http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Culture_and_LifestyleFind stories, videos, and photos about Culture and Lifestyle from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:59 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Culture_and_Lifestyle14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Culture and Lifestyle from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/24/holiday.guide.video.games/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/24/holiday.guide.video.games/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike a well-placed power-up, the right gift can light up the eyes of that video gamer in your life.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/24/vegetarian.thanksgiving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/24/vegetarian.thanksgiving/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoing vegetarian on Thanksgiving doesn't mean forcing tofu into faux poultry or shaping legumes into meat-like blobs.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/kennedy.abortion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/kennedy.abortion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA dispute over abortion between the only remaining Kennedy in Congress and his Roman Catholic bishop has highlighted the political volatility of the issue and the challenge it presents to the nation's Catholics.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:31:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/dan_shaughnessy/11/23/lions/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/dan_shaughnessy/11/23/lions/index.htmlYou can make fun of the Lions if you want. Why not? Everybody does.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/22/kennedy.abortion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/22/kennedy.abortion/index.html#cnnSTCTextRhode Island's top Roman Catholic leader has asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy to stop taking Communion over his support for abortion rights, the diocese said Sunday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/21/vatican.pope.archbishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/21/vatican.pope.archbishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/08/greene.veterans.sacrifice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/08/greene.veterans.sacrifice/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe woman's Halloween costume featured a Third Reich motif.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/17/napa.california.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/17/napa.california.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou don't need us to tell you that Napa Valley is a nice place to visit. What you do need is a way to lose the masses.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/11/16/tf.invite.ex.wedding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/11/16/tf.invite.ex.wedding/index.html#cnnSTCTextSay you're getting married. Maybe you've had a few serious boyfriends before. Perhaps you were even engaged to one of them. Or you might have just had a series of one-night stands that never turned into more than a few steamy stories you told the girls about over a pitcher of sangria.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor video gamers, the fall season is both a blessing and a curse. While many high-quality titles debut around this time each year, there are only so many dollars to go around.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/11/13/o.what.friends.are.for/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/11/13/o.what.friends.are.for/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere are friends that you have polite chats with, and there are your best friends. They're the people who root for you, no matter what. You tell them your deepest, darkest secrets, and instead of heading for the door, they stick around and your bond with them grows stronger.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/cnet.xbox.live.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/cnet.xbox.live.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's oh-so enticing: you find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/wired.modern.warfare.xbox.360/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/wired.modern.warfare.xbox.360/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe early hours of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" take gamers around the world and back again, but the new game's story hits close to home.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the extraordinary anticipation swirling around "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the follow-up to the 13 million-unit-selling military shooter game from 2007, living up to the hype might seem like an impossible mission.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/09/honor.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/09/honor.flight/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe aging veterans gingerly walk from the plane in the nation's capital. Some get pushed in wheelchairs. A brass band strikes up World War II era tunes. Strangers rise to their feet and clap their hands.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/11/caesarean.section.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/11/caesarean.section.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was six months pregnant when a smiling stranger on a bus asked where I was delivering. Within minutes, this woman was sharing intimate details of her own birthing experience -- the water breaking, the contractions that failed to get closer together, and the way her doctor deftly sewed up the four-inch incision from her Caesarean section. "I'm telling you, this guy was good," she said. "Next time, I'm just scheduling my C-section. None of this pushing stuff."Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/11/11/beevor.movies.dday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/11/11/beevor.movies.dday/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome reviewers have called "Saving Private Ryan," Steven Spielberg's World War II film about D-Day and the search for a soldier, one of the greatest war movies.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmHe may not be a household name, but to poker followers, Phil Ivey is a god. The 33-year-old pro player is widely considered the best in the world, a rare consensus for the sport.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/10/depression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/10/depression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy mom died nine months ago, and two days later, I gave birth to my daughter (she was full term, actually late, and completely healthy). I have been struggling with depression and all sorts of other medical problems since my mom passed. I cannot seem to get past crying over my mom. I cried all the time. We were very close, and losing her has been very hard. At the time, my husband was in Iraq, so I was dealing with a newborn by myself, as well as the loss of my best friend, my mom.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/10/postpartum.depression/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/10/postpartum.depression/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before last Mother's Day, 28-year-old Lauren Meehan-Machos broke down in front of her startled husband. "This is more than I can handle," she sobbed.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/05/obama.iron.chef/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/05/obama.iron.chef/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/03/airline.ticket.trouble/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/11/03/airline.ticket.trouble/index.html#cnnSTCTextLlouellynde Orahood's flight from Los Angeles to Dallas has all the makings of a trip from hell, including weather delays, cancellations and almost-missed flights. What could be worse? Having to pay again for the same tickets. Now, neither the airlines nor her online travel agency is willing to help her recover the money she should have never had to spend. Is there any hope for a refund?Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20317604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20317604,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe TV mom and her kids escape the cameras for a night of candy and costumesThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20317562,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20317562,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHalloween isn't over for the star, who arrives in Japan with jewelry dangling from his chinWed, 04 Nov 2009 20:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/hongkong.wine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/hongkong.wine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you think of a winery, you probably imagine the bucolic Napa Valley or the dangling vineyard grapes in French wine country.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/healthmag.one.week.slimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/healthmag.one.week.slimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to losing weight, the little things add up -- trying just one new thing every day can quickly make a big difference. With that in mind, we've taken science's best weight-loss strategies and created a week's worth of slimming to-do's.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316629,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316629,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnShe's happy with her "sexy and fun" choices - but might steal one more from sister KhloeSun, 01 Nov 2009 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.sikhs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/29/india.sikhs/index.html#cnnSTCTextGurdeep Kaur's wrinkled face was wet with tears, as she recounted what she saw a quarter century ago: the killings of 21 of family members.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/india.sikhs.harmeet.singh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/india.sikhs.harmeet.singh/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe school bell rang and along with my sixth-grade friends, I climbed down the stairs. My teenage sister was in the hallway waiting for me. Her being there was unusual.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:27:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316593,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316593,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Late Night host sends up the brooding heartthrob - just in time for HalloweenSat, 31 Oct 2009 02:09:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20315353,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20315353,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnFrom Speidi's Jon and Kate mashup to Ellen's Oprah tribute, check out the silly and spooky Halloween getups of the stars!Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/28/new.and.emergent.jews/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/28/new.and.emergent.jews/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Moses came down from Mount Sinai about 3,300 years ago, he couldn't have seen these Jews coming.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/29/haunted.houses.thriving/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/29/haunted.houses.thriving/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost businesses would hate to see their customers running out their doors, but in one suburban strip mall near Denver, Colorado, they are chasing the customers away -- with a chainsaw.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/halloween.calories.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/halloween.calories.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextHalloween is creeping up on us -- and as kids anticipate the occasion with excitement bordering on mania, parents often express concern.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/halloween_costumes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/halloween_costumes/index.htmIn a year marked by some shocking celebrity deaths, Halloween feels even more macabre.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/30/eating.meat.jonathan.foer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/30/eating.meat.jonathan.foer/index.html#cnnSTCTextBeyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously the now-widely recognized relationship between the nation's major killers -- heart disease, No. 1; cancer, No. 2; and stroke, No. 3 -- and meat consumption.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/30/rivera.game2/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/30/rivera.game2/index.htmlSomeday, the magic runs out. Because that's what it is, right? Magic. The ninth inning is the Chinese Water Torture Cell. The ninth inning is handcuffs and shackles and a burlap sack and a solid oak box with shiny steel chains and seven unbreakable locks keeping those chains tight. The ninth inning is for escape artists, and escape artists grow old, and the magic runs out. Someday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316272,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20316272,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnTell us if the talk show host pulls it offThu, 29 Oct 2009 23:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/same.sex.census/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeter Dziedzic and his husband, Jay Judas, aren't quite sure yet which of them will be designated the head of household when they fill out the 2010 census form in April.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/sikh.us.forces/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/28/sikh.us.forces/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S Army has granted a member of a religious minority permission to keep his turban, beard and uncut hair while he serves in the military, the Pentagon and a group representing him said.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/tokyo.motor.show/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/tokyo.motor.show/index.html#cnnSTCTextTake a glimpse of the near future. Electric vehicles and other types of eco-friendly cars are taking center stage at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, which runs through November 4.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCText"Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle got a first-hand view of horror when he traveled to the devastated Darfur region of Sudan in 2005.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/paul.haggis.scientology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/paul.haggis.scientology/index.html#cnnSTCTextAcclaimed film director Paul Haggis's decision to leave the Church of Scientology shines a further public spotlight on the organization.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/france.scientology.fraud/index.html#cnnSTCTextA French court's verdict against the Church of Scientology amounts to a "modern Inquisition" and threatens freedom of religion in France, a senior Scientologist said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/holiday_party_2009/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/holiday_party_2009/index.htmThe office holiday party will be a modest affair this year, if it happens at all, according to a survey of human resources executives released Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/23/south.carolina.pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/23/south.carolina.pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome are girlish 22-year-olds; others are women approaching 40. They come from South Carolina's rural counties and its booming cities. They are loud and muted, lively and vacant, hopeful and desperate.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315013,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315013,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnRather than fight the inevitable, the late informercial king's son holds a contestMon, 26 Oct 2009 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315071,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20315071,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe comedian will celebrate Archie's birthday with a new episode of her Nickelodeon show, The Mighty B!Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/game.review.uncharted2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/game.review.uncharted2/index.html#cnnSTCTextThose on the fence about which video game console to buy might be tempted by Sony's recent introduction of the higher-capacity and slimmer new PlayStation 3, with a $100 price cut to $299.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/reviews.halo.deadspace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/reviews.halo.deadspace/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo new sci-fi video games cast you in the futuristic role of a space marine who must face off against deadly creatures.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/justice.prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/justice.prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/24/pregnant.addicts/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome are girlish 22-year-olds; others are women approaching 40. They come from South Carolina's rural counties and its booming cities. They are loud and muted, lively and vacant, hopeful and desperate.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/rudy.ruiz.alien.halloween.costume/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/rudy.ruiz.alien.halloween.costume/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis is always a frightful time of year, but this year it got a bit scarier.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/wilson.iran.persecution/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/wilson.iran.persecution/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhy is Rainn Wilson, "Dwight" on "The Office," writing a news commentary for CNN? Good question.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/17/wilson.faith/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/17/wilson.faith/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhy is Rainn Wilson, "Dwight" on "The Office," writing a news commentary for CNN? Good question.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmIt's been a busy few years for Dan Rosensweig. As president and CEO of the Guitar Hero division of game publisher Activision Blizzard, he's watched the music-genre video game industry explode.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/17/illegal.immigrant.costume/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/17/illegal.immigrant.costume/index.html#cnnSTCTextImmigrant rights activists are calling on U.S. retailers to stop selling two controversial "Illegal Alien" costumes that have surfaced for Halloween, saying the outfits are a broadside attack on illegal immigrants.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/lasers.yachts.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/lasers.yachts.pirates/index.html#cnnSTCTextA military-grade laser that blinds temporarily is the latest security technology available to wealthy superyacht owners afraid of pirate attacks.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/14/moms.job.search/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/14/moms.job.search/index.html#cnnSTCTextKathryn Gutowski is a stay-at-home mother of four. For the past 11 years she has juggled laundry, carpooling and homework. Before becoming a mom, she was an attorney. She always planned to re-enter the work force, so she kept her skills polished, renewed her license regularly and did volunteer work.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/13/niqab/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/13/niqab/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's more to wearing the "niqab" -- the austere, all-covering veil favored by ultra-religious Muslim women -- than meets the eye.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/pope.canonization/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/12/pope.canonization/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints Sunday, including a 19th-century priest who worked with ostracized leprosy patients in Hawaii before contracting the disease himself and dying from it.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/09/prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/09/prison.meditation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his darkest moment, Kenneth Brown lost it all. His wife and kids, the housebroken dog, the vacation home on Cape Cod all vanished when he was sent to prison for an arson in 1996.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/antidepressant.pregnancy.newborn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/antidepressant.pregnancy.newborn/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than one in 10 women develops depression during pregnancy. Now, a new study suggests that women who are treated with antidepressants are more likely to give birth early or to have newborns that need to spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/why.women.have.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/why.women.have.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat makes a woman want to have sex? Is it physical attraction? Love? Loneliness? Jealousy? Boredom? Painful menstrual cramps?Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309609,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309609,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"She settled on a yellow parakeet," a source confirms to PeoplePets.comFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTextNext week, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centers.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/01/pregnancy.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/01/pregnancy.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCTextWomen who develop a mild case of gestational diabetes during pregnancy tend to have fewer complications and healthier babies if the diabetes is treated, according to the first large-scale randomized trial in the U.S. to address whether such treatment leads to health benefits for mother and child.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:51:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309116,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309116,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe actress and her sister share their entertaining inspiration - mom Helga - and a favorite recipeWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/czechrepublic.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/27/czechrepublic.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI urged a crowd of 120,000 worshippers in one of Europe's most secular countries to remain faithful to religious tradition on Sunday.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/magazines/fortune/wine_bargains.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/magazines/fortune/wine_bargains.fortune/index.htmThere's an oft-repeated bit of eno-philosophy that says the wine business is immune to recession because people drink in good times and bad. But it turns out there's a caveat: In bad times such as these, they mostly drink the cheap stuff.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/24/latino.hasid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/24/latino.hasid/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery Friday evening, the Nunez family sits down to a traditional religious dinner.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/technology/nintendo_wii_price_cut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/technology/nintendo_wii_price_cut/index.htmNintendo said it is cutting the price of its popular Wii video-game console by $50 to $199.99.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/nintendo.wii.price.cut.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/nintendo.wii.price.cut.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextNintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/22/superyacht.business.monaco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/22/superyacht.business.monaco/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemand for the world's largest, most expensive yachts is on the rise ahead of the Monaco Yacht Show this week.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/21/emmys.instyle.best.dressed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/21/emmys.instyle.best.dressed/index.html#cnnSTCTextHollywood celebrated television's best and brightest at the 61st Emmy Awards on Sunday night.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/smallbusiness/detriot_fashion/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/smallbusiness/detriot_fashion/index.htmDetroit's auto industry trained generations of workers in design and manufacturing. As that business fades and its jobs disappear, city planners are hoping to redeploy the city's creative minds and craftsmen toward a new and growing field: fashion.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/18/medal.of.honor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/18/medal.of.honor/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama gave a Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti's family this week, it was just the sixth time the nation's highest medal for valor has been awarded to a hero of the current conflicts.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/18/p.six.friends.moms.need/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/18/p.six.friends.moms.need/index.html#cnnSTCTextNot long ago, frustrated that my 3-month-old refused to sleep in his brand-new crib, I posted the following on Facebook: "Patty is wondering why Will hates his crib so very much."Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 flu.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/allergies.sex.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/allergies.sex.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTextSneezing and wheezing may stamp out those flames of desire. A new study reveals that allergies could be getting in the way of amorous activities.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/16/people.best.dressed.list/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/16/people.best.dressed.list/index.html#cnnSTCTextKate Winslet has one more reason to call 2009 a great year.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/16/news/companies/kevin_maney_starbucks.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/16/news/companies/kevin_maney_starbucks.fortune/index.htmIn this adaptation from his new book, Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don't (Broadway Books), author Kevin Maney explains the tension between two key qualities and how a great brand got caught in a no-man's-land between them.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/spanking.children.parenting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/spanking.children.parenting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThink a little spanking won't do much harm to kids? New research says the effects can be long-lasting.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/11/tf.reasons.no.second.date/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/11/tf.reasons.no.second.date/index.html#cnnSTCTextGuys can be fickle, or, as the French say, "huge jerks who don't call women back." Sometimes, though, we've got a pretty valid excuse for not picking up the phone. Here are 10 reasons why men might not call you back for that second date.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/11/nuts.calories.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/11/nuts.calories.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan you eat an unlimited amount of walnuts, almonds, etc. every day?Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/09/long.island.wineries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/09/long.island.wineries/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf the two forks of Long Island's East End were sisters, the North Fork would undoubtedly be the innocent, modest one.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/03/chefs.celebrities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/03/chefs.celebrities/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen chef Wheeler Del Torro found out that singer Erykah Badu was a vegan, he knew he had to get her his ice cream.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/02/national.parks.minorities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/02/national.parks.minorities/index.html#cnnSTCTextAudrey Peterman grew up surrounded by Jamaica's verdant mountains and lush mango orchards. She'd watch fish and an occasional shrimp dart in the stream that flowed near her house. When she settled in America, she yearned to relish the natural beauty of her new homeland.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:36:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301647,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301647,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"This never gets old," says father-of-18 Jim Bob Duggar, whose wife Michelle is due in the springTue, 01 Sep 2009 18:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/01/tf.how.men.talk.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/09/01/tf.how.men.talk.sex/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to sex, women talk too much and men talk too little. Actually, let me revise that. Women talk too much about sex with one another, and men talk about sex with one another just enough, which is to say, hardly at all.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/01/duggars.new.baby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/01/duggars.new.baby/index.html#cnnSTCTextJim Bob and Michelle Duggar of Tonitown, Arkansas, who have 18 children and one grandchild on the way, are expecting a new addition to their household -- baby No. 19 will arrive in the spring.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/smallbusiness/movable_feast.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/smallbusiness/movable_feast.fsb/index.htmI'm standing with 140 other ravenous diners outside a pigpen on Devil's Gulch Ranch, about 30 miles north of San Francisco, looking at an exhausted 350-pound sow named Penelope. She's resting, having given birth to seven five-pound piglets a few hours earlier.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/smallbusiness/samovar_tea_lounge.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/smallbusiness/samovar_tea_lounge.fsb/index.htmAt Samovar Tea Lounge, a chain of three teahouses in San Francisco, you'll find no wireless Internet or bulletin board littered with local news and advertisements.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/01/wine.drives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/01/wine.drives/index.html#cnnSTCTextPerhaps they're not the first place you think of when it comes to wineries, but these four regions offer character and great wine, without the hoopla.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/31/italy.cuisine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/31/italy.cuisine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRecently when I was in Tuscany, a region fiercely proud of its beef, I sunk my teeth into a carnivore's dream come true. In a stony cellar, under one long, tough vault, I joined a local crowd for dinner.Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before he died from brain cancer, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI. President Obama delivered the letter to the pontiff during his visit to the Vatican in July.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/kennedy.catholic/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/28/kennedy.catholic/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy didn't wear his faith on his sleeve, but those close to him say Catholicism was much more than an ethnic and cultural identity.Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/beer.country.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/08/27/beer.country.travel/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to taking spirited vacations, wandering a vineyard falls flat in the face of handcrafted brew. With more than 1,500 breweries across the United States, beer is not just a drink -- it's a destination.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/flying_car.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/smallbusiness/flying_car.fsb/index.htmCarl Dietrich always dreamed of building a flying car. Instead, the pragmatic inventor ended up creating what he calls a roadable aircraft, a plane that folds up its wings on landing and takes to the highway. In 2010, after three years of development, his vehicle, the Transition, will be available to customers for $194,000 a pop.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:26:00 EDT