Few traditions loom as large as the New Year’s kiss. It’s a custom that dates back to Ancient Rome, when during the festival of Saturnalia (Winter Solstice), Romans would celebrate by smooching.

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.” Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this ...

Kissing, for all popularity, is a bit of a mystery. Scientists have long debated when humans’ ancestors first put their lips together, and whether the act is simply a cultural trait. A new study ...

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I spent Christmas with my daughter and son-in-law, and their seven-year-old daughter. During that time I noticed that my grandchild and her dad hugged and kissed a lot, much more than you would expect ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been self-conscious about the thinness of my lips. So when I became a beauty editor and started writing about injectables, like anti-wrinkle injections and facial ...

It’s a rule most of us learn as children: Keep your hands to yourself. And yet it seems that scores of men can’t quite follow it, even — perhaps especially? — when the whole world is watching. The ...