Charlie Hebdo Raises The Question: Is Hate Speech Protected In France?
When cartoonists at a French publication that had poked fun at the Prophet Muhammad were shot dead, millions around the world felt it as an attack on freedom of speech….
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Auschwitz Survivor: Being Alive Is The Best ‘Revenge’
TEL AVIV, Israel Shortly after the Nazi invasion of what was then Hungary in May 1944, Renee Ganz’s family and most of the 25,000 Jews in the city of Oradea…
Daily Meditation: Detachment
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life….
7 Reasons You’re Waking Up All Wrong
By Anna Medaris Miller for U.S. News Did you hit the snooze this morning? Reach for the coffee? Skip breakfast? If this were “How to Wake Up 101,” you’d fail….
Working From Home Is Good For You And Your Boss
As a Winter Storm Juno ravages the Northeast, many employees are skipping their daily commutes and office 9-to-5, and instead getting comfortable with their living rooms and laptops. This remote…
Facebook Knows You Better Than Your Therapist
Who knows you better than anyone? Facebook, of course. In a recent study of more than 17,000 Facebook users, researchers compared the results of a personality survey completed by study…
Food-Themed Dominos Are The Most Fun Way To Decide What’s For Dinner
Most of us turn to food experts when we need help with dinner — cookbooks, cooking shows, food magazines — but Leonie Anholts, a recent graduate of Academie Artemis, had…
17 Reasons To Love Chocolate Cake
There are many great cakes baked in the world today. There’s Norway’s beloved National Cake, named the World’s Best Cake by the Norwegians (of course). There’s the colorful Funfetti classic…
Male Victims Of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out‘We’re Up Against A System That’s Not Designed To Help Us’
Note: The following story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers might find upsetting. It was Andrew’s sixth night of his freshman year at Brown University when he was…
How To Make Nachos In The Slow Cooker
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Slow Cooker Super Bowl Recipes That Will Feed A Crowd
Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching. Have you planned your Super Bowl party menu yet? If you haven’t figured out what you’re going to cook for the big game, don’t…
Leftover Chili Recipes That May Come In Handy During A Snow Storm
When it’s time to hunker down and hide from the cold — or the blizzard that is causing widespread panic throughout the Northeast — nothing sounds better than a big…
11 Habits Of Insanely Fashionable People
Working in fashion and being surrounded by incredibly stylish women inevitably means that we’ve pick up on a few things as HuffPost Style editors. We have mastered the sometimes difficult…
Natalie Portman Makes Her Couture Debut at Dior
PARIS — It was day two at Haute Couture, and Natalie Portman was beaming. She was sitting in the front row at the Dior show, on the grounds of the…
E-Cigarettes Could Face Major Bans In California
On the heels of a study that found electronic cigarettes may expose users to high levels of formaldehyde, the California senate has introduced a bill that would define the controversial…
Clinton Foundation To Help Make Anti-Overdose Drug Much More Affordable
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naloxone, a medication known as the “overdose antidote,” can reverse the effects of an overdose from opioid drugs like heroin, Vicodin, OxyContin and morphine. Although Naloxone…
6 Michigan Fraternities, Sororities Suspended For Ski Resort Vandalism
Six University of Michigan Greek organizations are now suspended due to their involvement in vandalism of two ski resorts, the school confirmed this weekend. The fraternities Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi…
Bill Clegg’s Debut Novel Is ‘Did You Ever Have a Family’
The literary agent Bill Clegg is renowned in the publishing world as a ruthless negotiator who routinely wrings fat six- and seven-figure advances out of editors for experimental debut novels…
Pope Francis Reported To Have Met With Transgender Man At The Vatican
Pope Francis reportedly held a private audience with a transgender man on Saturday, adding yet another first to his papal record. Diego Neria Lejárraga, who underwent sex-reassignment surgery and was…
Best Snow Day Reads: 19 Page-Turners To Enjoy While Snowed In
Snowstorms unquestionably create a massive hassle for many — the entire region grinding to a halt can have real ramifications, especially if your boss won’t let you stay home from…
White Clergy Spark Debate By Telling Cops #UseMeInstead For Target Practice
A group of clergy members wanted to change the conversation when they heard that a Florida police department was using mug shots of young black men as targets for shooting…
Warning: This Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale Photo Series May Give You (Beautiful) Nightmares
If these pictures could talk, they’d tell tales by the Brothers Grimm. – H/T Bored Panda
Vanderbilt Rape Case Defendant: No Memory Of Alleged Assault
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Vanderbilt football player charged with rape told a jury Monday that he can’t remember a dorm room sexual assault that prosecutors say he and…
9 Numbers That Explain How Americans View Sikhs
With more than 150 years of history in the United States, Sikh Americans are still highly misunderstood. Regularly subjected to discrimination and occasionally even the targets of hate crimes, Sikhs…
How To Get An Actual Workout While You’re Shoveling Snow
If you’re one of the more than 35 million people heading inside thanks to Winter Storm Juno, you very well may be wondering: But what about my workout? Okay, you’re…
UPDATE: ‘Papa John’ Swears He Didn’t Eat Pizza With A Fork
Papa John says the photo taken over the weekend is NOT what it seems, because he was forking a tuna … not a pizza. Read the whole story at TMZ
Video Tour Of Coffee Drinks Around The World Covers Lots Of Ground, Deliciously
If you had a personal barista who could make coffee drinks from around the world, your life could look like this video. – Want to read more from HuffPost Taste?…
Boston Bombing Case Requires Jurors To Be Open To Death Penalty Frustrating Catholics
BOSTON (RNS) As the quest for a jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial approaches its fourth week, some of the area’s 2 million Roman Catholics are growing frustrated with…
Momofuku Milk Bar Pops Up
To Sip: New Hot Drinks From a Pop-Up A pop-up version of the Momofuku Milk Bar opens Feb. 2 at the southern end of Madison Square Park. Along with the…
Parents seeking liver donor to save 3-year-old twins
The problem is that their father, Michael Wagner, can donate to only one of the pair. Wagner and his wife, Johanne, have taken their search for a second donor to…