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The 2012 Religious Congregations and Membership Study found Islam grew 67 percent in a decade — the fastest-growing major religion in the US.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Critics charge that Sonia Gandhi's Congress rewards loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi family over merit. In 2012, the UP election rout put that charge to a test.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood's first superstar, died on July 18, 2012. Fifteen consecutive solo hits, mass hysteria, and a stardom India had never seen before.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Crash diets promise magic, but lasting weight loss comes from food as daily medicine: whole foods, gradual habits, and the wisdom of traditional eating.

July 23, 2012 · 2 min read

Three simple cucumber preparations for hot weather: a cucumber-radish raita, a quick kachumber-style salad, and a cucumber-mint cooler.

July 23, 2012 · 1 min read

Okanagan Specialty Fruits' genetically engineered non-browning Arctic Apple promised fresher sliced apples — and set much of the apple industry against it.

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

Two women, similar backgrounds, the same day care job — one married, one raising children alone. How family structure has become one of America's deepest

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

July 2012 tabloid reports claimed Demi Moore's three daughters were considering a restraining order over what was described as their mother's incessant contact.

July 17, 2012 · 1 min read

Blind-tasting research says the price tag changes how wine tastes more than the wine does: what the studies on expensive vs cheap wine actually found.

July 16, 2012 · 1 min read

The bathroom scale is a noisy, misleading instrument. The case for tossing it — and judging your health by behaviors instead of a number.

July 13, 2012 · 1 min read

A Dutch brain-imaging study found that seeing a celebrity endorse shoes lights up the medial orbitofrontal cortex — the persuasiveness of fame itself, not

July 13, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, reports said Jab We Met director Imtiaz Ali had separated from his wife Preety — ending one of Bollywood's quietest marriages.

July 11, 2012 · 1 min read

The 2012 Summer Writing Program in Naperville wraps up on July 26 — with the possibility of year-round lessons, and student work to be published.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, Saif Ali Khan was juggling Cocktail's release, a just-finished Race 2 shoot in Istanbul, and wedding plans with Kareena Kapoor for October 16.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

She sees clutter; he sees treasures. How one couple's war over a messy home office illustrates the surprisingly deep psychology behind domestic conflict.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

In July 2012, newly surfaced photos showed Aamir Khan strikingly lean — a physical transformation for his against-type turn as the villain in Dhoom 3.

July 10, 2012 · 1 min read

A July 2012 controversy in Andhra Pradesh: reports that some candidates secured engineering seats via EAMCET counseling despite scoring near zero on the exam.

July 8, 2012 · 1 min read

Marrying into Indian family life means marrying the family, the festivals, the food debates — and learning that 'compromise' has a much larger cast than two.

July 7, 2012 · 1 min read

In early July 2012, Brad Pitt's mother Jane Pitt wrote to the Springfield News-Leader endorsing Mitt Romney and criticizing Obama on abortion and gay marriage.

July 6, 2012 · 1 min read

Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign promised to run government like a business. What would McKinsey-style management consulting actually mean for the federal

July 6, 2012 · 1 min read