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7 classic fashion mistakes and why we make them

In her new book 'You Are What You Wear,' Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner, tells us what our fashion mistakes say about us.

Tri Mumpuni Iskandar builds small hydro plants to bring electricity to Indonesian villages

A petite entrepreneur wants to bring hydropower to the 90 million Indonesians without electricity.

China's future has arrived

A Monitor staff photographer goes to China's capital and finds things much like they are back home.

Madoff auction: jewelry, luxury items fetch high prices

Madoff auction nets more than $2 million with engagement ring selling for $550,000, diamond earrings for $135,000.

Obama as ATM: Democrats want him as fundraiser, not campaigner

As the election season ramps up in August, President Obama is putting on his fundraiser hat, attending $30,000-a-plate dinners but not spending much time campaigning for candidates.

Young adult Christian literature gets the nod from Slate

Christian-themed novels for teens are seen as "a surprisingly empowering guide to adolescence."

Sex and the City 2: movie review

The story line is barely there, but fabulous clothes are on full display throughout ‘Sex and the City 2.’

Why are Greeks not paying their taxes?

It's estimated that 20 to 30 percent of Greek GDP is underground and the government may be losing up to $30 billion a year to tax evasion. Why aren't Greeks paying up?

After banking bust, Iceland turns to free-market innovation

Iceland hopes to "reboot" the country after its banking bust, with leaders founding a Ministry of Ideas whose best recommendations are aired on a popular radio show each Friday morning.

Supreme Court backs FCC crackdown on swearing on television

In a 5-to-4 ruling, the top court upheld the regulator's 2004 decision to hold broadcasters liable for the occasional expletive.

The Song Is You

The writing is lovely but the romance feels creepy in Arthur Phillip’s latest novel.

'Deciding the Next Decider'

Calvin Trillin offers a delightful record of the 2008 presidential campaign in verse.

Supreme Court considers FCC's rein on foul words

The federal crackdown on the rising use of expletives on TV has sparked free-speech concerns.

Advertisers up the ante as products become TV plots

Products no longer simply appear in shows – they're becoming important parts of the plot, too.

Review: 'The Women'

This modern remake of the Cukor classic boasts considerable star power but could have had sharper claws.

Faking it

FCC's obscenity rule to get Supreme Court's ear

The tribunal agrees to take a case about the commission's crackdown on stations that air expletives.