The New York Times scribe laments last week's marriage decision, with the usual hand-wringing & cherry-picked data

Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra" has its moments but do we really need another take on this superstar of history?

The age-old debate gets dusted off with the casting of a biracial actor to play the infamous Egyptian queen

Philippine women turn to nasal inserts for longer, "whiter" noses.

From a master biographer, a shrewd and worldly tribute to history's most notorious queen

The author of a debut novel sidelines Cleopatra in favor of her sisters, powerful protagonists of their own dramas

Beck's new project, "The Immortal," depicts Santa Claus like your kids have never seen before. And it gets worse

Is Summer's Eve's new ad campaign empowering -- or just crazy?

The actress-cum-tabloid punching bag takes on Elizabeth Taylor in the ridiculous new biopic, "Liz & Dick"

Nine-ton pylon was part of the entrance to Temple of Isis, in a palace complex submerged in Alexandria harbor

Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.

Finale night! "Rome," "The L Word" and "Battlestar Galactica" end their seasons with strange twists, bad jokes and misplaced protest songs.

A BBC story suggesting girls model themselves on Shakespeare's heroines rather than the Kardashians misses the mark

From begging to threats and trash-talking, this exchange is something straight out of "Swimming With Sharks"

Walter's latest offering, "Beautiful Ruins," is the result of a novelist working at the height of his powers