Valentine’s Day is a day set aside for love that is observed in countless countries throughout the world. As early as the 18th century, lovers who courted would express their heartfelt sentiments...
Who likes to show Valentine's Day a bit of love? Show of hands. I, for one, never have, because it has seemed to me that squishing expressions of love into one day of socially-approved...
Deciphering the universe of Hindi soaps demands an astute eye for the texture of relationships within joint families. A few clarifications, hence, for folk unfamiliar with the nuances of an Indian...
Laurie Penny is an English journalist who came into the public eye last year with her gripping coverage of the student protests and occupations. She writes a column for the New Statesman, as well...
Though Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14th, this year perhaps our greatest celebration of love will occur on April 29th when Prince William, son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, marries...
Even here in my corner of the world—a little spot in the Southeastern region of the United States—everyone seems a little different today. A little bit kinder, maybe. A little bit more patient,...
Laura is a single journalist living and working in Mexican City for “Your Business” magazine. Correction, lives should really be replaced with exists. Her one bedroom apartment is her home,...
Hey girl in the strobing light What your mama never told ya Love hurts when you do it right You can cry when you get older - Robyn Last weekend, an old friend of mine was in town. I jokingly...
I was clicking my boot heels (autumn has suddenly decided to make its appearance in formerly heat-struck Moscow - with a maniacal vengeance) down the broken pavement, splashing through the puddles,...
The internet recently went into an all-out furor over a segment of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's radio program, in which she used the N word repeatedly, while telling a Black woman who had called for...