I eat chocolate just about every day. Okay, every day. I love nothing more than a good rich dark chocolate. It exhilarates. It satisfies. My father loved chocolate. I got my stomach for sweets from him.
It's been another bad week for the GOP, because of yet more Hail Marys: the Susan G. Komen for the Cure pink ribbon flap, defunding Planned Parenthood, and, consequently, the women of America reacting and Komen's decision eventually reversed.
Do you think there's a celebrity somewhere who'd be interested in taking on legislative redistricting? I know it's quite a lift. But if there was ever a good cause that needed some glamour, this is it.
"It's Our Turn" hosted an audience of young women and men, parents, and students from around L.A. They welcomed women at the top of their game and ran panels discussing what it's like to be a best-selling author or a World Cup athlete. And frankly, I was jealous.
The whole controversy with SOPA and PIPA got me thinking about online creativity and fame. Do we really need that? Is online creativity something real...
She definitely has a taste for weird, and her outfits go from weird to weirder and even shocking. I put together a list of her 15 absolute worst outfits she's ever worn, for your enjoyment.
Although I have lived in New York City for 32 years, I have never been to Staten Island. It has been said, however, that this southernmost of New Yor...
The art world often sidelines humanist works for their accessibility and for their campaigns of universal mantras, but Mori has a history of meshing modern technology with ancient practices in a way that engenders contemplation for our place in the natural world.
By James Lawler There’s been a great deal of breathless chatter recently about comedian Louis CK’s online sale of his comedy show, which,...
Republicans cannot win a general election without acknowledging that there's a gap between the 99% whose votes they need, and the 1% whose interests they serve.
Pop phenom Lada Gaga recently announced her plans to seek ministerial ordination so that she may marry her long-time friends, both of whom are women. The news stirred conflicting feelings for me.
This is another great year for Tony Bennett as far as Grammy nominations go, and it's also been 50 years since he won his first Grammy for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." Time flies.
Being a superb musical artist such as Lady Gaga or Tony Bennett requires years of solid study embracing many genres and generations.
A wealth of yuletide experiences around the country are just waiting to be discovered.
Looking to 2012, there are signs that we can keep hope alive and disappointment at bay -- or at least have a few good things to hear or to read.