As diners become bolder, so do chefs. They’re giving heart prominence on their menus instead of camouflaging it in soups and stews. Our intrepid reporter ventures a taste.

Fatal accidents and other popular sports brought college boxing to an end. An old-timer fights to preserve the sport, which was huge a long time ago.

Although sales of luxury watches remain steady and even on the rise, the target demographic for lower-end watches is increasingly turning to cell phones to check the time.

Driven by the economic downturn, the number of Americans in their 30s who live with a roommate has skyrocketed in the last five years, according to Census Bureau data.

A high school in the Bronx is closing because of poor student performance. It will be replaced by two charter schools, a trend that is repeated all across the country.

Ever wondered where all the good men and women have gone? With niche dating websites on the rise, several new sites are moving online dating onto an international platform. Offering online daters the opportunity to meet potential partners on different continents, sites like iloveyouraccent.com are cashing in on foreign allure.

The English language is rife with euphemisms that serve different purposes. Many exist to buffer uncomfortable topics, but the “dark side” to euphemisms lies in phrases that are constructed to be abstract and meaningless, distracting from what the word actually means.

Looking for someone to settle a trade dispute in your fantasy league? For a serious opinion — at a seriously discounted price — more than a few actual attorneys are ready to take your call.

Anne Becerra, a New York City bartender, is part of a growing group of certified beer experts: Cicerones, the beer world’s answer to the wine sommelier. From serving Belgian beers in the proper glasses to picking the perfect food for the perfect pale ale, cicerones know pretty much all there is to know about beer.

Making sound for films isn’t just a case of leaving a microphone on the set and pressing “record.” Sometimes reality just isn’t good enough. That’s when Oscar-winning sound designers like Richard King of “Inception” have to get creative.