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A recent case of long-term stalking that includes deviant interests raises questions about victim protections.

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External homophobia is easier to recognize, but the ways we've internalized it are more nuanced and less understood.

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The claim is that gelatin taken before eating forms a gel that reduces food intake leading to weight loss. The gelling ...

Nobody prepares us for the inevitability of ageist encounters as we grow older, even though we now know they can have ...

Gossip's negative reputation is not easily overcome, especially at first glance. But scientific research finds that gossip ...

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In the new film "Tony," the character of Anthony Bourdain enters adulthood learning that he could get away with being a ...