"All it took for them to get their s**t together," Bee said, "was the looming certainty of armageddon"

Far from accept that the powerful implicitly deserve their social position, true leaders prize the general welfare

2 comedians and 2 different gaffes enable us to witness the power of a star's brand

An introduction to the work of children's book author Susan Cooper.

Women primatologists braved death threats, rapist orangutans and the twisted mentoring of Louis Leakey to bring us the truth about apes.

Stephanie Zacharek reviews Paul Westerberg's album "Eventually".

The "Easy Rider" star passes away in his California residence, finally losing a long battle with prostate cancer

Tom Barrett's defeat in Wisconsin was a devastating blow to labor -- but not a death knell

The tobacco-industry settlement may ban the icons and images that make cigarettes cool. But it's the drug they contain that keeps the customers coming back.

Kris Allen surprises everyone, including himself, by beating Adam Lambert and winning the show's eighth season

The gay icon outdoes her "Sex and the City 2" cameo with a loopy turn on the Home Shopping Network

Barr knows that Trump's loss means he's done all he can to consolidate power for future GOP imperial presidents

Tonight's season finale is gorgeous, self-aware and as gut-wrenching as the infamous Wilhelm Scream

Post-scandal, cheaters go to sex rehab and wronged wives ... smooch Scarlett Johansson at the MTV Movie Awards

In the age of "empowertising," it's worth asking whether feminism should be treated as a brand at all