As the author of this post, I would like to say that i am preparing for the recession by dropping randomly incorrect words into my posting. (Now fixed, thanks to the previous posting.) I am preparing for the "reception" by cooking a dozen pigs in a blanket! see you in the banquet hall!

Thank you, everyone, for pointing out the error in my article. Whitney is, indeed, a size 10, not a size 6. My mistake, for which I apologize, and the story has since been corrected.

New York Times Op-ed author Helen Benedict sent Salon the following response, which we wanted to share with readers:

"Several readers wish to know where my statistics on rape and sexual assault come from, and also where to go for help. I am happy to oblige. For help from outside the VA system, contact W.O.W., Women Organizing Women, www.vetwow.com; or S.W.A.N., the Service Women Action Network, www.servicewomen.org. For help from the VA itself, go to Women's Mental Health Center: www.womenvetsptsd.va.gov. All citations for the research I quote, and all discussion of why sexual assault happens in the military, what needs to be done to prevent it and where to find help are in my forthcoming book, "The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq." Alas, one cannot condense an entire book, many pages of footnotes, or such a complex issue into a few hundred words for an Op-Ed. The sources for these statistics on rape, sexual assault and harassment are veterans studies conducted by psychologists, sociologists and doctors at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or at universities. Veteran studies are more reliable than surveys of active duty troops because veterans feel less threatened and more able to tell the truth. Most of the studies were conducted by teams led by Anne Sadler and Maureen Murdoch and published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Military Medicine, Archives of Family Medicine, and the Journal of American Medical Women's Association between the years 1995-2006. They can be found online. But in brief, a 2003 survey of female veterans from Vietnam through the first Gulf War found that 30 percent -- nearly one third -- said they were raped in the military. A 2004 study of female veterans from Vietnam and all the wars since, who were seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, found that 71 percent -- nearly three-quarters -- said they were sexually assaulted or raped while serving. And a third study, conducted in 1992-93 with female veterans of the first Gulf War and earlier wars, found that 90 percent said they had been sexually harassed in the military. These are widely respected and oft-cited studies. -- Helen Benedict"

Hi, I'm the editor of Broadsheet, and I just want to make two clarifications: savadi, no one posting here purports to speak for all women. In fact, we aim to write on topics about which there are a multiplicity of opinions. This space is intended to discuss them. Linney, I'm not sure what "feminist press" you're referring to, but bitchy superiority and name-calling are things we all aim to avoid -- though personally I know sometimes I fail.

I wanted to answer the question of whether or not Tracy's personal essay, "In Defense of Casual Sex," would have run had she been a man pitching the piece. As the editor on that story, I have to say: ABSOLUTELY, YES. We are always looking for honest and incisive coverage about sexuality from all genders -- male, female, and in between. I share a frustration, expressed by a few letter writers, with a lack of Salon stories about the male sexual experience. Thanks for the feedback.

For the record, I am 34. For the record, however, I love the Jonas Brothers. I know, it gets confusing.

Thank you for pointing out the error in the piece regarding heads of state v. heads of government. It's since been corrected. -- Ed.

@stephendedalus82: I would never underestimate the power of toast, but I do appreciate the reminder. Toast is one of my favorite food groups, behind cheese but before pineapple. Delicious. AND POWERFUL.

I'm not sure I understand your criticism, but I'd be curious to hear more about it. I'm the editor of the Life section (also the author of "Get me girl-drink drunk!") and the editor of Broadsheet.

Let me offer this, if it helps: Broadsheet is a blog that views politics, news and culture through a feminist prism. As such, it's a bit of a hybrid: Not straight news (that's War Room) and not straight opinion (though it is certainly *opinionated*). But the Life section runs plenty of opinion pieces. You make it sound as though we are constantly flip-flopping back and forth from writing pink cocktail fluff pieces to hard-hitting political pieces, but the article you cited -- about pink cocktail fluff -- is the only story of its type that will run in my section for the entire year. As the person most intimate with the site's content, I think our stories run a gamut that is far more nuanced.

So I guess I'd need you to further articulate your complaint before I could respond to it, though I am happy to do so. I know the queasy feeling in the stomach when you suspect that a publication is marginalizing you -- for whatever reason. But I don't think women are marginalized on Salon. At all.

(And by the way, I love your screen name.)

Yes, this is the moment I acknowledge that I am a) out of touch and b) 34 years old and c) really hungry and tired. It is Blink-182. I am changing it in the text, but I thank you for pointing out my mistake. Good lord. I used to pride myself on my ability to write these items really quick and without fact-checking. Hmm. Guess I need interns.

Also, what is Blink-183? The sequel? Just curious.