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I'm a journalist and author of two books, "Gimme Shelter: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream" and "A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles: A True Story of Love, Science, & Cancer."

My work has appeared in Salon.com, the New York Times, LA Times, the Guardian, Health, Time, Yoga Journal, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines.

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The radical politics of "Dancing With the Stars"

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By Mary Elizabeth Williams 
| Salon
A chorus of boos seems to rise up in the presence of Sarah Palin — and America wants to believe. A teen mom gets in a pitch for abstinence. An outspoken comic declares: “It’s a tough time for the gay community.
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My first summer after skin cancer

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By Mary Elizabeth Williams 
| Salon
A year ago, my family and I were kicking off what I would later refer to as the best summer ever. Over the next three months, we swam in the lake at Wellfleet, and ate ice cream on the High Line. The kids went on boat rides around the city and ran around in sprinklers at camp. I had sunset picnics and romantic strolls around Governor's Island. Then I found out I had malignant melanoma on my head. And summer would never be the same.
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Celebrity buddy breakups are a lot like ours Original

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By Mary Elizabeth Williams 
| Salon
Her romances may have been overanalyzed to death, but the very public, one might even say performative nature of Taylor Swift's relationship with her girl squad has long provided ample fascination for the gossip press and an unnerving amount of creative fodder for her lyrics. But lately, the once-tight bond between the Grammy winner and bestie Blake Lively appears to be cracking under the weight of the "It Ends With Us" debacle.
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