Raina Kelley

What's so disturbing about a new green parenting guide?

For the living, a little snark will get us through.

What we don't know can hurt us.

Why the lavish gift I have planned for my husband is pure, selfish genius.

Apparently there's been some misunderstanding about my column about Zoosk, the online matchmakers who harness the power of social networking to help people find love.  Despite the fact that the headline says "Zoosk: a Horrifying Mix of Friending and Dating," I think Zoosk is a wonderful idea.  In fact, I even say as much; So maybe Zoosk isn't such a bad idea for the young people.

What the von Brunn case can teach us about elderly criminals.

by Raina Kelley Do you remember being 16? If you were anything like me, you responded to the admonitions of your elders with eye-rolling, loud sighing and deep suspicion--if not an outright refusal to believe anything a grownup said that didn't directly correlate with your own core beliefs.

A new site allows your friends to meddle in your dating life. What a horrifying idea.

Why are fictional female cops more realistic than 'real' housewives?

Why Sonia Sotomayor has never needed any special treatment.

By Raina KelleyOMG! Jon and Kate's marriage is over! Jon has a 20-something mistress (sorta) and Kate is suspiciously close to her bodyguard. Wait, there's more:  The neighbor says that people say they're just doing it for the money!

For anyone who's not a bank, the economy still looks bleak. That's why it's time to start demanding some reforms that help the rest of us.

It has occurred to me that I wasn't as clear as I should have been in my Mother's Day story on work/life balance. The column's commenters have been taking me to task for what they believe was a sexist presentation of gender roles.

Editor's note: You may know Raina Kelly from her very sensible breakdown of the Chris Brown/Rihanna discussion, or the powerful letter to her son written on election night, or any of the myriad other smart and funny pieces she's done online and in the pages of NEWSWEEK.

A new book says we're in a narcissism epidemic. Why you're not so special.

These reality programs aren't just trashy. They're toxic.

A new book advises us to 'Throw Out Fifty Things.' Why that might tidy your house, but not your mind.

Here are the three things I still don't understand about Twitter. Please help.

Admit it: You're lying to yourself about why you use Facebook, or any of its myriad kin. Debunking the top social-networking delusions:1. I only friend people I know.

Five mistakes we make when we talk about Rihanna and Chris Brown's relationship.

Four reasons Nadya Suleman drives us crazy, and why we're wrong.

We're all worried about seeming racist. Some advice: just relax.

Seven lies we tell ourselves about social networking.

A criminologist on the complex reasons seemingly ordinary men are driven to murder their families—and why we may soon see more of these tragic cases.

How I became addicted to an obscure cable TV series about ordinary people who endure the most bizarre ordeals imaginable.

Why I was so eager to claim my biracial son for my own side.

What does Barack Obama's election mean to you? It means many things. When you are older, we will talk about how African-American children, like their parents and grandparents, have struggled to overcome the feeling that no matter how hard they study and work and try, there are barriers—some visible, others hidden but still there—that block their way.

A talk with the coauthor of the new teen-sex study, who says shocking rumors aren't the real story.