Why have a baby? And do you remember being one? This and more, this week in TT.

But city officials have been mum on the impact of the campaign that really helps -- bringing Plan B to city schools

All patrons deserve to be treated with dignity and respect — it's basic customer service

German leftists prefer Nader, fear Kerry's grand plans for Iraq, and miss the days when America was actually cool.

Rammstein's album is being censored for depicting violence against women. It's also the No. 2 record in Europe

The Gossip's lead singer is well-known as a fat icon and fashionista, but funny, no one ever mentions the music

The female insect has a penis and the male insect has a vagina. And that's not even the strangest part

In 'Explaining Hitler,' Ron Rosenbaum brilliantly explores the unfathomable origins of history's greatest evil.

Ending Obama's "War on Coal" won't save the coal industry, despite what Rick Santorum and other Republicans say

California has made significant progress in recent years promoting exclusive breastfeeding in hospitals

TTers weigh in on home sweet home, and the pride and peril of being an American today.

Climate change is forcing people to move. How should we respond?

Satirists always enrage fundamentalists. That's why they are so essential, and why we must defend them so fiercely

Tornadoes aren't becoming any more common, but they're increasingly arriving in clusters

Is onscreen love colorblind? Plus: An unintended message on George W.'s Web site; dog breeding is un-American!