FETISHISM. The Oxford English Dictionary (1893–1897) defines fetishism as the "superstition of which … the characteristic feature" is "an inanimate object worshipped by savages on account of its supposed inherent...

A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make") is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism...

EXPOSING THE SECRET AND NOT-SO-SECRET COLLECTIONS OF FOUR DESIGNERS While an old dictionary defines fetish as a holy object endowed with magical powers or housing a spirit, a newer one allows a fetish to be pretty much anything-as long as it's loaded with...

Mewornovi Kokou has a delicate, solemn face and an air of resignation which makes her seem more like 75 than 10. She is one of a group of seven little girls gathered under a tree outside their village shrine. The day is bright. Light...

Roger Lowenstein is a rare commodity: a financial journalist with no apparent ax to grind, who seems to understand the people and institutions he covers, and is more often right than wrong on the big issues that matter. While most of us were trying to...

It takes a lot to make San Franciscans blush, but a video porn company has managed to do it.A studio that makes S&M movies recently took over a historic building that once housed the National Guard, unleashing a rare public debate about decency in a...