Carla Bruni

In a wide-ranging Q&A, the French singer, model and former first lady of France discusses her activism and the complexities of being a political wife

If women exploited their sex appeal when climbing the corporate ladder, they would be way ahead of men

The new foreign minister is young, female and stylish—cause for celebration and controversy

Laptop thefts, surveillance, threats—French journalists are complaining of a new era of media intimidation

The unsinkable Jan Brewer, the smoking toddler kicks the habit, Pamela Anderson and you

Carla Bruni’s very tough act, Ahmadinejad vs. Paul the Octopus, and an extreme breed of couch surfer

Newsmakers of the week

Perez Hilton gets punched, Carla Bruni’s biggest fan, and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s interesting statue

Barack Obama: the musical, Kim Jong Il’s cook, and the unexpected panda pregnancy