If jeans manufacturers are to be believed, the world is overrun by Barbie-like women with 24-inch waists and 36-inch inseams.

Which leaves most of us with a problem (in addition to the inferiority complex): How to get those booty-lifting, thigh-slimming, ...

You enter the candlelit room, drop your robe, and slip your naked body beneath the sheets. You’re ready for him to have his way with your every muscle. He enters and turns on the down-tempo beats. No words spoken. He ...

In college, you used to wake and bake on a regular basis. It may even have been a morning ritual for those four years, straight.

But you’re older now and would love to put a slightly more mature twist on ...

We all have dreams. Yours include incorporating the siesta into the American workday, having Angelina Jolie’s body, and banishing adult acne from the planet.

The hard part is making them a reality.

But for Shinmin Li, turning her dreams into ...

The initial thrill of engagement (“Have you seen my ring? Wanna see it again?”) is followed by a creeping, needling anxiety (“Have you seen my sanity? My inner calm? My sense of self?”).

Where’s the fun? In the monogrammed forks, ...

Treating someone like a dog used to be a bad thing. These days, dogs are not only better treated than some humans; they’re better dressed, better groomed, and better fed. Don’t let yours be the exception.

Coco loves to play, ...

You may not recall your dorky date’s name, or the song you awkwardly slow-danced to.

But you remember your prom dress like it was yesterday. That strapless, iridescent-purple Jessica McClintock with the three ruffles on the bottom still occupies a ...