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Does ‘American Gypsies’ Reinforce The Same Stereotypes It Aims To Dismantle?

On Tuesday, The National Geographic Channel will premiere American Gypsies, which purportedly aims to refute common myths about gypsies.

‘Celebrity Make Under’ By Planet Hiltron Makes Fat Kim And Kanye, Nerdy Scarjo [PHOTOS]

New York artist Danny Evans of Planet Hiltron was fed up with the celebrity way of life -- spending boatloads of money on their appearances -- and wanted to shed the celebrity of the glitz and gold, showing key players like like Angelina Jolie, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna and Johnny Depp as raw, “real people in his photos series Celebrity Make Under.

Dimming Hopes For A Back-To-School Rebound For Retailers

People wait for a Macy's department store to open in New York January 7, 2010. U.S. retailers including Macy's posted higher December sales and raised profit forecasts as they carefully managed promotions to lure shoppers during the holidays.

It seems as though the world if retail is hitting some mid-year skids, leaving market watchers wondering if they already need to write of the second-most important sales season of the year: Back to school.

Head Faking The 2012 Farm Bill

With last week's hubbub over Condoleezza Rice as possible veep, you may have missed how a House Republican group took legislative action to increase government subsidies to the one percent.

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New York Knicks News: Does It Make Financial Sense to Re-Sign Lin?

The New York Knicks have decided that Jeremy Lin's three-year, $25 million contract offer from the Houston Rockets is too rich for them and will let the talented point guard walk, according to multiple reports.

US Builder Confidence Rises To 5-Year High In July

U.S. builder confidence rose in the new single-family home market as in July by the greatest level in nearly a decade, led by improving market conditions and buyer traffic, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Red Gold: Manchester United Is World's Most Valuable Team, Despite Massive Debt

Forbes Magazine estimates The Red Devils are now worth $2.23 billion, 19 percent more than second place Spanish side Real Madrid, which is worth $1.88 billion.

Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Pacific Investment Management Co., participates in the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California

PIMCO's Mohamad El-Erian: The Ideal Prime Minister for Egypt

On Tuesday, it was reported that Mohamed El-Ehrian, the chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co., or PIMCO, was being considered for the role of Egypt's Prime Minister. He doesn't want the job, but he does have the qualities that Egypt lacks.

Goldman Sachs 2Q Earnings Falls 11%

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) booked a 11 percent drop in its second-quarter earnings as revenue from investment banking and lending businesses declined, the New York investment bank said Tuesday.

Jeremy Lin averaged 18.5 points and 7.6 assists per game in 26 games before getting injured.

Knicks Want To Re-Sign Jeremy Lin, Bring Point Guard Back To New York, According To Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony says the Knicks want Jeremy Lin back next season.

Public Favors Posthumous Reproduction, With Consent: Survey

In recent years, it's become possible to do emergency retrieval of sperm or eggs when somebody suddenly dies or becomes terminally ill.

Gilead Wins First Approval Of Drug To Prevent HIV

Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada was approved for people who are not yet infected but may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners, a concept known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Bank Of America Seen Swinging To Profit, Hobbling to Just Above the Brink

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), the troubled financial behemoth that teetered just above the abyss during the last few weeks of 2011 and has since made somewhat of a recovery, is expected to swing to profit when it reports quarterly financial results Wednesday morning.

Black Abortions: Necessary Health Care Policy Or Genocide?

Black women account for only 13 percent of the U.S. female population, but undergo more than one-third of all abortions.

Copper dips on strong dollar, economic fears

Copper Is 'Slightly Overvalued': Barclays

Copper prices have outperformed the overall metals market as traders have closed short selling in expectation of government intervention to boost growth, but the metal may still be slightly overvalued, according to a Monday report by Barclays.

File photo of Syrian President al-Assad in Damascus.

Assad May Use Chemical Weapons If Cornered, Says Defector After Reports That Syria Started Moving WMD

Closely following earlier reports that Syria had started moving some parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage, the most senior Syrian official to defect to the opposition has said that the Syrian regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort at survival.

Oil climbs back above $106 as Iran talks stall

Crude Oil Futures Edge Higher Ahead Of Bernanke

Crude oil prices slightly advanced Tuesday as investors awaited testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for hints about further easing.

'50 Shades Of Grey' Breaks 20 Million Sales As Rope, Handcuffs And Music Sales Also Surge

The mommy porn book trilogy has taken over the pop culture lexicon in 2012.

Lakers Trade Rumors: Antawn Jamison To Sign With Los Angeles [REPORT]

According to Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer, Antawn Jamison is headed to Los Angeles. Bonnell tweeted, that according to a source, Jamison will be a Laker.

New York Knicks News: Jeremy Lin NOT Welcomed Back By Carmelo Anthony, Knick Teammates

Knicks management doesn't seem to be the only ones who don't want Jeremy Lin back with the team. It appears that a few New York players are hoping Lin plays for Houston next year.

Floyd Mayweather Tiger Woods Top Highest Paid Athletes List

Floyd Mayweather, Phil Mickelson Top Highest-Earning Athletes List

Boxer Floyd Mayweather, who is currently serving a jail sentence for domestic assault, topped Sports Illustrated's list of the 50 highest-paid American athletes for 2012.

Anthony Weiner Can't Find A Job, Contemplates Run For NYC Mayor

More than a year after he resigned in disgrace from Congress, scandal-scarred Anthony Weiner is still having difficulty finding a job, spurring him to consider running for mayor of New York City - an office in which he enjoyed frontrunner status before he tweeted photos of his underwear-clad penis to a college student and lied about it.

A child receives polio drops during the polio eradication programme in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh.

Taliban Blocks Polio Vaccines In Remote Pakistan: Distrust Of West Puts Children's Health In Jeopardy

Taliban militants have threatened aid workers trying to administer the polio vaccine in Pakistan, putting the lives of 250,000 children in the remote regions of South and North Waziristan at immediate risk.

Margaret Sullivan, New York Times' New Public Editor, Is 'Extremely Experienced': Deputy

Margaret Sullivan, outgoing editor of the Warren Buffett-owned Buffalo News, brings 32 years of journalism experience to her new role as public editor of the New York Times (NYSE: NYT), as the Sulzberger family-controlled paper faces unprecedented financial challenges.

Tom Hanks Takes ‘Electric City’ Series Straight To The Web

With more TV audiences viewing shows online, it makes sense creators are bypassing the traditional distribution medium and developing content expressly for the Web. Yet some might be surprised to find that film icon and veteran A-lister Tom Hanks is jumping on the bandwagon.