Kiss

Kissing is arguably the most intimate act of expressing your affection to your partner without crossing that socially acceptable line of being sexually explicit. But puckering up to enter into a hot kiss is involves some skill. It is a form of art. At least that’s what scientists told German newspaper Bild. Women consider kissing to play a central role in a successful relationship.

Mickey Rourke proved that he truly is an open-minded person, by kissing in public his hairdresser chum Guiseppe Franco in Beverly Hills on Thursday.

Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment has spiked following the Brussels attacks.

There are kissing opportunities in every nook and cranny of Greece. After years of ongoing research, we kiss and tell in order to save you the trouble of having to find them for yourself – though the trouble is part the fun. These spots and more are enough to enthuse any avid serial kisser…

National Garden

Jennifer Lawrence kissed her co-star Natalie Dormer on the lips at London premiere of Mockingjay – Part 2, on Thursday evening.

Lawerence wanted to say a quick hello to Dormer during red carpet interviews and she leaned in to kiss her cheek. But, Natalie turned her face and the two actresses kissed on the mouth instead.

Kissing is something that comes natural to people. Science has given us some insight on what matters in the smooching ‘process’. Studies have revealed that kissing helps us select the right mate, other research has found that kissing helps us live longer; 146 muscles are used to perform the act; while we exchange 80 million bacteria when we lock lips.

New research in American Anthropologist finds that only 46% of cultures kiss mouth-to-mouth. The study contradicts previous anthropological research that found that kissing was universal behavior.

A passionate kiss with his wife Carmen outside German Chancellery in Berlin during a visit there by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a meeting with Angela Merkel last Monday was aimed at conveying a message of reconciliation between the two leaders.

David Walliams may have recently split up from his former wife, Lara Stone, but he still spreads laughter. The comedian intended to enter the Guinness Book of World Records on Friday, gathering 55 kisses in 30 seconds.

The reasoning behind the “net traffic” he received, however, is not his attempt, but one of the kisses he exchanged.

Ellinor Olovsdotter, known by her stage name Elliphant, will perform at Istanbul's Babylon on March 7.

The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK) fined a TV channel in January for the music video of Elliphant's "One More," which features a scene of two women kissing.