“Fifty Shades of Grey” scored as erotica for straight women and gay men; the sequel belongs to a more icky demo

New research finds that mothering styles and economic conditions tend to degrade in tandem

A huge waste of time: The final report from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission won't change anything

A controversial child "training" practice comes under fire -- this time from Christians themselves

Bob Morris wonders how much social time is too much social time for mothers of newborns.

Hint: it's not the breast-feeding -- it's the contempt

A new women's Web magazine premieres with an attack on lady-blog Jezebel.

Should I intervene?

With Alec Baldwin's latest travails, the world wonders, "What's so wrong about name-calling, stupid?"

At a historic Senate hearing, Democrats and Republicans rip into the Paulson plan. But Ben Bernanke remains firm: Don't punish the bad guys.

The attack on trans kids is the latest front in the multi-decade Republican war on children

A philosophical defense of the Pussycat Dolls. Also, parents to blame for anorexia?

The attacks on Clinton are so excessive, so misogynistic, so mean-spirited, it's impossible to criticize her at all

The Talking Heads reunite for the unveiling of a spanking-new Dolby Digital print of the already great-sounding movie they made with director Jonathan Demme, "Stop Making Sense."

He's clearly still smarting from the "spanking" he received from trans woman Zoey Tur last week