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Take a Mary Cassatt Birthday Quiz!

Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: A Child's Bath, Mary Cassatt Birthday, Video, Quiz, Edgar Degas, France, Mary Cassatt, Female Artists, Painting, Artist Birthday, Salon, The Boating Party, Arts News

Today is the birthday of American artist and early feminist Mary Cassatt. The long time friend of Edgar Degas and influential member of the Impression...

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Gorgeous Gossip Revealed

Marlise Karlin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Life Choices, Marlise Karlin, Bullying, Miss Universe, Media, Self-Esteem, Beauty, Peace, Salon, Power of Peace, Gossip, Deep Truth, Body Image, Simplicity of Stillness, Gregg Braden, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Marlise Karlin

Words emanate into an energy field that surrounds us; they are like arrows and can shoot sparks of love into our hearts or daggers that remain for years, leaving scars of mistrust in our future life choices.

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Sex And The Soft Bigotry Of No Expectations

Erika Christakis | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Women and Orgasm, Salon.com, Sex Writer, Faking-Orgasms, Elle Magazine, Tracy Clark-Flory, Orgasm, Women and Sex, Salon Sex Writer, Salon, Women-Faking-Orgasms, Lena Dunham, Home News
Erika Christakis

Did you hear the story of the sex columnist who never had an orgasm?

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Why You Shouldn't Judge A Hairdresser By Her Cup Size

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery, Stereotypes, Prejudice, Salon, Female Stereotypes, Hairdressers, Women News
Shannon Bradley-Colleary

I sit in a salon chair with each one of those large breasts beside my two ears as Crystal stands behind me checking my current hair color under the light.

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An Open Letter From an Indie Author to America's Independent Booksellers

Hillary Rettig | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Independent Booksellers, Farhad Manjoo, Hillary Rettig, 7 Secrets of the Prolific, Barry Eisler, Salon, Amazon, Joe Konrath, Books News
Hillary Rettig

Many indie authors, as it happens, are highly entrepreneurial and professional, and many of us are managing to sell our books on Amazon and elsewhere, so why shouldn't you be able to work with us and cash in?

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Men Can Be 'Cat Ladies,' Too

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Wage Inequality, Gender Stereotypes, Gender Roles, Gender Inequality, Sexism, Gymboree Onesies, The Huffington Post, Sexist Comments, Salon, Women News
Hayley Rose Horzepa

Gymboree's indiscretion last week continues to offend me. If you haven't heard about it, some moms were in an uproar because the children's outfitter ...

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The Dilemma: Caring For Elderly Parents

Salon | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Caring for Aging Parents, Health Post50, Alzheimer's, Parenting, Salon, Eldercare, Fifty News

It has become the baby boom generation's latest and, in some ways, most agonizing life crisis: what to do when the parents who once took care of you c...

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Michael Calderone

Salon CEO Calls For 'American Spring'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: David Talbot, The Backstory, Google, Salon.com, Michael Wolff, Video, Newser, Great Recession, Media News, Wall Street Journal, Salon, Media News

NEW YORK -- David Talbot has seen Salon go through several iterations since founding the site in 1995. He was Salon’s editor-in-chief for a decade a...

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Lockheed Martin's CEO Wants Your Social Security Check

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Boeing, Social Security, Committee, Lockheed Martin, Project on Government Oversight, Murray, Clyburn, Jobs, Pogo, Hensarling, Salon, Brave New Foundation, Danielle Brian, Deficit, Northrop Grumman, War Costs, Kyl, Medicare, Alternet, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Nick Turse, Politics News
Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

Military contractors are crying crocodile tears right now about the "fragility" of their industry. But in fact that industry is flush with cash, and will do or say anything to protect the one thing they care about above all else: profit.

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'How Now Waxed Brow'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Stamford Advocate, Madame Tussauds, Wax, Humor, Weed Whacker, Salon, New York, California, Bikini, Joan Crawford, Spa, Pruning Shears, Speedos, Groucho Marx, Museum, Stamford, Eyebrows, Comedy News
Jerry Zezima

Before undergoing this increasingly common masculine procedure, which women get all the time, I had, indeed, only one eyebrow.

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Do Corporate Women's Groups Matter?

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 07.21.2011

Read More: Mancession, Gender Fatigue, Mba, Mckenzie Company, Salon, The Glass Cliff, Caryl Rivers, Women's Rights, Carly Fiorina, Women Workplace, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Recession, Women Census, Business News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

We're starting to see the term "gender fatigue." We've been talking so long about female equality in the workplace that it feels like arguing that women should have the right to vote.

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Brazil's Emerging Middle Class Choose Unusual Paths To Success

csmonitor.com | Julia Michaels | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Middle Class, Brazil Middle Class, Brazil Economy, Home Ownership, Pedicures, Salon, World News

A paper cap corralling her long, curly hair and a white paper mask muffling the lilt of her salon gossip, Meire adjusts a neon ring of light and peers...

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10 Funniest Women Writers On The Web

salon.com | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Salon, Funniest Women Writers Internet, Comedy News

Anyone who thinks ladies aren't hilarious hasn't been online. Meet the Web's queens of comedy......

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Ombre Hair Color

Clyde Elezi | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Soho, The Drawing Room, Salon, Ombre, Ombre Hair, Hair Trends, Hair Coloring, New York News
Clyde Elezi

Do you recall building sand castles on the beach as a toddler and how every single women used to stare at your perfectly natural ombre highlights maki...

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Jason Linkins

Donald Trump Writes YET ANOTHER Letter To Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, 2012 Speculation, 2012 Speculatron, 2012 Elections, Donald Trump, Elections 2012, Donald Trump Salon, Salon, Donald Trump Media, Donald Trump Letter, 2012, Media News

As you probably know by now, Donald Trump is running for (the attention one can receive by running for) President of our United States. He offers a ro...

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This One's for the Guys: Check Out the Latest Men's Hair Trends From The Drawing Room New York

Clyde Elezi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hairstyles, Soho, The Drawing Room, Men's Hairstyles, Salon, New York City, Hair, Styling Products, Disconnected Hair, New York Salon, Style News
Clyde Elezi

Hair has always been an important aspect of a man's image. If you're looking to stay up-to-date, here is a quick guide to age-appropriate and professional looks for men.

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Brooks Pits 'Connection' vs. 'Adventure,' But Why Not Both?

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Depression, The Social Animal, Prius, Jack Kerouac, It's a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra, Power of Lonely, Conservative, Salon, Comfort Inns, On the Road, Unemployment, New Yorker, David Brooks, Financial Crisis, New York Times, American Banking, Healthy Living News
Michael Sigman

The conservative writer/commentator David Brooks, in this New Yorker excerpt from his new book The Social Animal: A Story of Love, Character, and Achi...

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Your Hairstylist Is Leaving the Salon? Say It Isn't So!

Louis Licari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Style, Salon, Hair, Hairstyles, Haircare, Hair Salons, Hairstyling, Style News
Louis Licari

Just when everything seems to be copasetic, you get that shockingly unexpected phone call or letter: Your favorite hairdresser has moved to another salon.

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Start A Local Sanity Salon

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eco-Economics, Environment, Sanity, Ecopsychology, Salon, Ecotherapy, Economy, Sanity Salon, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Healthy Living News
Linda Buzzell

The good news is that at this moment in time -- environmental, psychological, political, social and economic issues are converging, as the true nature of our collective challenges becomes clear.

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Widening the Gender Gap: A Response to Salon's Laura Miller

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Reviews, Gender Bias, Book Publishing, Publishing, Salon, Books, Gender, Laura Miller, Books News
Jason Pinter

Salon's Laura Miller recently examined the long-argued notion that women are underrepresented in book criticism. Now, I will not argue Miller's thesis. My problem is where it goes from there.

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Weekly Pulse: White House Takes Offensive Against Health Care Repeal

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mmr, Abortion, Gop, Preexisting Condition, Adam Serwer, Telemedicine, House, Robert Kennedy Jr., Retract, Repeal, End-of-Life, Rfk, Ann Neumann, Care2, Salon, Iowa Independent, Republican, Alternet, Tapped, White House, Vote, Insurance, Health, Iowa, Affordable Care Act, Vaccine, Autism, Aca, Medicare, Health Care, Risk, Home News
The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger This week, House Republicans will hold a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill is expecte...

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Pander-monium Breaks Out Among 2012 GOP Hopefuls

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, John McCain, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Steve Kornacki, Confederate Flag, Dinesh D?Souza, Salon, Bryan Fischer, Dante Alighieri, Mike Huckabee, John Kerry, Sarah Palin, Holocaust Museum, Dadt, Tim Pawlenty, Hillary Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Politics News
Michael Sigman

As the 2012 race heats up, we'll be tracking the candidates' pander playbooks to ferret out the most interesting, egregious and hilarious suck-ups.

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Garrison Keillor, Uncensored for Christmas

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christmas, Garrison Keillor, Religion, A Prairie Home Companion, Salon, Media News
Jackson Williams

Some in the rightwing blogosphere, who can't stand Garrison Keillor for his liberal politics, are taking shots at him for his recent pro-Christmas pie...

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Pelosi Passes the Baton to Boehner

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dulles International Airport, Fluor, Build America Bonds, Bay Bridge, John Boehner, Atlantic, North Tarrant Expressway, Bond Buyer, Reuters, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Barack Obama, Virginia, Public-Private-Partnerships, Nancy Pelosi, Metro Line, Salon, Think Progress, Crebs, Meridiam, Politics News
Michael Likosky

As tempting and intoxicating stories of Republican Restoration and Democratic Triangulation may be, it is far more important to figure out how we can use TARP banks to reinvest in our real economy.

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American Museums: All Talk, No Walk

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeffrey Deitch, Avant Garde, Hitler, Moca, Gustave Courbet, LA Culture, Alfaro Siquerios, The Bathers, World War II, National Portrait Gallery, Picasso, Getty, Salon, Canada, Arts News
Edward Goldman

We Americans have become so sensitive, so wimpy, that we are in danger of ending up with art that avoids controversy at all costs. The name for such "neutered" art? Irrelevant art. Or, simply, bad art.

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