Bromance Is Opening a Bar Named After Your Mutual ExRochelle drinks for free. 
  42. quotables
    Selena Gomez Adopts Much Needed Miley Cyrus Gag RuleTalking about Miley never ends well. 
  43. teens of twitter
    #Lookadouche: Texas High School Students Revolt Over Sexist SpeakerThey tweeted their dissatisfaction with guest speaker Justin Lookadoo.
  44. quotables
    Don’t Tell William T. Vollmann’s Wife About the Cross-DressingThe author doesn’t want to cause his family any embarrassment.
  45. non-troversy
    Okay, Not Everyone Loved Lily Allen’s New VideoIt was a little narrow in scope.
  46. weird
    Report: Isla Fisher Tried to Save Julianne HoughFriends don’t let friends wear racist Halloween costumes.
  47. watch
    Sexual Harassment: ‘Illegal or Just Sleazy?’The most depressing quiz show ever has the answers.
  48. old girls’ club
    Report: Pedicures Are the New LunchThey’re gluten-free.
  49. Taylor Swift to Play Victoria’s Secret ShowIt takes balls.
  50. sex apps
    An App to Prove You’re STD-FreeTake note, team Obamacare website. 
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