Living With a Star
Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a thermonuclear furnace fueling spectacular storms that send high-energy particles and radiation far out into…
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Bolivian Prez: Women Are Smarter Than Men
Though it’s painful for him to admit it, Bolivian President Evo Morales says women are smarter than men. – With women accounting for 53.1 percent of the lower house of…
David Duchovny Wrote A Novel Called ‘Holy Cow,’ And It’s Totally Bizarre
We’re living in what might be deemed a golden era of Hollywood literature. Female comedians from Mindy Kaling to Amy Poehler have been producing funny memoirs that transcend the celeb…
Not The Way White Girls Do
Girls of color don’t have films made about them. Especially not in the way white girls do. There’s no Mean Girls featuring a black co-lead, or a Ten Things I…
Owners of Patriots and Seahawks Are a Study in Contrasts
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Amid the frenzy of Super Bowl media day on Tuesday, as thousands of reporters and cameras surrounded the New England Patriots coaches and players, the dapper owner…
Huckabee: Gay People ‘Can Be My Friends’
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said on Sunday that even though he opposes gay marriage for religious reasons, he has plenty of gay friends — just like he has…
The Lessons of the Michelle Obama Head Scarf Hoo-Ha
I am talking, of course, about the Michelle-Obama-No-Head-Scarf-in-Saudi-Arabia affair that gripped Twitter this week, and which my colleague Robert Mackey neatly summed up as “Michelle Obama Praised for Bold Stand…
Think Twice Before You Binge Watch All Those Lifetime Movies On Netflix
Middlebrow is a recap of the week in entertainment, celebrity and television news that provides a comprehensive look at the state of pop culture. From the rock bottom to highfalutin,…
Six Reasons I Finally Decided To Marry My Same-Sex Partner After 13 Years
By Rick Clemons for YourTango.com Thirteen years is a long time to share a life with someone. I should know; I’ve now done it twice. Once with my ex-wife, and…
The Only Tipping Guide You’ll Ever Really Need
We all know Americans like to tip (and that’s a good thing) and it seems as though we’re always trying to remember how much to tip everyone from bell hops…
Looking Down On The Snow Storm In New York City
The snow may not have been as bad in some parts of the Northeast as forecasters predicted, but New York City was still blanketed with a nice dusting of 7…
Snowbound? You can always watch these
Fret not, there is no need to binge-watch “Doctor Who” now that Netflix has struck a deal with BBC and that show won’t be going away after all. Sadly, though,…
7 Snow Day Charts To Help You Weather The Storm
Snowpocalypse, Snowmageddon, whatever hyperbolic name you’re calling it, it’s here. The Northeast is facing a snowstorm of epic proportions so we’re getting prepared the only way we know how: making…
Obama’s Alaska move triggers fight
READ: Netanyahu visit continues to stir emotion Though his administration could take some steps immediately, the plan would need the approval of Congress — which Senate Energy and Natural Resources…
Your Chipotle Could Be Getting Carnitas Back Soon
Carnitas lovers rejoice! (Sort of.) Finding carnitas during the ongoing Chipotle pork shortage may not be as hard as you originally thought. The Mexican chain is rotating the menu item…
Talk Stays Light at Men’s Runway Shows, but Signs of Paris’s Sorrow Linger
PARIS — “The show must go on!” is a cliché as a rallying cry, but it was unusually apt this month as the fall 2015 men’s runway shows bore their…
Marissa Mayer’s Plan for Yahoo Takes Hold. The Question Now Is Time.
Farhad Manjoo STATE OF THE ART When Marissa Mayer was offered the chief executive job at Yahoo in the summer of 2012, she had a script for returning the pioneering…
Obama Gives A Push To Restoring Voting Rights Act: ‘The Right To Vote Is Sacred’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pushed Congress Tuesday night to restore a key portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, even though Republicans signaled last week they have no intention…
Guys, There’s Totally No ‘90210’ Feud (There’s Definitely a ‘90210’ Feud)
www.fishwrapper.com: He says, she says, they say … as long as it’s not coming out of Tori Spelling or Dean McDermott’s mouth, we’re totally willing to listen: Shannen Doherty and…
Police: Gunman enters post office in Colombes, France
The incident began around 12:45 p.m. (6:45 a.m. ET). The gunman might be mentally unstable, according to police in Colombes, a community about 10 kilometers northwest of the French capital….
Secret Service cleans house after scandals
Four senior officialsresponsible for investigations, technology, protections and public affairsare being asked to leave their posts, though they could still technically stay with the Secret Service, a person at the…
Princeton janitor brings clean water to hometown in Haiti
Keeping the dormitories and lecture halls spotless for Ivy League students has been his livelihood since Lajeunesse moved to the United States as a young man. He works two jobs…
Alex Chinneck’s mind-bending buildings
Read: 10 works of art that shocked the world The floating building is part of what Chinneck calls the “architectural chapter” of his career, which has born four large-scale installations…