Mona Elyafi

It has certainly been a tragedy for disco fans around the world losing two music icons in one week. Crowned "The Queen of Disco," Donna Summer, and Robin Gibb, the man who in his own rights equally merits the title of "King of Disco," have sadly passed away both succumbing...

So Chris Brown is back in the news again making headlines for taking his Grammy criticisms response(s) to Twitter in a rather not-so-elegant prose.

"HATE ALL U WANT BECUZ I GOT A GRAMMY Now! That's the ultimate F--- OFF!" Brown defensively tweeted, later followed by: "IM...

An article published in the Los Angeles Times recently reported on the passing of a new bill in a town in Western France that banned the use of the title "Mademoiselle" -- the English equivalent of "Miss" -- on the grounds that it was sexist. As a...

I can't for the life of me understand why, where, and how new queer idioms emerge in our daily conversational vocabulary. But clearly they just do, and somehow I'm always the last one to get the memo. Of course, it's always the beyond useless expressions, the kind you desperately want...

Santa Claus is not real? I don't think so!

How else would you explain the fact that for years, and quite consistently, every gift deposited under the tree with that little tag bearing my name on it exactly matched the items I meticulously enumerated in each of my 30-something...

Thank God our dear celebrities have not been running short of scandals lately.

So who's been bad?

Well, take your pick! There's plenty to choose from: Republican runner-up Herman Cain is giving us a remake of Clarence Thomas' sexual harassment episode; Kim Kardashian just made history entering the annals...

Bring out the box of Kleenex!

The world is aching today as the news of TV's most popular reality star losing her "Mrs." title to go back to "Miss" is making headlines everywhere.

That's right! In case you haven't already heard, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from husband...

In a world where everything is based on instant gratification and the philosophy of "I want it and I want it now," we've become too consumed with living in fast-forward mode, racing through life instead of actually really living it.

While the galloping advances in technology are indeed making...

As the world mourns the recent tragic passing of Apple pioneer Steve Jobs and respectfully pays tribute to his numerous seminal contributions to modern technology, having left behind an enduring legacy with such groundbreaking products as the MAC, the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod, some critics are weighing in...

Would America elect a fat president?

Welcome to the hot topic du jour, which has been making headlines since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was suddenly thrust into the political spotlight as the most favorable 2012 Republican contender in the GOP presidential race (even though he has officially...

I was sitting outside on the patio at my local coffee joint the other day when suddenly I witnessed something terribly tragic.

The majority of people occupying other tables around me -- couples and groups of friends alike -- were apparently all engaged in an intimate tête-à-tête with the...