Culture
Should you be my Valentine? Research helps identify good and bad romantic relationships
"Will you be my Valentine?"
Culture
rape
Sexual climate change
For decades, young people have been experimenting with new and freer sexual mores. On college campuses, some might say that sexual freedom is on steroids. The ideas are not new, but on today's campus the drive toward casual sex is dramatically accelerated. Marriage is a "social construct.
Donald Trump
Stephen Colbert moderates ‘Trump-iest’ debate
Who's Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's toughest opponent? Probably himself, "Late Night" host Stephen Colbert argues, and sets out to prove it by moderating the "Trump-iest" debate – Trump versus Trump. The mock debate aligned clips of The Donald's television interviews
Massachusetts
‘Love Story’ actors return to Harvard 45 years later
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal rolled onto the Harvard campus Monday in an antique convertible similar to the one used in "Love Story" and reminisced about the film that made them household names nearly half a century ago. Both actors said in
women
Dating by the numbers
What if the hookup culture and the decline in marriage have little to do with women and almost everything to do with men? What if the fact is there just aren't enough men? According to Fortune contributor Jon Birger, a "lopsided gender ratio" helps explain some
boston
Irlan Silva: From Favela to Boston Ballet First Soloist
BOSTON – Irlan Silva was 14 years old when he first visited America. As a young Brazilian ballet dancer from the most violent favela, or urban slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Silva traveled to New York to compete in the 2005 Youth America Grand Prix. It was his first international dance
Abortion
‘Life’ at the movies
Abortion is not the topic of many movies, and good films that handle the topic well are few and far between. For this month's theme, I decided to rewind and take a look at a few features that tell a compelling story about women faced with unexpected pregnancies,
Race
Oscar controversy: Obama weighs in
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has weighed in on the outcry over two straight years of all-white acting nominees for the Academy Awards. Obama says the Oscar debate is an expression of a broader issue: "Are we making sure that everybody is getting a fair shot?"
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