Ralph Ginzburg, a taboo-busting editor and publisher who helped set off the sexual revolution in the 1960's with Eros magazine and was imprisoned for sending it through the United States mail in a case decided by the Supreme Court, died yesterday in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He was 76.

Ralph Ginzburg wore handcuffs outside the federal building in Lewisburg, Pa., in 1972 as he w...

The breakup of the Anglican Communion into nationalist churches “whose autonomy is unqualified and which relate only in some sort of loose and informal federation” is unrealistic, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who addressed the Church of England's General Synod July 7.

“I can envisage – though I don't in the least want to see – a situation in which there may be more divisio...

Doctor: Previous sex studies 'shortchanged' women by asking wrong questions

Why do a reported 15 million women suffer from low sex drive? Because the word “sex” has become synonymous with intercourse and orgasm. Male sexuality has been the norm in sex research and in popular culture. But clinical sex therapist Dr. Gina Ogden noted that, for many women, intercourse is not wha...

But there's no doubt Peaches has captivated rock's edgy set. To them, she's a mix of Iggy Pop and Karen Finley, a stone-cold rocker hellbent on leaning on our buttons, disemboweling cliches, and delivering her sexuality in a way that illuminates rather than exploits.

These days, however, Peaches is out to burrow her music, and message, further into the belly of the average Joe. Next we...

Returning to the United States from Venezuela is a strange experience. Spending time with poor people hopeful about their future and the future of their children is a heady experience-and not one I've shared in a long time in the US.

I just spent 10 days in Venezuela, participating in a tour sponsored by the Marin Interfaith Task Force (MITF) of Mill Valley, California. There's a lo...

Teenage pregnancy was once acknowledged as one of the most critical social problems in our country.

These days, the issue is often overshadowed by critical hot- topic issues such as AIDS and immigration. Organizations such as the Suffolk Network on Adolescent Pregnancy-Long Island also mitigate the effects of teen pregnancy - but the problem is still with us, on a societal level.

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Technology is so advanced, we can do virtually anything on computers. Think about the science-fiction thriller "The Matrix." Keanu Reeves encounters a future in which a computer generated virtual reality is not only indistinguishable from the real world, but also has the same real-world consequences. It's common for photographers to take a face shot of our favorite celebrity and airbrush their...

Davenport-19 year old Jennifer Vinson of Davenport says she spent nearly two months in a cell in the Rock Island County Jail, next to a young inmate she came to know as Sarah Kolb.

''I was wondering at first why she was in shackles and handcuffs and she said she was the murderer, and I'm like wow, I'm going to be sleeping next to somebody who murdered someone'', sa...

This may not be the first time the Telluride Repertory Theater has performed a musical dealing with the more risqué side of sex – 2001’s musical was the alternative-sexuality extravaganza The Rocky Horror Show – but this is the first time it has treated the subject with such down-home country twang.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas opens officially tonight at 8 p...

Ralph Ginzburg, a taboo-busting editor and publisher who helped set off the sexual revolution in the 1960's with Eros magazine and was imprisoned for sending it through the United States mail in a case decided by the Supreme Court, died yesterday in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. He was 76.

Ralph Ginzburg wore handcuffs outside the federal building in Lewisburg, Pa., in 1972 as he w...