Staff / TruthdigJun 1, 2006
The Washington Post explores the rules and etiquette of functioning as a good "wingman"--"the guy who accompanies his buddy to a bar to help him pick up babes." (Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards demonstrate the technique above in a scene from "Top Gun.") Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 31, 2006
That's the conclusion of a career development expert with a new book about gay leadership in the workplace. He found "job engagement, job satisfaction and workplace morale among employees reporting to white-collar gay men to be upwards of 35% higher than nationally reported statistics." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 29, 2006
OK, we give up: With news of The Birth pushing all other news off the international agenda, here's a satirical guide from Slate that helps parents express why they love the Brangelina baby more than their own children. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 26, 2006
Salon chronicles a growing Christian fundamentalist parenting practice of hitting and otherwise harming one's children to "train them up." The practice is directly linked to the death of a 4-year-old who was suffocated underneath blankets to keep him from leaving his bed. (Reg. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 24, 2006
Alcoholic drinks made with artificial sweeteners lead to a higher rate of alcohol absorption than drinks made with sugar-based mixers.
Finally, some news you can use. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2006
The 22-year-old featured in this story hasn't had a period since she was 17, thanks to new hormonal contraceptives that many young women are using. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2006
An Op-Ed writer in The N Times says that it's no wonder chastity vows don't work: Christian communities don't meaningfully support those who make them
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Staff / TruthdigMay 22, 2006
A New Jersey drug company says Bremolanotide, which stimulates the brain, rather than the genitals, may be the long-sought female version of Viagra. The drug is still in preclinical tests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2006
Salon writer Rebecca Traister examines why today's most prominent young female role models seem to be "jiggly video stars, boobie-flashing twits, half-clad clotheshorses and label-whoring anorexics." (Reg. or advert. req'd.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 19, 2006
Next time you're stuck in gridlock, keep in mind that many American cities had fantastic public rail systems until Big Auto bought up all the tracks and scrapped them to make way for cars. The Observer reminds us that "it did not have to be like this." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 18, 2006
Western European teens have fewer pregnancies, and lower levels of STDs, than their American counterparts. Why? Because teens in Europe have easy access to contraceptives, confidential healthcare and comprehensive sex education. Teen sex is seen as a healthy thing. (Compare that to America's puritanical, ineffective abstinence programs.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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