If you believe Greece and Greece alone made its financial mess, think again.

"Combat" over sexual preference and gender roles is the West's new world war.

In a galaxy far, far away (known to some as the 1960s) the author found a second mother.

Bashing Blatter and FIFA is now its own sport, but soccer has come a long way in 20 years.

Quick "yawp" can cause passing pain, but who cares when shamelessness rules?

The FIFA scandal, while satisfying to legal Puritans, doesn't explain the "why" of endemic corruption.

Rome's eternal city moniker makes sense only when it comes to monuments and ruins.

How a Spaniard player's decision not to celebrate is itself a cause for jubilation.

Matteo Renzi can't (and won't) stop talking, because like it or not he's Italy's new best friend.

Finally, from Hollywood (or close), a heartwarming story of hard-earned anatomical relevance.