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    LolaQuinn is full of beans: Where is the love for the Go Ask Alice column! God did that get me through my late teens... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Oh great. Now I'm never going to get any work done. Up 'til this point Dan Savage has been my one and only. Even if I don't always agree with him, at ... more »
    bowleserised: That Double X column sounds awful. Another of those "women like brands so we shall name brands, ooh! women can be bitches" bits of crap. I will invest... more »
    SarahHeartburn: And no Carolyn Hax? more »
    cait98: I LOVE LOVE LOVE Dan Savage. I LIKE that he's not afraid to be offensive and challenges this need to be PC all the time. I don't see it as small-minde... more »
    PeterAbe1ard: I take issue with these claims about Dan Savage. He's he's "not so good [to have on your side] if you are, say, a bi black dude with body image issue... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: I am addicted to advice columns. I could read/watch them all day. Advice, give me it! more »
    badmutha: BISH PLZ! I will always and only get my advice from our own Pot Psychology. Tracie & Rich are the best. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: I'll confess to being a Prudie reader. I liked it a bit better before Emily Yoffe took over, but it is still part of my Thursday morning work-avoidanc... more »
    katcarl: What about Carolyn Hax from the Washington Post? Her advice is more nuanced than Dear Prudie, but more succinct than Savage or Tenis, who tend to ramb... more »
    kaiwhakamarie: Our local magazine has 'Ask Jyl', which is all kinds of teh awesome, for anybody who is interested: [flagpole.com] more »
    formergr: Why does Cary Tennis' gender change midway between the section on his (her?) column? It's a guy, right? I used to love Prudie on Slate, but now that i... more »
    PreposterousHypothesis: I feel like I need to defend Prudie a bit. I don't agree with her on everything, but I read that column referenced, and it seemed the problem was less... more »
    Cafezinha: Just don't come to Prudie with any kind of out-of-the-box sexuality or relationship questions. She's dropped some serious turds about open relationsh... more »
    schlegs84: I HATE that as a liberal I'm supposed to love Dan Savage. I don't so even when he says something smart I get all petulant and want to cross my arms an... more »
    AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: Truth is, the best advice I've gotten on the internet is from the lovely Jezebel readers. I know it's not an official "advice" outlet or whatnot, but ... more »
    hydrogen_jukebox: I'll always be a Dear Abby/Annie's Mailbox sorta gal. more »
    tomatoheart: Mr. Blue was so much more awesome than Cary Tennis, though I've grown to love Cary. mr. blue has the best get-over-a-breakup advice ever "Enroll in Mr... more »
    tscheese: I found the Friend or Foe column to be pretty insufferable. It was like "BABIES! Babies babies babies. You had babies, so now your friends are inferio... more »
    librarianette: dan savage annoys me with his small-mindedness about somethings. i used to subscribe to the "ooh, he's so progressive" mind frame until i heard him on... more »
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    Advice On Advice: Rating Internet Advice Columns

    Advice columns are a little like cats: they may not actually do much, but they're fun to look at. Also like cats, not all advice columns are created equal. After the jump, we grade a few of the major players. More »