"America's Next Top Model" crowns a winner, but stumbles on the runway.

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The Hole icon's name change is just the latest move in a career marked by failed reinventions

After her teenagers hit the streets, author Debra Gwartney faced desperation and panic. She talks about why her children left -- and how they finally returned.

Is it ever appropriate to call women "girls"?

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests the ritual to prevent extreme "female genital cutting"

Bush's habit of cutting the budgets of organizations he's used for photo ops is making him an easy target for Democrats.

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America's patrician journo-novelist goes back to college and finds -- surprise! -- the halls of academe strewn with beer cans, pizza boxes and used condoms.

How playing with different kinds of toys can change girls' outlook on life

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito shared her results to make a point about stigma and healthcare

The video for "Pretty Girls" is emblematic of a shallow "do what we like, get what we want" brand of empowerment

Why has exchanging insults become acceptable, expected and even desired behavior among young women?

Longing for the college revelry he never had, a young man goes undercover in the land of spring break.