"Big Pimpin'" in Carnegie Hall: it happened Monday night when Jay-Z rocked the iconic New York City venue, bringing more than 2,000 fans to their feet for the first of two charity shows to benefit his Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way.

"All those lines that divide us,...

Serve and rally, ace and volley, sweat, sweat and sweat some more: So goes the typical grind of the U.S. Open, which kicks off today in New York City.

But before and after all of that, the stars of the tennis world indulge in a wholly necessary, albeit much less...

In case there was any doubt that Anthony Bourdain meant what he said when he declared cooks of Latin-American origin New York City's finest:

Scene: Tamarind Tribeca, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, 10:35 (give or take) p.m. Entree plates cleared. Crumbs run amok. Three diners, bellies stuffed, belts straining,...

When it comes to wines of the Iberian kind, it seems like Spain gets all the love. Lesser known are the robust reds and crisp whites of Portugal, whose mountainous north and rolling southern plains breed a batch of grapes that make for sumptuous wines.

Of course, pretty much anything...

They come in batches too big for most cars, in groups great enough to attract gawkers. The Gosselins, the Duggars, the Hayes, and more: one set of scampering feet after another, these two-digit clans of cute kids and harried parents have trampled over the television landscape.

Why? What's behind pop...

Madonna is a woman of so many missions: Kabbalah, AIDS advocacy, adoption.

Here's a new cause she might consider: gun control.

No, the Material Mom and pop superstar isn't toting AK47s to Malawi, Manhattan and beyond. Madonna's weapons of choice are her buff-beyond-belief biceps. Recent images...

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we put our lives on reality TV.

Apologies to Sir Walter Scott, but a new version of his old adage seems appropriate in the wake of the scandal surrounding Jon and Kate Gosselin, the stars of Jon &...