Articles
Iranians: As Unhappy As We Are
An attractive married couple with all the badges of mid-life success — jobs, car, private school, nice apartment — have lost their love to stubbornness,...
Gym, Tan, Learn: University of Chicago Hosts 'Jersey Shore' Conference
Stop your fist-pumping and get ready to take some notes. Who would have thought that one day our eight preternaturally tanned guidos and guidettes would be...
Golden Gates: Middle Eastern Art
Record sales at Christie's recently opened Dubai auction house and a veritable village of Middle Eastern pavilions at this year's Venice Biennale confirm it:...
Will a New Female Leader Trigger an Episcopal Divorce?
The surprise election Sunday of Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori of Nevada to Presiding Bishop of the Episcopalian Church USA can be seen from many different...
Music: Women with Grinding Axes
During its 575-episode run, Saturday Night Live has had four all-female rock groups as musical guests. SNL is a major rung on the ladder to mainstream success,...
Hearts, Not Brains: Why Zombies Are the Newest Big-Screen Heartthrobs
They have no personalities, rotting bodies and they want to eat your brains. So why are zombies now being considered in romantic and sexual terms?
Why Are Some Olympic Women’s Teams Flying Coach While the Men Fly Business?
Japan’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team flew to the London Olympics in premium economy class, while their male counterparts in the under-23 team got to...
Downtown Gabby: Top 15 Chatter-Worthy Films from Tribeca
The Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 18 – 29 in New York City, but you don't have to be there to catch festival fever. For your water-cooler needs — and...
A Quiet Revolution: The History and Significance of the Muslim Veil
For Muslim immigrants in the U.S., the days following 9/11 were a harrowing encounter with American hate. iPod-bearing, second-generation techies faced insults...
And Now, Your Moment of Men.
These times are not exactly a laugh riot for American men. The economic downturn has cost them more jobs proportionally than it has for women, and long-term...
