Michele Catalano

Michele Catalano lives, writes, and takes photographs on Long Island.

Jersey Shore: Fist-Pumping, Hair Gel, and No Sense of Shame

Sunday, December 13th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

MTV's new hit show glamorizes a decadent, risky, and abhorrent lifestyle.

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The Richmond High Gang Rape: Who’s to Blame?

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Fingers are being pointed in every direction — from parents, to school security, to video games.

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Swine Flu: Panic But Remain Calm?

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

“National emergency” sounds worse than the actual danger.

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Naked Justice: Arrested for Nudity in His Own Kitchen

Sunday, October 25th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Could it happen to you?

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Just Look Away From The ‘Balloon Boy’

Monday, October 19th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Richard Heene joins Octomom, Jon and Kate in the line of people who will sell out their children for fame and money. But we don't have to buy.

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Women Don’t Have to Get the Blues

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Maureen Dowd is pushing the hypothesis that modern women are increasingly miserable. But it's not necessarily so.

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Who’s Your Daddy? George Clooney? Brad Pitt? The World of Celebrity Genetics

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

A sperm bank solicits celebrity look-alike donors for women who want their kids to resemble their favorite movie star.

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We Say ‘Never Forget’ — But Do We Really Mean It?

Friday, September 11th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

On September 11, we must honor the dead, but also reach out to the living.

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Raising a Dangerously Obese Child Is a Shame — But Is It a Crime?

Monday, July 27th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Putting 555-pound Alexander Draper's mother in prison won't help anyone.

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All Michael Jackson, All the Time

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 - by Michele Catalano

Why so many are fascinated and heartbroken by the death of a pop singer.

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