"Love & Mercy" tells part of the tale -- the Beach Boys story is a weird and twisted one overall

During an era of social and cultural revolution, the "Beach Party" star's wholesomeness proved subtly subversive

But thank goodness for overweight women like Jenny Trout who challenge our culture's narrow conventions of beauty

Slate's fun retrospective of the bikini takes you from ancient Greece to so-called "bathing machines" to Raquel Welch.

I grew up never going to the beach, until I learned the power of being a tall girl in a small swimsuit

I grew up never going to the beach, until I learned the power of being a tall girl in a small swimsuit

Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?

For years, I obsessed over my "problem areas." I've finally stopped -- and never felt more comfortable in my skin

Rosemeri da Costa emerges as Brazil's bare-breasted folk hero after spending eight hours in jail for slipping off her top.

A sign of the body-positive times? Let's hope it's a good start toward leaving the body-shaming messages behind

The model's son speaks out about the photo that's gripped the blogosphere. Why are people getting so worked up?

A Brazilian runway Amazon turns New York into Sco Paulo's sister city.

The love song that dared to proclaim "I may not always love you"

So says a Goa tourism official in response to a recent crime spree against women and girls