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The High Price of Being Single in America

Over a lifetime, unmarried women can pay as much as a million dollars more than their married counterparts for healthcare, taxes, and more. In 2007's 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,' Kevin…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 14, 2013
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3516 words)

Roxy Music: the band that broke the sound barrier

Roxy Music in their glam pomp. "The Perfect Guitarist" Buy the CD
PUBLISHED: Sept. 2, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2113 words)

Mitt Romney embraces his Mormonism in public after years of discretion

Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, attend Sunday's church service in Wolfboro, New Hampshire. Romney is more publicly embracing his religion at the Republican convention this week. Photograph: Brian…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 27, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3116 words)

The Myth of the Disconnected Life

The new year is now well underway and many people have probably already broken the resolutions they made to disconnect from their digital devices more often and reconnect with the people and places…
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1710 words)

lust and liberty in the 18th century

We believe in sexual freedom. We take it for granted that consenting men and women have the right to do what they like with their bodies. Sex is everywhere in our culture. We love to think and talk…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 20, 2012
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4053 words)

Best longreads of 2011

...is a weblog about the liberal arts 2.0 edited by Jason Kottke since March 1998 (archives). You can read about me and kottke.org here. If you've got questions, concerns, or interesting links, send…
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