Joe Gallant's Black Mirror Productions tries to bring the nastiness of old-school smut back into the New York porn biz. And save the world from John Ashcroft besides.

A new set of dolls is reigniting old debates about hair, body image and young African-American girls

The author talks about what she learned from "The Sopranos," the narrative genius of PowerPoint, and her new novel

The lifestyle guru takes a stand on "bodyshaming," but her new emphasis on health seems a bit shaky overall

Plus: Sports apparel company capitalizes on realization that girls sweat, too.

Wim Wenders unsuccessfully reinvents himself as a mainstream American filmmaker with "The End of Violence."

The slur is making headlines, but there's little agreement on its significance. That might be the key to its power

The Arizona Senator is once again coming to the rescue of the health care reform passed by his 2008 opponent

Archaic, discriminatory laws branded people for life and put their names on registries. Now they're getting justice

It's not just white skeptics undermining the fight for equality. Here's why moderate Black folks are also to blame

Barack Obama loses his inspiring grandmother, Madelyn Dunham.

Hear dialogue from season two and scrub (that's a hint) for a vision from Lottie in this eerie wintery offering

The "Britain's Got Talent" star takes on "Wild Horses" and shows she's no one-trick pony

She’s come around to being OK with his "quirks," but will more adventurous sex change that? A reader asks Arielle

When it comes to relationships, the polyamorist motto is "The more, the merrier." Considering the sorry state of traditional marriage, is multi-partnering due a closer look?