With a single shocking canvas depicting a prostitute in repose,

The 20th century's indefatigable swinger mixed martinis, cavorted women, and reinvented himself right up to the end

Uncle Walter talks about liberals, Chris Rock talks about being a dad, and Whitney Houston yells at the cops. Plus: MTV is missing a "virgin."

By Frank McCourt, Scribner, 364 pages.

In an inventive and funny first novel, a terminally hip young heroine bears the blemishes of what may be a terminal disease.

Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.

Art is not a mirror, but a hammer. To arms, women

The cellular carrier censors a NARAL Pro-Choice text-messaging program, then backpedals.

Oh God! It's nudity and puppies!

Teen magazines were the perfect fantasy for a lonely kid like me. But too much fantasy can take a toll

At 22, I couldn\'t find work or my way in life. But I found a way to hide -- it just included taking off my clothes

Was asking five girls to undress a constitutional violation -- or sexual assault?

Everything you loved about "The Young Pope," only now with John Malkovich in mascara

The real gender gap is among the nation's kids. Boys and girls are starting to hate each other -- sometimes violently

I don't judge my customers for watching adult movies. I judge them for the shifty, strange ways they shop