Topic: Chanel No. 5

Oh, no! Coco Chanel – was a Nazi spy?

Hal Vaughan's new biography, "Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War," argues that Coco Chanel was an anti-Semitic Nazi spy who went on secret missions for the German government.

Review: 'Coco Before Chanel'

Audrey Tautou captures the designer's fierce spirit in this better-than-average biopic.

China's irrepressible modern art scene

Contemporary artists don't shy from expressing their humor, subversiveness, and originality despite the country's more austere official image.

I decide to attend the opera, with Raisinets and bonbons.

Live performances of the New York Metropolitan Opera are beamed into movie theaters across the country, offering audiences ways to experience high culture at low prices. But is it the same as live or is it just Memorex?

World’s largest working pipe organ is in ... Macy’s

Before there was Muzak, there was the Wanamaker. Newly restored, it restores the shopper’s mood.

Vocation vacations: Job-auditing firm turns career switch dreams into reality

Our reporter takes a short stint with a perfumer. What this man 'nose,' you can learn.

Worms absorb human pollutants

On the horizon: News from the frontiers of science

Rat populations affect shoreline ecosystem, shrimplike krill found at new depths, worms show traces of personal-care products.

Spending habits: Americans at all income levels tighten their belts

As a recession looms, signs of a new frugality emerge. Say goodbye to long trips and lattes.