Against all odds and reason, Lauren Conrad seems like a normal person. Almost. On Monday morning the 21-year-old reality star and budding fashion designer sat unperturbed on the seventh floor lobby of the W hotel in Times Square as a hubbub of activity swirled around...

The aftermarket is no longer the only way to modify or customize your car. Auto manufacturers have noticed the enormous amount of money spent beyond their dealership doors and are quickly forming tuning and customization divisions of their own. And the manufacturers offer something many...

The London Observer has just put up a really excellent new blog, a mixture of links, commentary, and a kind of relaxed openness we've never seen in a major world newspaper. Check out this bit, a late-night item by the executive editor that begins, "OK,...

Charlotta Sorenstam has been teaching a lot at her famous sister's golf academy in Florida. Her fees are about to go up. Sorenstam shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Thursday, matching her career low, to take a one-shot lead over Beth Bader after the first...