The headlines regarding this recent study about claims made in cosmetics ads indicate things like "Most 'scientific' beaut...

I’ve been watching a lot of the Women’s World Cup, with a fervor that surprises even me. I’m an unlikely soccer fan to begin with; sports, p...

Sally Draper, preachin' truth. I swear I will one day blog about something other than Mad Men.  But until that time comes! Thi...

Women and children in one of the huts at Bergen-Belsen, postliberation, April 1945. Seventy years ago today, British troops libera...

There’s much to say about Mad Men in general, and about last night’s last-season kickoff, and about the relationship between Joan and...

These women look suspiciously alike, eh? Some years ago, my then-boyfriend said that Drew Barrymore was the ultimate “woman’s woman.”...

There are two reasons it’s taken me longer than it should have to write out my thoughts on Laurie Penny’s newest book, Unspeakable Th...

The price may be right, but what else drives your beauty buys? I’ve been thinking about high-end beauty products as inconspicuou...

It wasn't just her last name that marked Gloria Vanderbilt as one of those Vanderbilts. I've been enjoying participating i...

A few quick thoughts on this story , of how Belgian soccer fan Axelle Despiegelaere, who attended the Belgium-Russia World Cup game, is now ...

I'm pleased to welcome back Alana Massey as a guest blogger—and with this inquiry into how Soviet life shapes the reputation of Eastern...