Chicago May was a 19th century Irish immigrant who became a con-woman and crook instead of a maid or factory worker.
Chicago May was a 19th century Irish immigrant who became a con-woman and crook instead of a maid or factory worker.
Jill Price has total recall of her life from the age of about 14. They still don't know why, but hope to understand someday and use that knowledge to help other people
What is normal? "Normal" is a social construct, not a medical one and society should learn to embrace diversity.
Mary Karr's latest memoir is called "Lit" and chronicles her alcoholism and alcoholic family.
Writer and writing coach Natalie Goldberg tells Anne Strainchamps how two of the most important men in her life - her father and her Zen master – failed her.
Mark Helprin's got a new book out. "In Sunlight and in Shadow" lands on shelves this week. The novel is his first return to New York City since "Winter's Tale." In this UNCUT interview, Helprin talks with Jim Fleming about the story and the city.
Christian Rudder, the founder of OKCupid, thinks cupid’s arrow may just be an algorithm.
Kathleen Parker believes that popular culture portrays men as incompetent fools and classrooms ignore material of interest to boys. She says intelligent women need someone else to talk to, much less to marry and raise children with, so it's in women's interest to fix this.