The great George Orwell defined a liberal as the sort of person who is willing to believe that vegetables taste better if grown according to international law. Back in the 1930s that was seen as ...

Fess up or don’t, a lot of us are reading romance novels — otherwise known as “bodice rippers.” The numbers speak for themselves, accounting for 48 percent of all popular paperback fiction published, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bible may be the bestselling book of all time, but annual sales of romance novels now outpace the Scriptures. drante/iStock ...

The problematic messages in romance novels can also be found in other pop culture products. Mediafury/Flickr Among the many criticisms of porn regurgitated ad nauseum is its supposed educative ...

The beloved teen book-turned-romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” opens with its main character in a red gown staring across a field at her beau in a tussled white shirt. The ...

How do men feel about the way they are depicted on the covers of romance novels? Book Thingo Buttons open to the waist, skin gleaming with sweat, hair tousled, intriguing flashes of curves … men on ...

Summer may be the perfect time for a bodice-ripper like “Brideshead Revisited.” If you think it’s hot outside, just wait until Matthew Goode appears on screen. And if you’re looking for more ...