Lifestyle

Reports in 2011 said Rihanna spent about $23,000 a week, not a month, on her hair. Revisiting the tabloid claim, her stylist, and the sauna rescue.

August 9, 2011 · 2 min read

The party was in full swing , everybody seemed to be enjoying the music , some swayed with their cocktails and others enjoyed delicious looking appetizers .…

August 9, 2011 · 4 min read

The luxury baby market keeps booming even in downturns. Why parents pay $3,500 for a crib — and why it is not actually safer than a cheap one.

August 9, 2011 · 1 min read

From the Jewish peyot to the Sikh kesh to the sadhu's full beard — why four faiths treat facial hair as a matter of devotion, and how differently they mean it.

August 7, 2011 · 1 min read

A 2011 review in the Journal of Family Practice found no evidence that colon cleansing helps healthy adults — and documented real risks, from infection to

August 1, 2011 · 1 min read

A reader's review of Jean Sasson's 'Princess' — the ghostwritten story of Princess Sultana and the appalling treatment of women in Saudi Arabia.

August 1, 2011 · 4 min read

The sleepover question, the curfew question, the car question: parenting a teenager is a negotiation about control. Research says the painful version is not

July 25, 2011 · 1 min read

Investor Jim Rogers moved his family to Singapore so his daughters would grow up fluent in Mandarin. Was it genius parenting — or a sign of the times?

July 25, 2011 · 2 min read

Psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson's research-backed nine strategies for reaching goals — from getting specific to building your willpower muscle.

July 19, 2011 · 2 min read

Maitreyee Rajaput, Arti Jain and Charmy Sheth swept the top three CA final ranks in 2011 — and girls outscored boys on pass percentage too.

July 19, 2011 · 2 min read

Toronto-born Sim Bhullar, a 7-foot-5 Sikh of Punjabi descent, became the first player of Indian origin to reach the NBA — starting at New Mexico State.

July 16, 2011 · 1 min read

In 2011, an 11-year-old Brazilian boy made spoons stick to his chest. Fun to watch — but science says the trick is sticky skin, not superpowers.

July 11, 2011 · 1 min read

Arun Shourie's book on raising his son Aditya carries his wife Anita's wisdom: gratitude for an ordinary, boring, eventless day — a caregiver's creed.

July 11, 2011 · 2 min read

A 2011 analysis of online emotion reportedly found anger peaking on Thursdays. The likely culprit: the accumulated frustrations of the working week.

July 5, 2011 · 1 min read

A Danish company turned autistic adults' attention to detail into a software-testing advantage — proof that matched jobs beat conventional hiring rituals.

July 1, 2011 · 1 min read

Kerala tops India on female literacy and health stats, yet patriarchal norms in districts like Kannur show progress on paper is not progress for all women.

June 29, 2011 · 1 min read

A delayed study set off debate over whether meditation protects the heart. The honest picture: stress reduction is well supported; cardiac benefits aren't.

June 28, 2011 · 1 min read

Just like the lotus flower which blooms and opens up its outer petals to reveal the inner whorl , this book also unfolds layers of the saga called…

June 23, 2011 · 3 min read

Neuroscience suggests handwriting engages the brain in ways typing doesn't — from letter recognition in kids to deeper learning in older students.

June 21, 2011 · 1 min read

Demi Moore's DNA Foundation targeted the trafficking of Nepalese women into India's sex industry — a route NGOs say claims thousands yearly.

June 21, 2011 · 1 min read