Brazil's large and growing anti-government protests—now entering their second week of rallies and demonstrations—have got their own iconic "nonviolent protestor gets faceful of pepper spray" photo, finally. (See also: Turkey, UC Davis.)

Because they are feeling it.

With the noble goal of elevating the subtleties of speech, a group of scientists at the Royal Holloway University in London endured an awful task. They studied "non-professional impersonators" doing their best impressions. The scientists looked at fMRI scans as these "non-professional impersonators" imitated other people's …

Serena Williams is letting the press back into her life, big time. If you're unfamiliar, this is the "Serena comes out of her shell" part of the Serena dialectic, which is only a few pungent quotes from a full retreat and the "Why won't Serena let herself be loved?" stage.

A new study from the Department of Housing and Urban Development confirms: it is somewhat more difficult to rent an apartment if you're gay. But there is a bright side, for lesbians.

During her interview on HuffPost Live yesterday, award-winning alt-gone-mainstream porn star Stoya revealed that her dad isn't the biggest fan of her adult entertainment career.

ASmall World, the invite-only social network for rich wastrels, seemed destined to go the way of MySpace. After all, what's a socialite network good for besides Style Section stuffing? But like that other late aughts relic, the company is hoping to pivot toward relevancy, in this case transforming the virtual country…

Want to know all the code names for America's massive intelligence gathering programs? Just browse through the "intelligence analysts" who post their resumes on the public career networking site LinkedIn. ANCHORY, NUCLEON, TRAFFICTHIEF, ARCMAP, SIGNAV, COASTLINE, DISHFIRE, FASTSCOPE, OCTAVE/CONTRAOCTAVE, PINWALE, UTT,…

A photo that took China's Twitter-alike Sina Weibo by storm this week claims to show the country's latest fashion trend: "Super sexy, summertime anti-pervert full-leg-of-hair stockings, essential for all young girls going out."