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Sutton Foster in 'Anything Goes' during the Tony Awards June 12, 2011.

American Icons: Anything Goes

Culture

Cole Porter was out of the musical theater scene during the 1930s, as American mores grew looser and more risqué. But instead of getting stodgy, he wrote the classic celebration of freedom from social constraints.

Harper Lee 2

Queering Harper Lee: The question that remains about the author’s life

Culture
FOXY opens a dialogue with young women across the Canadian North about sexual health, relationships, and making healthy decisions.

Straight talk about sex in the Canadian Arctic

Culture
Aziz Ansari, the comedian and actor teamed up with a sociologist from New York University, Eric Klinenberg to take the pulse of global romance in the early 21st century.

Strangers around the world gave Aziz Ansari the most intimate details of their romantic lives — their text messages

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Red lipstick on lips

Red lipstick is a feminist statement — really

Lifestyle & Belief
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Red lipstick on lips

Red lipstick is a feminist statement — really

Lifestyle & Belief

Red lipstick has gone from being a sign of a prostitution to a symbol of patriotism and power in the twentieth century. Author Madeleine Marsh argues that it is all about female strength.

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