The idea of what makes the perfect woman can vary wildly from man to man, and vice versa; unless you are Chinese. In which case, you may well subscribe to the notion of the "budget spouse".

Coined by an anonymous account on Sina Weibo (China's answer to Twitter), the budget...

The Only Way Is Essex recently aired its first live episode, to a reception that was mixed at best. The experimental broadcast got me thinking about the phenomenon that is reality TV, and the "stars" it spawns.

I'll freely admit, I'm a sucker for the spoiled bitchiness...

Fans of pop culture juggernaut Lady Gaga are in for a treat this week with the launch of new social network LittleMonsters.com, an online community thought up by Gaga's manager Troy Carter. The site, which provides a platform for Gaga's loyal devotees (nicknamed "little monsters") to upload and...

Alan Turing is a name with which a great many people are familiar, but probably not enough. A highly accomplished mathematician, codebreaker and computer scientist, he has been hailed as a pioneer and hero in the fields of modern computing and sexual politics. And while you might not think that...

If we are to believe Tolstoy, happy families are all alike, while every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. This is certainly true of the families we spend our time watching on television - if you're unconvinced, try tuning into EastEnders once in a while. It seems that...

Torchwood has had its ups and downs from the very beginning. In its first two years, it struggled to shrug off the teatime adventure reputation of its progenitor Doctor Who by giving its viewers what it thought they wanted: sex and violence in equal measure. People who stuck with Captain...