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Everyone longs to be “gotten,” a little self control goes a long way, and more.

I’m a crisis reporter. A recent visit to an inpatient facility for violent criminals taught me that the way we think about rape is wrong.

It’s my parental responsibility to make sure he can live independently.

My whole town was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. As my family and I tried to rebuild, we saw the best humanity had to offer — and the worst.

When I started as a nurse in an Alzheimer’s care facility, I thought I could fix the system and my patients. It turns out I couldn’t do either — but I could help.

When Hurricane Katrina hit, I was communications director for Gov. Blanco. I found out firsthand what happens when government is caught unprepared for a crisis.

I wanted to know what these men were like, not on Reddit or on Twitter or on any other forum where they are actively engaged in their cause, but in ordinary life — relaxed, after having a few, and without a keyboard to take it out on.

The advice in their pages is too often insane, aimed at fearmongering, and totally science-free.

When I was a kid, people at my church thought I would grow up to be a pastor. Instead, I abandoned Christianity and converted to Islam.

After a while, it’s just easier to believe that Yogi is real.

Western sanctions began before I was born. Now, more than 30 years later, they might end. But I’m not sure Iran will ever recover.

There’s nothing wrong with curiosity about the experience of mixed-race people — but there are a few things I’d like people to know about those of us who are living it.

How Timehop and Facebook are changing our relationship with the past.

A scientist explains the moral dilemma of working with fetal cells.

Eleven percent of women report having fertility issues, so it’s likely you will know someone going through the process. Here’s what you shouldn’t — and should — say.