While Americans happily spend millions of dollars on plastic surgery, Paduang women undergo dramatic body alteration simply to escape poverty.

A harmless—if a bit tasteless—Danish cartoon gets the Muslim world in a tizzy.

In the beginning of January, New York City politics took a turn for the gay, I mean, better. Christine Callaghan Quinn was elected as the speaker of the City Council, being the first out lesbian/gay politician (and the first Irish person) to hold the position.

Cutbacks and reorganization in print media has resulted in meagre arts reporting -- the situation needs to be salvaged.

It was Mozart's birthday on Friday, or more precisely the 250th anniversary of his birth. And nearly all the world cheered.

A hugely generous gift for the Met, but will it be able to count on others?

Hamas and the future of the Middle East

The Army National Guard's "Try One in the Guard" program advertising should come with a disclaimer.

Retailers are seeing a boost in sales in a traditionally weak month due to the phenomenon of gift cards.

Gay and transgender prisoners will have to apply for “protective custody” which is actually 23 hours of lock-down in their cells. Does this sound like protection or punishment?

What does it mean to forget about Pitt, Clooney and Damon in order to go and shoot some John Smiths on the Ohio-West Virginia border? It's like leaving your condo in Gramercy to share a studio in Hoboken! Why would you do that?

Confirming what we've always suspected, a recent survey points out that more attractive individuals earn more money than their homely counterparts. As if we didn't already know that from repeated viewings of Pretty Woman.

I’m always drawn to psychologist Steven Pinker's work, because he’s willing to confront the scientific fallacies born from political-correctness. That said, I don’t always agree with him. And I’m particularly skeptical of his take on the nature vs. nurture debate.

Teen Vogue and the fashion industry fuel the author’s frustration with an overused term, demeaning the intricacies of the fashion business.

In an age when we can personalize every aspect of entertainment according to individual tastes, it's hardly surprising that ordinary people are now contributing to the creative process itself.