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Congressional Candidate James Woods Sends Condoms To Anti-Choice Group

Introducing James Woods: the atheist Congressional candidate who trolled anti-choice groups with brilliantly-labeled condoms.

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Watch: Think Your Pregnancy Was Bad? This Octopus Waited 53 Months For Her Eggs to Hatch

Scientists have discovered by far the longest documented egg-brooding period of any animal. And it's a doozy.

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EarthArt Colors of the Earth. By Bernhard Edmaier and Angelika Jung-Hüttl. Phaidon Press. 224 Pages. $59.95.

Ravish It: EARTH—The Photography Book That's Busy Blowing Our Minds

Nature photographer Bernhard Edmaier just released his latest book. We're gaga for the gorgeousness.

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An Open Letter to the Media: Stop Your Irresponsible Coverage of Robin Williams' Death

It’s time to institute best practices for covering mental illness. Happily there are years of in-depth research designed to do just that. The media just ignore it.

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Brilliant Woman Invents Phallic Fitness Routine, Inspires All 

Claire Wyckoff has concocted an interesting running routine: run in the shape of dicks, then share on social media. In short, she's our hero.

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Solution or Snake Oil: HIV-Killing Condom Plagued by Questions

VivaGel condom lab tests show that it can "inactivate" up to 99.9 percent of HIV, herpes (HSV) and HPV. So what's the problem?

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The Surprising New Science Behind Love at First Sight

Researchers at the University of Chicago are touting a new study that may prove an age-old myth.

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Fired NYT Executive Editor Jill Abramson Breaks Her Silence

Abramson requests to be referred to as the "fired" New York Times executive editor rather than "former," saying she thinks the latter is "icky."

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