Sheherazade, a character of Middle Eastern mythology, saved the lives of other women by telling stories to distract a malicious ruler. The title of the contemporary art exhibit by Muslim women, "Sheherazade:...

The British are on to something; that's for sure. Virtually every popular Yankee TV show of late is a dumbed-down, regurgitated version of a U.K. program. Everything from punk to techno cuts its proverbial...

Sun Hee loves reading books and filling her teenage mind with knowledge, but her mother forces her to do chores instead. Living in Korea prior to World War II, she clashes with her mother and is conflicted...

Don't ask the members of Friends Like These to discuss in detail their musical backgrounds or philosophies. These boys are much more interested in letting their music do the talking. When asked what inspired...

At first blush, Tim Easton's voice sounds like a generic bar band lead who worships Bob Dylan's "Nashville Skyline." But when you listen to the entirety of his new album, "Break Your Mother's Heart," you'll...

When I was a teenager attending high school in suburban Texas, I briefly dated a girl of Filipino descent. The relationship only lasted a few months but was significant enough to raise the ire of virulently...

The Brothers Grimm's collection of Germanic fairy tales, in its unadulterated form, is not exactly soothing bedtime fodder for the little crumb-crushers. Human existence in Grimm Land is generally erratic...

Prostitution is of course both the oldest and one of the most dangerous professions. Hollywood, via unrealistic fairy tales such as 1990's "Pretty Woman," downplays the numerous risks involved to the point...