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"Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me." The above passage from Job 38:3 is just one of several references in the Bible to "girding up one's loins" -- a directive that may have m...

Roberto Trm / Flickr There may be no better travel companion than your smartphone. Beyond putting useful information at your fingertips, these devices allow you to take detailed, high-quality images on the fly, often rep...

The surprise top name for boys in 2013 was the Old Testament Noah, followed by the not so surprisingly high-on-the-list Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Benjamin, David, Joseph, Joshua and Samuel -

Name: Stephanie A. Meyer Location: Lowry Hill; Minneapolis, Minnesota Size: 1800 square feet Years lived in: Just over a year; Rented As a food writer/blogger, photographer, and newly-minted cookbook author (coming this ...

WILMINGTON, Del. - When another day dawns at Downton Abbey, the efficient Mrs. Hughes is already attired in her black-on-black patterned dress. But who knew that Mrs. Hughes was so…

Later this week, famed actor Brian Dennehy will say goodbye to his life-long love in exchange for another woman, both of whom are named Melissa. To be specific, it's on stage where Dennehy will make this switch, in Broad...

Properly ascribing blame or finding the source of a family's bedbugs is not possible. It wouldn't do any good, anyway. Because Wake County might separate - briefly - a special-needs…

After reading art critic Philip Kennicott's article in the Washington Post this weekend, I felt like I was being punked (does that still happen?) Someone is actually telling people how to view art? And chastising them fo...

" Some Luck ," the engaging first volume of Jane Smiley's planned trilogy, is a sweeping story that spans 33 years, three continents and a generation of children on an Iowa farm. Over the course of the novel -- already l...

From time to time, everyone takes a wrong turn on the Internet and lands unhappily on an error page. In this case, there's nothing unhappy about it: the error pages at Bloomberg Politics, which launched on Sunday, are pr...

This story is one in a series of four profiles on unknown American artists, selected for an exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (

Name: Brody (4) & Harper (2) Location: Manhattan, New York City Living in New York City is an experience; an experience so special that New Yorkers will do pretty much anything to stay, including squeezing their families...

This story is one in a series of four profiles on unknown American artists, selected for an exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (

The nude photo leaks are a strange thing for Sasha Grey, who is currently promoting a new film, "Open Windows," about criminal voyeurism. She has become a role model for sex positivity, especially as her visibility has i...

In the world of show business, few addresses carry the cachet of 82 Boulevard de Clichy in Paris' Quartier Pigalle. It is there, after all, that the Moulin Rouge--the model for a certain type of frolicsome, sophisticated...

There's only one way to look at "Tale of the Grim Sleeper," and that's grimly. The new documentary, which is screening as part of this year's New York Film Festival, tells the harrowing story of a section of South Centra...

Anyone who has ever heard 1970s star Conway Twitty croon "I Love to Lay You Down" or "You've Never Been This Far Before" knows that sex has been a prominent theme in country music for a long, long time.

Anyone who has ever heard 1970s star Conway Twitty croon “I Love to Lay You Down” or “You’ve Never Been This Far Before” knows that sex has been a prominent theme in country music for a long, long time. That re...

A new documentary aims to examine the post-transition challenges many transgender people face after coming to terms with their identity. Produced in partnership with the Bronx Documentary Center, "Who We Become" focuses ...

Some of the harshest criticism of potential presidential candidate Ben Carson can be found in a little-known online magazine called American CurrentSee. "Ben Carson, whose reputation for genius rests on the singular neur...

The time has come for the old change-of-address dance again, and as usual, I'm terrified of forgetting to alert someone. I'm sure a credit card company would be totally understanding if I missed a couple of bills, right?...

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