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When Facing a Major Decision, Do You Lead With Your Gut, Brain or Heart?

Jaime FortuƱo | Posted 05.16.2013 | Books
Jaime FortuƱo

We make 70 important decisions per day and our 'lead organ' makes us who we are.

Sometimes You Need a Doula to Birth Your Inner Mother

Sarah Tuttle-Singer | Posted 05.14.2013 | Parents
Sarah Tuttle-Singer

Where'd I go? What happened to the girl who wore high heels, and read books and listened to NPR? What happened to the girl who knew how to twerk and put on mascara and wrote an honors thesis, who called her friends on their birthdays, and kissed her partner goodnight?

All the Doors to Hollywood and How to Open Them - Art Director

Anne M. Strick | Posted 04.29.2013 | Entertainment
Anne M. Strick

Just what does an Art Director do? "It's a multi-faceted job," says Mark Garner. "I'm kind of an office manager at first, putting the art department t...

Just What Our Angry Culture Needs: A Book on Being Nice

Mark Joseph | Posted 04.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Mark Joseph

Josh Chetwynd explores being nice through chapters on gestures, songs, words, characters and offerings that spread the love and does so with wit and intelligence.

Oleander Girl: Coming of Age

Nina Sankovitch | Posted 04.18.2013 | Books
Nina Sankovitch

Oleander Girl is a coming of age novel in the best tradition, with a heroine who is both infuriating and endearing, and most importantly, brave.

An Interview with Melanie Warner of Pandora's Lunchbox

Bettina Elias Siegel | Posted 04.16.2013 | Books
Bettina Elias Siegel

"On occasions when they ask why they can't have Cheetos, Froot Loops or yogurt in a tube I tell them it's because these things aren't real food. They taste good, but they don't help their bodies grow strong or give them big muscles."

The Comfort of Lies

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 04.12.2013 | Books
Dora Levy Mossanen

In The Comfort of Lies, Randy Susan Meyers explores such modern-day themes of love and obsession, motherhood and adoption, trust and infidelity, and above all, the resiliency of the human spirit and the intrinsic need to forgive.

Interview: Hal Taussig and A New New Testament

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 03.22.2013 | Books
Bruce Reyes-Chow

Here is my interview with Dr. Hal Taussig on his newest book project,Ā A New New Testament: A Bible for the 21st Century Combining Traditional and Newly Discovered Texts.

We Serve You -- We Aren't Servants

Food Politic | Posted 05.15.2013 | Small Business
Food Politic

If we really wanted restaurants to pay their workers fairly, we would require them to pay their own workers and factor that expense into their prices -- much like every other business has ever had to do.

Interview With Actor Gabriel Byrne

Jill Rachel Jacobs | Posted 05.13.2013 | Entertainment
Jill Rachel Jacobs

Byrne, best known as the sympathetic therapist Paul Weston in HBO's series In Treatment and movie The Usual Suspects, shared his views on the importance of storytelling and why we're more similar to the Viking culture than we may realize.

Amazon Faces Fight Over .Book Domain

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2013 | Books

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two publishing industry groups, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, are opposing Amazon.com Inc's reque...

Sheryl Sandberg Needs to Get Over Herself

Wendy Widom | Posted 04.27.2013 | Parents
Wendy Widom

Sandberg's got muscle. She should use it to challenge corporations to evolve and reflect the communities in which they exist, rather than lecture women that we need to work harder.

Social Media for Social Good: Emily Giffin's Pay It Forward Program

Daniel Vahab | Posted 04.23.2013 | Impact
Daniel Vahab

It all started with one simple post. Last August, New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin offered to give away two copies of her new book, Where We Belong, on Facebook to people who could not afford the $15 cost.

Lisa Kudrow and Kevin Smith Give Insights on Future of Interactive TV (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.22.2013 | Technology
Shira Lazar

Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Lisa Kudrow and Burnie Burns sit down for a discussion about the future of web television and how technology is changing the entertainment and media industries.

Dieting Is War! Are You Ready For Battle, Soldier?

Lisa Niver Rajna | Posted 04.20.2013 | Fifty
Lisa Niver Rajna

'Dieting is War!' argues Laura J Wellington. Using this battle cry and 19 principles from notable leader and Four Star General Colin Powell, Wellington offers a virtual mentorship to regain control of your life and waistline.

Risk Is Rewarding in Business and Politics

Gary Shapiro | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Gary Shapiro

Taking risks does not mean being reckless or random. It means exploring options, assessing likelihoods, and making rational decisions.

Holiday Gift: Elliott Erwitt's Dogs

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 02.20.2013 | Arts
Evelyne Politanoff

A heartfelt and original tribute to man's best friend, this collection focuses on Elliott Erwitt's distinctive photographs of dogs.

Adventure Awaits

Eric Greitens | Posted 02.02.2013 | Books
Eric Greitens

Like many American kids, I grew up learning about a world populated by heroes. I read about Pericles, who built democracy in ancient Greece. I read about King Arthur and the medieval Knights of the Round Table, who fought sorcerers and giants, and protected the weak.

My Recipe for a 'Chill' and Happy Thanksgiving

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 01.21.2013 | Fifty
Ellen Dolgen

So, what is the woman in perimenopause or menopause focused on this Thanksgiving?

8 Tips To Get A Raise

Jonathan Alpert | Posted 12.29.2012 | Home
Jonathan Alpert

4. Anticipate resistance from your boss and know how to respond. Remember, there are two opposing goals: yours is to make money while his is to save money.

'An Arrow Escape'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 12.16.2012 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

When I was a kid, I wanted to be like Robin Hood, except I wouldn't be caught dead in tights. But I did love the concept of using a bow and arrows to rob from the rich and give to the poor.

Warren Sapp Transforms Into Judge Sapp for New YouTube Series (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.16.2012 | Sports
Shira Lazar

Warren Sapp is used to having the final say on his show, "Judge Sapp," where he settles disputes with his trademark no-nonsense attitude and outrageous wit.

Are Books Dead? Is Honey Boo Boo a Poet?

Scott Alexander Hess | Posted 12.11.2012 | Books
Scott Alexander Hess

I recently came across a colorful cartoon featuring a cluster of school children with iPhones poking a hardbound novel with a stick as if it were a mysterious relic. I immediately thought: Is it true? Are books dead?

Q-and-A With Marten Weber, Author of Benedetto Casanova and Bodensee

Kergan Edwards-Stout | Posted 12.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Kergan Edwards-Stout

Martin Weber graciously took the time to answer some questions as to his work, writing process, and issues with which the LGBT community grapples.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Talks New Autobiography, 'Total Recall,' in Google+ Hangout (VIDEO)

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.08.2012 | Celebrity
Shira Lazar

Action superstar, influential political figure and all-around pop culture icon Arnold Schwarzenegger took to Google Plus Friday to promote his new tell-all autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story.