Nov 25th, 2008 · Despite wild swings in stereotypes about sex — from the supposedly puritanical days of the Soviet-era to today's designer-clad mistresses and wild parties — Russians' opinions about sex and marriage remain surprisingly traditional.
Jun 26th, 2008 · L'amour fou has rarely been crazier than in Catherine Breillat's splendidly perverse period romance, whose kisses come dipped in poison — and whose lead (the mesmerizing Asia Argento) is no lady.
Feb 13th, 2008 · Writer Jeffrey Eugenides, who edited the new anthology, My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead, takes an unorthodox look at love. He explains how the stories in this collection revolve around voyeuristic longing or disenchanted entanglement.
Apr 10th, 2007 · Adopted as a newborn, A.M. Homes discovered the truth of her origins when she was 31: She was the child of a young, single woman and her older, married lover. She writes about meeting her birth parents in The Mistress's Daughter.
Apr 2nd, 2007 · Novelist A.M. Homes writes about her real life -- including her reunion with her biological parents, 31 years after they gave her up for adoption -- in a memoir called The Mistress's Daughter.
Jan 20th, 2007 · In China these days, people are talking about sex -- extramarital affairs, prostitution and rich men taking mistresses. The women involved in these relations are increasingly protesting abuse and exploitation.
Oct 20th, 2006 · President Bush campaigned Thursday for two Republican incumbents whose re-election is in doubt. He was in Richmond, Va., last night, where Sen. George Allen is trying to overcome charges of racial insensitivity. Then he visited Pennsylvania in support of Rep. Don Sherwood, who has admitted cheating on his wife and has settled battery charges filed by his mistress.
Dec 21st, 2005 · A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs -- the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair, and delved into family archives for the inside story.