http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Deborah+King Self Help Deborah King Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=337540&ca=Self+Help Tom Arnold’s latest film means more to him than a simple paycheck. For Tom, it’s the final step in healing his childhood experience of sexual abuse by a teenage male babysitter. It’s so important that these types of stories become public knowledge so we can begin to understand and deal with the real... Parenting Deborah King Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=336494&ca=Parenting Thomas Beatie is breaking ground for a new definition of parenthood. We’ve had time to get used to natural mothers, surrogate mothers, sperm donors, egg donors, step-mothers and step-fathers, foster parents and legal guardians—each of which came with its own legal and moral complexities. Now Beatie... Self Help Deborah King Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=334179&ca=Self+Help Sex and politics have always been bedfellows. Now we’re being given a glimpse into the bedroom that hosted the ex-governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, and a high-priced call girl, and some of our questions about why a girl from a well-off family entered the world’s oldest profession are getting answ... Entertainment Deborah King Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=331367&ca=Entertainment I’m a big fan of Rachel Maddow’s show on MSNBC: she gives me the news in sound bites that I can take in really fast. When she repeatedly mentioned how the sexiest word to her is “infrastructure,” I began to think about the concept seriously—not only in terms of old roads and crumbling bridges, but a... Internet Deborah King Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=329782&ca=Internet Megan Meier was an emotionally vulnerable 13-year-old schoolgirl when Lori Drew, the mother of one of Megan’s former friends, decided to humiliate her. Ultimately, Lori was found guilty of misdemeanor charges for her role in the online hoax that led to Megan’s suicide. She got off easy. She had been... Relationships Deborah King Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=329790&ca=Relationships Madonna’s divorced again. I’m not sure anyone is surprised, except at how sad she was about the split. Of course, we all feel bad for her children and poor involuntarily celibate Guy Ritchie. But let’s face it: it’s hard to keep a husband when your entire career and personality are built around a ve...