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Julianne Moore's necklace looked caught in her one-sleeved dress at Sunday night's Golden Globes. But, let's be honest: no one else could pull off that color.Take a look and tell us what you think.More...

Julianne Moore Golden Globes 2011: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL)

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NEW DELHI — An upscale apartment building that has caused an Indian political scandal was ordered Sunday to be razed because it violates coastal protection laws.The 31-story building in downtown Mumbai was intended for war veterans and widows but the apartments were bought at cut-rate prices by top politicians and military brass. Maharashtra state's chief minister resigned late last year because of the scandal.More...

India To Demolish Mumbai's Adarsh Housing Society Building For Environmental Violation

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Golden Globes winners (with trophies in hand) bounced around multiple after-parties at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Chateau Marmont, and surrounding restaurants last night. Thanks to Hollywood Reporter's party previews, we had our guesses as to which would be the most start-studded, the most packed, and the most fun. Now that the photos are in, which Hollywood bash would you have wanted to attend?More...

Golden Globes 2011: After Parties

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UPDATE III: The Hollywood Foreign Press issued a statement on Gervais' performance (via EW):

"We loved the show. It was a lot of fun and obviously has a lot of people talking. When you hire a comedian like Ricky Gervais, one expects in your face, sometimes outrageous material. Certainly, in this case, he pushed the envelope and occasionally went too far. The HFPA would never condone some of his personal remarks. Overall, however, the show was among the best we've ever had and we were pleased."

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Ricky Gervais: Golden Globes Host 'Doesn't Care' If Anyone Was Offended By Jokes

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) commemorated the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, telling a gathering of Alabamians that he didn't see skin color as a divisive factor. When it came to religion, however, the recently-inaugurated governor raised some eyebrows with a comment on his view of non-Christians in his state."So anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I'm telling you, you're not my brother and you're not my sister, and I want to be your brother," Bentley said in his address, according to The Birmingham News, after telling the congregation that he was "color blind."More...

GOP Governor: Christians Are My Brothers And Sisters, Others Not So Much

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On Wednesday, the Republican majority will vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. By voting for repeal, the Republican majority is taking away valuable health care protections and benefits provided for women.The truth is that women have the most to gain from the Affordable Care Act. Prior to passage of the law, women faced severe discrimination from health insurance companies. Through a practice known as 'gender rating', women who purchased insurance on the individual market paid up to 48% more in premium costs than men.  Equally offensive, 79% of women who purchased insurance on the individual market still did not receive any maternity coverage through their insurance plans.More...

Don't Return to Discriminatory Health Care Against Women

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Though nearly all of us resonated with President Obama's call for civility last week, we know that Washington will soon descend into the usual vitriol. For that, most of us blame our politicians, the voters who elected them or the media. But if any of the above were the true culprits, we might as well give up on a solution. We would be stuck with a politics of personal destruction -- because we can't redesign our politicians, voters or the media.Fortunately, we can redesign the one thing that most drives our politicians to be uncivil: our elections. As our elections work today, one Republican competes against one Democrat in nearly every district, each containing 700,000 residents from all walks of life.More...

Taming the Savagery of American Politics

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Is Denver a better shopping city than New York, San Francisco or Los Angeles?That's what Forbes magazine says in its latest survey of America's 25 Best Cities for Shopping. More...

Forbes Calls Denver A Better Shopping City Than New York, San Francisco

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The White House has just released the guest list for tonight's state dinner for China.Notable attendees include Jackie Chan, Barbra Streisand, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, B.D. Wong (and his mother Roberta), designer Vera Wang, Christiane Amanpour, Yo Yo Ma, Thomas Friedman, Wendy Murdoch, Vogue's Anna Wintour and the Huffington Post's own Willow Bay.More...

China State Dinner GUEST LIST: Barbra Streisand, Vera Wang, Anna Wintour & More

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For over 20 years, families of people with mental illness have been advocating for various reforms that would prevent seriously mentally ill individuals from becoming violent. Former Senators Kennedy (Democrat), Wellstone (Democrat) and Domenici (Republican) were frequent supporters, but they are no longer around. Hopefully Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner can honor them (and Gabrielle Giffords) by taking action.As Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health wrote in reaction to the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords by Jared Loughner:More...

What Harry Reid and John Boehner Should Do in Wake of Giffords Shooting