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Stephen Bruno, who wrote a book about his life as a doorman, helps people head to brunch, then gets ready for a day of religious worship and a night of [...]

A reader smells hypocrisy in his co-workers' proclamations of mourning and wants no part of it. Is he obligated to attend her funeral if his heart isn't in it? A [...]

A 20-something woman who lives with her parents has incurred their disappointment by continuing an affair with her former boss. Since she won't end things, should they tell the man's [...]

I thought it would make me put glue on pizza, but instead it entertained my children and got me to finally paint my office. How could it transform our daily [...]

Tired of being saddled with ''dud'' husbands when their more exciting wives bow out of plans, a reader wonders if there's a way to delicately insist that both members of [...]

This year keeps breaking our hearts. A partial list: a divisive presidential election seeding anger and anxiety and resentment by the day; violence in Gaza and Israel; devastating floods and [...]

Byline: Jada Yuan How does Sandra Bernhard, outspoken ambassador of New York's enduring downtown grit, spend her week? What books, documentaries, TV shows - not to mention random encounters at [...]

From the moment he showed up at Tim Heidecker's house, the Chihuahua in the dragon costume seemed a little freaked out. Mr. Heidecker -- an actor, comedian and singer-songwriter -- [...]

Taryn Delanie Smith, a former Miss New York, takes a long stroll with her husband and Great Dane and cues up her Sunday playlist with an Ina Garten-inspired dinner. Before [...]

Expecting the worst from others is actually bad for our health, experts say. There are days when the world brings out our sardonic side. But we should fight against what [...]

''I love getting out and about early in the day, getting some fresh air and sunlight and seeing the city,'' the ''Daily Show'' host said of her morning ritual. In [...]

Eve Brooks, the gardener at Herbert Von King Park, spends her day tending to her pet turtle, listening to Sam Cooke and getting down in the dirt at the park. [...]

These days, getting cut off in traffic can send me on an emotional rollercoaster. So I asked experts how to get mentally tougher. Erik Vance, who writes and edits stories [...]

When Ms. Couric, the veteran journalist, is at her home in East Hampton, she spends her days at the beach, playing pickleball and FaceTiming with her baby grandson. Though it [...]

Byline: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY HOPE, Alaska - Fifty miles from the nearest gas station, where the dirt road dead-ends at the old gold mining claims, bluegrass music drifted into [...]

Byline: Karla L. Miller Last week, I responded to a worker whose colleague has a bad habit of dominating conversations and whose boss has given up on trying to rein [...]

Byline: Brian Reisinger, Opinion contributor If you or someone you know need mental health resources and support, please call, text or chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or [...]

Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com . Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. They Didn't [...]

Byline: David Oliver, USA TODAY Everyone has that friend. The one who shows up 45 minutes late to dinner. The one who 'lost track of time' before the big birthday [...]

TALES FROM THE GOLDEN AGE John Kerr, 72, Stittsville, Ont. I retired in January, 2016, at 64 after working for 41 years as a financial adviser in the investment industry. [...]

Lately, when pulled outside by the summer sun, I've been noticing Gen Z-ers connecting in creative ways around the city. Along with my fellow commuters, I'm forced to pause as [...]

After moving to Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sean Burke had to work hard to defy the circumstances his generation had been dealt during some of their most formative years. [...]

A grieving reader was shocked when dresses that her sister had set aside for her were taken by a friend just days after her sister's death. Shortly before my sister [...]

Byline: Jelena Kecmanovic 'I enter a party and feel all eyes on me. My pulse quickens, my face burns and my stomach churns. Everybody must be judging me - the [...]

A reader abandoned the family table at her nephew's wedding to join her sister at a lesser table, upsetting the groom's father. Should she apologize for ''ruining the wedding''? My [...]

Byline: Sahaj Kaur Kohli Dear Sahaj: I notice that your advice routinely seems to recommend extreme empathy. I am very empathetic by nature. So, empathy is my routine approach. I [...]

A reader still picking up the pieces after a recent divorce is wrestling with guilt for not wanting to take his mother in, knowing she wouldn't hesitate to help him. […]

Byline: Anne Roderique-Jones If you're the planning type, your vacations may begin to feel so structured that you need a do-nothing holiday by the time you return. Sound familiar? It [...]

Stung by the revelation that her sister frequently took her clothing without permission in their youth, a reader is baffled by the disclosure: Was it expressly to hurt? My wife [...]

Oluremi Onabanjo fills her week with early morning writing sessions, a live show at the Village Vanguard, time with other Black scholars and art all around New York City. As [...]

Byline: Sahaj Kaur Kohli Q: My family are immigrants from East Asia. I am the older of two, by about 7.5 years. Growing up, my younger sibling's needs always came [...]

Mr. Rainey starts his day with tea, and then it's time for fancy cars, making beats and Call of Duty with his friends. Michael Rainey Jr. had looked up to [...]

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After their 2021 wedding, John Murray and Kimberlee Stevenson experienced much heartbreak. Now comes joy. When Kimberlee Stevenson married John Murray on April 30, 2021, ''we thought the worst was [...]

Shelley Polanco is 22, and a senior at Brandeis. As she faces life after college, she is not looking for practical advice about, say, jobs and careers. She yearns instead [...]

Although his wife has long maintained that she doesn't want to know the identity of her birth father, a reader is tempted to find out on her behalf. Ever since [...]

''I love 'I heard a Fly buzz -- when I died,''' said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in ''The Seven Year Disappear.'' ''That one gets me every time.'' Cynthia [...]

Angel López, who goes by Monxo, fills his Sundays with art, music, gardening with his daughter and TV classics. Angel López saw something familiar in Martin Wong's 1988 painting ''Desire,'' [...]

Midlife -- which, according to the American Psychological Association, spans from 36 to 64 -- is known as a high-stress era of lost youth, declining health, job pressures and caretaking. [...]

Susan Sontag, in her 1978 essay ''Illness as Metaphor,'' described ''the kingdom of the ill'' -- in which all have dual citizenship, in addition to the kingdom of the well. [...]

Frustrated that she and her partner live too far away from his parents to reap the benefits of free grandparental supervision, a reader wonders how to broach her feelings of [...]

A somewhat obscure text, about 2,000 years old, has been my unlikely teacher and guide for the past many years, and my north star these last several months, as so [...]

A reader is distraught that a woman she's estranged from has been added to her most treasured circle of friends. Is there anything she can do to reclaim the group [...]

Byline: Elaine Welteroth Q: I welcomed my first child early last year and have tried my best to navigate my rocky family dynamic since then. Being the youngest of the [...]