While the success of #MeToo testifies to the power of social media, it's not the first movement of its kind

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A year after her creator's death, Eloise plays hard to get at the Plaza.

In a second season set in Italy, creator Mike White returns to his strength in writing complicated women and men

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Science desks are needed more than ever, but traditional revenue models are destroying them

There are at least 350 shapes of pasta you can buy. Food blogger Dan Pashman apparently thought we could use more

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Joe McGinniss tackles an Italian soccer club president.

Pour yourself a drink and forget the presents. December 25 offers plenty of other reasons to celebrate.

Cloaked in myopic self-righteousness, the Bush administration is trying to make its gulag problem disappear by attacking Amnesty International. This isn't just blind and arrogant, it's harming the national interest.

The glorious sport of thoroughbred racing is dying -- and part of the reason is the greed of owners who put champions out to stud in their prime.

A new "zero waste" law drastically increases the penalty for improper waste disposal

I never got my mother's passion for the royals and Princess Diana in particular until Season 4 of "The Crown"