Alana Lawton is not a woman who would beat a man in arm wrestling. But in the tattoo industry, where artists agree that a light touch outweighs a strong one, she may have a natural advantage.

The phenomenon known as the seven-year itch is a turning point, when husbands and wives battle the temptations of extramarital lust or love. Yet today’s unmarried twentysomething couples are just as young and just as restless, and their longing for the single life is just as common.

The Colonel Klink look is back! No, not Nazi uniforms. The monocle, a nearly-useless form of eyewear that’s the latest fashion trend.

A group of Christian UFO researchers are on a mission: to convince everyone that aliens are really demons, and of the Biblical variety. And they are doing quite well for themselves.

Fish farming is already a thriving industry in many American states, but the Obama administration is backing a bill to expand farming in federal waters. In the past five years, Congress twice introduced aquaculture legislation but failed to pass it, in part because of pressure from conservationists and fears about environmental hazards. This time around, there is an emphasis on developing a farming system that is sustainable to the environment.

Since the earthquake in Haiti in January, more than $32 million has been raised through people texting donations from their cell phones, Will text giving be the future of nonprofit fundraising?

Guess what? Craigslist’s Missed Connections — which started out as a romantic, whimsical way to reconnect with someone, and achieved fame as a success story for couples everywhere — has devolved, as so many romantic fantasies do, into a way for people to fake love for the sake of hooking up.

A series of dramatic accidents has recently put the spotlight on automobile safety and design. But whether crashes are caused by faulty floor mats or faulty software, some argue that what matters most is what drivers wear on their feet.

Low-tech toy cameras let users create photos that immediately look old. And in an age when everything is digital, these no-frills devices still use film.

Got a big job interview tomorrow? Get that hair out of your face. Throw away those open-toed shoes. It’s a jungle out there in the recruitment world, and only those with properly-watermarked résumés will survive.