Apart from following customs with murky origins, what’s the reasoning behind giving someone a New Year’s kiss? This kiss is ...

For humans, kissing holds major cultural cachet, accompanying confessions of romantic love, religious rituals of reverence and even betrayals, à la The Godfather Part II’s “kiss of death.” New ...

A kiss is one of the most universal gestures in the world. It’s a wordless way to show affection that transcends language, culture, and even species boundaries, conveying a great deal of meaning ...

Early humans like Neanderthals probably kissed, and our ape ancestors could have done so as far back as 21 million years ago. There is wide debate over when humans began kissing romantically. Ancient ...

And humans are far from the only species locking lips. By Ali Watkins The act has been called many things: Centrifugal motion. Perpetual bliss. The thrill of the moment. Unstoppable. In technical ...

Rachel Shatto, Editor in Chief of PRIDE.com, is an SF Bay Area-based writer, podcaster, and former editor of Curve magazine, where she honed her passion for writing about social justice and sex (and ...

Frehley died Oct. 16 following a fall, according to his agent. The guitarist had told fans about the incident in September and canceled his remaining 2025 shows on Oct. 6. "We are completely ...

Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss — all founding members of rock band KISS — reunited to lay their former bandmate, Ace Frehley, to rest. The trio came together for a final farewell to the ...

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died on Thursday, his family and agent said. He was 74. Frehley died peacefully surrounded by family in ...

Frehley and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist for the rock band KISS, has died at age 74. His death was confirmed in a statement ...