Aug 13, 2015

New York Times foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi has exposed the horrifying network of sexual slavery built and run by terrorists from the Islamic S

Marriage equality might be (almost) fully in effect across the nation, but Mississippi still doesn't allow same-sex couples to jointly adopt children.

Late this spring, two Texas police officers shared a compellingly juxtaposed image via social media. Chief Steven Jones and Officer Donald Givens, both of

This has been the summer of Caitlyn Jenner, and what a wonderful time it has been. By transitioning in the public eye and speaking out for transgender acce

Tennis star and all-around female superhero Serena Williams has just sold the 1,800-square-foot midtown Manhattan loft she shares with her sister, Venus. A

Last year, many of the biggest names in tech issued reports to hold themselves accountable for the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley. Now that 12 months

Human-rights advocates and attorneys are pushing President Obama to release a man who has lost more than half his body weight during an eight-year hunger s

I was the kind of kid who encamped herself in a cushy armchair during slumber parties because — for about a decade — the only thing I really wa

I’m going on two vacations in the next month, one small weekend trip to visit my best friend for her birthday and bop around DC, and a few weeks out of t

Weekend getaways for us typically involve a visit to Mom and Dad or a traffic-dictated road trip anywhere outside the city. Imagine, instead, if you could

Nicki Minaj got to check off another box on her superstar landmark list on August 4 — her very own Madame Tussauds wax figure. The wax Minaj is a fro

If show business is just one big popularity contest, we know a few stars who are definitely losing. Q Scores is a company that measures what Americans like

If you’re looking for the beauty mecca of the world, Tokyo is it. There, you can find stores full of false lashes and buy collagen shots alongside yo

When I was about 6 years old, my family moved from our suburban home with all the comforts (read: cable) to a remote lake house with access to just three c

It's a good idea not to piss off your future employer before you start your new job. One Facebook intern learned this the hard way. Harvard student Ar

If you've been watching videos on your phone and thinking, Wow, I wish this screen were bigger, you are so in luck. Today, Samsung unveiled two new 5.

Laura Ruof is a fashion and beauty blogger at Call to Style. She Instagrams at @Call_To_Style. My quest for the perfect button-down shirt started surprisin

A cover song is nothing if not the musical version of the circle of life. If that cover song happens to be “The Circle of Life,” well, things t

Lamar Odom is furiously denying reports that he's ambushing his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian outside SoulCycle in the grainy photograph TMZ posted

Much like Brussels sprouts, savory doughnuts, and kimchi in years past, avocados are one of those weirdly trendy foods that seem to turn up everywhere. We&

In 2013, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach introduced us to Frances of Frances Ha, a wannabe modern dancer who was lovable even as she flailed through life. N

Remember those Herbal Essences commercials from the '90s in which, all of a sudden, a shower stream appears out of nowhere in a courtroom or an elevat

Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter may be a preteen, but she doesn't seem to mind spending time with Mom. Apple, Paltrow's 11-year-old daughter with

What has YouTubers commenting, “better than Iggy”? Why, it's only Ms. Selena Gomez breaking out her inner Snoop. The pop star obliged 102.

Two enormous explosions set the Chinese city of Tianjin ablaze. (Refinery29) Lebanese Hezbollah and opposing rebel fighters are under a two-day truce in Sy