It seems an odd concept that fathers and fathering can change with the times, but they do. more

By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school. more

Forty-one years ago, we bought our house in Woodmere because it had a back porch. more

“The Yellow Birds,” by Kevin Powers, should be required reading. The debut novel tells the story of two young American soldiers fighting their way through Al Tafar province in Iraq in 2004. more

On May 25, 1972, when Etan Patz disappeared on his way to school in lower Manhattan, I was just beginning my life as a mother. more

A brilliant beam of moonlight came through the window, waking me. The clock said 4:15 a.m., but a sense of mystery afoot propelled me out of bed. more

We have had crueler months than April 2013, but this one singed the soul. more

It took 18 years to track down and capture Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber. more

There hasn’t been much news coverage of the deadly H7N9 bird flu, but recent reports trickling out of Beijing demand attention. more

It’s no country for old men, or old women, either. The screens and ’zines idealize smooth skin and supple muscles, strong bones and clear minds. more