12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (561+ words) For a week every month, I take a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Chicago to Winnipeg, Canada. That might sound surprising: It's a lot of time to spend in the air, and Chicago has so much to offer. However, I've been in…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (734+ words) My oldest son was my only child for three years. I think that built a bond that doesn't exist with any of his four siblings who had to share me from day one with an expanding brood of children. I…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (838+ words) Even as a seasoned traveler, it took me nearly five decades to get on a cruise ship at all. I had never been particularly curious about cruising and had some pretty unflattering ideas about what it involved: heaping buffets of…...

17+ hour, 21+ min ago   (769+ words) I grew up in Mexico City and spent most of my life there. Six years ago, I left the country, first for the US and later for the UK, but I never stopped thinking of my birthplace as the place…...

17+ hour, 58+ min ago   (681+ words) Joann Ernst, 72, shook her head as her older grandson decapitated an action figure. The other laid out puzzle pieces in a line, surrounded by a sea of toys. "You have to put all the Play-Doh back in the container so…...

22+ hour, 17+ min ago   (490+ words) This story is based on an interview with Scheryl W. Glanton, 74, a real estate agent from Philadelphia. It has been edited for length and clarity. It was getting frustrating. Despite at least 20 showings of my listing in suburban Philadelphia, no one…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago   (242+ words) For years, fiber has had a reputation problem (boring and unsexy), but you wouldn't know it looking at Emily Leeming's go-to recipes. The former chef and nutrition scientist, who specializes in the gut microbiome, is on a mission to get…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) But Jones Road's ads felt different. They featured faces with wrinkles, crow's feet, uneven skin tones, freckles, and other very normal features. Bobbi Brown, the brand's legendary founder, can be seen swiping on uncomplicated products with her fingers, showing just…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (340+ words) Having a kid didn't make my partner and I give up late-night concerts. She comes with us and we don't worry about her missing bedtime....

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (480+ words) I emailed my son memories of his childhood for 15 years. When he turned 18, I finally gave him the password....