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There’s one custom which I really must rebel: having to take off my shoes when I go to someone’s house.

Our Shoes Ourselves: An Argument Against Take-Off-Your-Shoes Houses

There’s one custom which I really must rebel: having to take off my shoes when I go to someone’s house. Take away my shoes, and you cut me off!

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Pot, Parenting, And Being Raised By An Addict

The one thing I knew I wanted as a kid was to never be like my mother — no Jose Cuervo, no Marlboro Light 100s, no makeup mirror dusted with coke.

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Gossip Can Have Valuable Social Benefits—Celebrate With Missy Elliot!

Gossip, gossip, ninja just stop it.

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On The Front Lines Of 40, Some Advice For My Former Selves 

Now that I've embarked upon the decade I once considered "old," there are a few things I'd like my 20 (and 30) year-old self to know.

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What You Can Learn From (Yes) Duggar Family Dating Rules

You don't have to agree with everything about the Duggars to appreciate that their courtship rituals surprisingly make quite a bit of sense.

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It's Rough All Over: Saudi Men Subjected to New Rules About Marrying Foreigners

While women from certain countries are totally banned, in other cases aspiring grooms need only show the defectiveness of their current wife to take a foreign bride.

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When Scary Sex Games End in Death: The Sordid Tale of Le Cousins Dangeroux

A recent story involving ropes, alcohol, drugs and incest serves as a kinky sex cautionary tale.

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"Pimp Shaming": The Controversial New Strategy to Fight Sex Trafficking

We're all for shaming pimps, but is shame an effective way to combat crime?

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