Timbuktu, often used to signify the foreign and unknown, lost some of its mystery this past week. No longer is it a place of children’s tales — it is now another victim of sectarian violence. In the...

It’s inevitable that at some point we all look at porn. Fascination with pornography starts at a young age, satisfying juvenile curiosity through a Google search or by sneaking on pay-per-view when parents...

Unless you love walking miles in snow and slush, February usually has a bad rap. But at the end of the tunnel there is a gleaming, shimmering light that is a reminder that there is, in fact, good in this...

2013 is already shaping up to be a year of shifting political ideologies. And nobody is more indicative of that fact than Sen. John McCain. During George W. Bush’s presidency, McCain was an enthusiastic...

In season one of the HBO series "Girls," there is a scene in which one of the characters is going to her first day as a nanny and she asks her cousin, Shoshanna, for outfit approval. Shoshanna views her...

“Nothing stops a bullet like a job.” That’s what Father Greg Boyle, founder of [Homeboy Industries](http://homeboyindustries.org/), has been saying about his rehabilitative work with gang members...

Four weeks ago, I was in Virginia visiting my family for the holidays. We had tickets to see "Les Misérables" at a theatre in Washington, D.C., so we all packed in the car and made a day trip out of it....

This past week, Russia introduced a bill banning “homosexual propaganda among minors” to its parliament. While the description of the newly-illegal action is vague, its ramifications are not. In the...

The Violence Against Women Act was originally passed by President Bill Clinton in 1994. This act was drafted by then-Senator, (D-Del.) Joe Biden. The purpose was to provide additional funding for law enforcement...

Sex is shameful to us. It’s an occasion for losing control, for the convergence of personal intimacy and animal desire. It fills us with aversion and guilt. Despite our exposure to sexualized media...

Cyclist Lance Armstrong, after vehemently denying for years that he had used performance-enhancing drugs, finally came clean on Jan. 14. The media immediately went into a frenzy. People were understandably...

The women of Pinterest have created a space in the [dark world](http://www.4chan.com) [of the](http://www.reddit.com) [Internet](http://www.lolcats.com) for romantic photos, elaborate desserts, D.I.Y....