Mariam Ghani’s apartment is a map to her layered identity. Books rise from floor to ceiling, black binders of redacted Guantánamo Bay interrogations sharing shelf space with critical theory and…
New York City had gone 12 days without a homicide, its longest stretch on modern record, police said Monday. The last reported homicide was February 1, Super Bowl Sunday, in…
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When Sofía Vergara sits down for an online Q&A with her fans, she doesn’t hold much back. The “Modern Family” star did just that via People En Español’s Facebook page…
Gabrielle Union has been sporting gorgeous hair and makeup while promoting the second season of the BET series “Being Mary Jane.” The smokey eyes she wore on “Extra” is at…
Have scientists discovered a new species of primitive human? Two teams of researchers have been asking that very question after analyzing mysterious fossils found in China and Taiwan. The fossils…
Ancient wonder, meet modern daredevil. – We’ll say.
An ancient human skull fragment found in Israel may come from a close relative of the first modern humans to colonize Europe, researchers say. The finding sheds light on the…
That was possible some 55,000 years ago in modern-day Israel, archaeologists announced this weeka find that they say could be significant, since it could shed light on when and how…
Even “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland and Matt Shively of “True Jackson” weighed in to give their thumbs up. “@joshgad: I mean HELL YES!!! @prattprattpratt is perfect! http://t.co/JWcoKw7MzA” YES!!!!!! –…
Every few years TheBacklot asks readers to name their favorite gay films and we sort through the tens of thousands of submissions to compile an up-to-date list of the Top…
Modern Farmer, the quirky 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers’ market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, became a magazine without an editorial staff…
Modern Farmer, the 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers’ market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, became a magazine without an editorial staff on…
Modern Farmer, the 100,000-circulation quarterly and website that tried to link effete urban farmers’ market culture with the practicalities of actual farming, ceased publication Friday, as the last of the…
In America, traditional schooling has frequently drawn inspiration from the trusty “three Rs”: writing, reading and arithmetic. But as the technology sector continues to boom, educators have realized that this…
One scene shows a same-sex couple about to commit to marriage, while another shows a couple getting married with their child at their side. The photos are a celebration of…
“There was a rumor that there were archives in the Condé Nast offices in New York that nobody had known about,” says Todd Brandow, a photography curator. “It was difficult…