Compared to Lang Lang and Yundi Li, it took Piotr Anderszewski a long time to achieve a reputation as a top world class pianist. The Polish pianist was first recognized globally after he received the...
“Survivor” was the first reality television show. It has served for as a model for shows like "The Amazing Race," “Big Brother," “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Fear Factor." What drives the...
Popular culture in India depicts Punjabi girls as pretty and exuberant. Notwithstanding the perils of any generalization and the hyperbole of cinematic rendition, it is not far from the truth....
The horrifying connection between incest and rape continues to dominate headlines across the world this year. Mackenzie Phillips, a popular child TV star of the 1970s, has come forward with...
Political protest has always been an outsider's game, a struggle for attention from what tends to be a small group that believes it can win over more people with more visibility. Sometimes it's a...
The face of anti-GLBT activism in Ukraine is not necessarily what you'd expect it to be. In my case, I expected something resembling a bearded preacher with a fiery stare and little gobs of spit...
I was reading Above The Law a while back, and Duke (an obscure Southern school I briefly attended) was on the verge of being crowned the nation's douchiest law school. Further investigation revealed...
"Californication" stars the Golden Globe award-winning actor David Duchovny as bad boy writer Hank Moody. It has just begun its third season and has been a hit for Showtime. The central drama focuses...
Igigi designer and founder Yuliya Raquel has always been obsessed with fashion, but it was fate that she found her very specific passion, designing clothes for the plus size market. Outspoken and...
The Obama administration might be bogged down in health care fights right now, but another battle looms on the horizon, one that caused problems on the campaign trail and continues to raise hackles...
