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Maybe it's gradually dawned on you, or maybe it struck you suddenly-say, when you were seated at the back of a packed theater or crammed into a subway car and [...]

During bleak moments--when word comes that a close relative has been in a bad car accident, or wonks on the radio are forecasting still more economic hardship ahead, or the [...]

Everyone in Jamey Berger's family knows the story, passed down through the generations, of how Berger's great-great-great-grandfather Herman Loomis settled in Burlington, Wisconsin, in 1836, and raised the first two [...]

Recovering in my hospital bed a few hours after an emergency cesarean section, I was, through my fuzziness, focusing on the good news: My son, Charlie, whose heart rate crashed […]

Ways to make adult's food interests appealing to the children and tempting them, to adopt that food style, are discussed. Recipes for preparing nutritious dishes, making it appealing for children, are also presented.

Methods to attain beauty naturally are listed, including laughing, having sex, exercising, napping, standing up straight, not bathing as often, not wearing makeup, using less skin products, and breathing.

On a recent Sunday morning, 10-year-old Kaia woke up in the mood for crepes, something her mom, Alison, makes like a pro. So Alison whipped up the egg batter while [...]

HERE'S A REPORT ON OUR first weight-loss experiment. Backed by research, intuition, and some serious finger crossing, we paired three chronic dieters struggling to lose weight with three women who […]

When I moved back to Wisconsin, my home state, two years ago, I couldn't help saluting the first huge sign I saw, just over the Illinois-Wisconsin border, for cheese curds [...]

'As Four' is a group of four designers who work in a silver painted Chinatown loft with bare necessities for furniture. They call their workplace the 'Future Planet of Style' which other than themselves, also houses four cats, four disco balls and a collection of medical equipment.

Byline: Kamps, Louisa. In November, after several days of steadily worsening muscle aches and nausea, Anna Doyle, 34, a Pennsylvania mother of one, realized that she had something more serious [...]

In Jill McCorkle's latest book of stories animals and humans share certain traits. CREATURES OF HABIT Stories. By Jill McCorkle. 240 pp. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. [...]

A GOOD HOUSE By Bonnie Burnard. 309 pp. New York: Henry Holt & Company. $25. WHEN Bonnie Burnard's first novel opens, the year is 1949, and things are humming along [...]

Estee Lauder, Avon, Clinique, Revlon and other companies donate a portion of their profits to the fight against breast cancer.

The article focuses on adoption of different hair styles by several celebrities. Topics discussed include management of white braids by actress Zoë Kravitz; observation of negative bias by women with smooth hair towards naturally textured black hair; assessment of unique hair growth patterns towards natural hair styles; and consideration of wigs utilization in adoption of different hair styles by women.

A young woman describes being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis at the age of 25. At first she refused to give up the high-heeled shoes she loves, but she found that switching to sneakers helped her body to heel.

The article focuses on the fashion design characteristics, style and interest of private art adviser Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, who discusses her interest in collecting museum quality designed and customized dresses from designers Simone Rocha, Stella McCartney and Jeremy Scott.

remembering David Amy Rice, 26, and Cindy 58 Amy (David Rice's sister): On that morning I got a call from David at 8:30. He loved to phone really early to […]

Red Water (Pantheon), Judith Freeman's revelatory new novel, was born by chance. Browsing in a used-book store, Freeman came upon The Mountain Meadows Massacre, an account of the 1857 murder […]

JUNIPER TREE BURNING Goldberry Long. 459 pp. New York: Simon & Schuster. $25. FOR all the suburabn Steves and Stacys who gazed wistfully at a cir-ca-1972 copy of National Geographic [...]

A SPELL OF WINTER By Helen Dunmore. 313 pp. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. $24. FROM the opening scene in 'A Spell of Winter,' it's clear that this novel by [...]

The article offers suggestions to brides for addressing anxieties beginning a married life. It states that according to a recent study has indicated that the fairy-tale notion of soul mates can actually sabotage relationships, and mentions that according University of Denver find it harder to fully commit to marriage. It notes that possible conflict of couples created by arguments.

The article discusses how divorce can spread from couple to couple, from neighbourhood to neighbourhood and explores a new therapy to help people combat the contagion and learn to cope with their own misgivings about marriage .

The article offers information on the life and works of Suzy Favor Hamilton, a three-time Olympian, one of the fastest-ever female middle-distance runners of the U.S. and a representative for Nike and Reebok at the pinnacle of her career.

The article presents several recipes for pies including Strawberry or Apricot Hand Pies, Streusel-Topped Pear and Plum Pie, and Black Forest Ice Cream Pie.

Several recipes including Pan-Seared lamb chops with Middle Eastern tomato sauce, zucchini and tuna pappardelle, and baked coconut and lime rice pudding, are presented.

The author focuses on Tory Miller, chef and co-proprietor of L'Etoile restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin, who uses local ingredients and stores produce using root cellars and blast freezers. She discusses the winter party conducted by L'Etoile staff. Several recipes featured at the party, including Roast Pork Loin with Fennel Salad, Ricotta Blintzes with Lingonberry Syrup, and Buttered Noodles with Toasted Sage, are presented.

The article offers parents advice on how to raise resilient children. Topics include an overview of five strategies that parents can use to help their children cope with tough times, including openly discussing the potential outcomes of uncertain situations, helping children develop their problem-solving skills by letting them contribute their ideas for solutions to family problems, and avoiding negative attitudes.

The article focuses on soldier Montgomery McFate's experience in the U.S. Army.

The article focuses on ambition, defined by scientists as the will to pursue goals that may be just out of reach, and examines why it can be hard to maintain.