Friday night I went to Joe’s Pub and saw B.A.N.G.S.: made in america, a wonderful dance performance full of sequins and fur, cutoffs and...

As a kid, I loved shooting a rifle with my uncle, out back at my grandmother’s farmhouse. My dad and I would go out with Uncle Bill, in...

The year my second son was born, I went to work, and my husband stayed home. It was the most luxurious year of my life. In the mornings,...

A friend of mine recently lamented that when he sat his teenage son down to have “The Talk,” he had to focus on the internet instead of...

This is my fantasy: I’m standing at the Main Street corner in my little New Jersey suburban downtown, waiting to cross the street. As...

Recently, Mark Zuckerberg joyfully announced on Facebook that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a daughter. More solemnly,...

It seems like every day a new health tracking gizmo appears in stores. The fitbit. The Apple Watch. TICKRx. Leaf, a tracker that’s...

History matters. Sober and sophisticated historical research can make a difference in the world. I am proud to live in a nation that now,...

“Isn’t the weather beautiful?” I was standing outside my child’s elementary school, making small talk with other parents at pick-up time....

“Having sex on your period is absolutely safe,” reassures OB-GYN and talk-show regular Dr. Laura Berman. Like most sex experts in the...

“Cherish every moment!  It goes by so fast.” A well-meaning stranger admired my teeny tiny 3-week-old son, as we searched for baby wipes...

One of the most popular ads at the Superbowl this year was “Like a Girl.” Respected documentary director Lauren Greenfield asked a series...

“You have multiple sclerosis? My cousin cured her MS with a gluten-free diet and qi gong — you should really try it!” Since I was...

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What would you do if you desperately wanted to have a baby, and your spouse had HIV? In the mid-1990s, the introduction of...

Recently, a Canadian fertility clinic made the news because it refused to allow a white client to be impregnated with sperm from a donor...

When I was little, I copied my dad and took off my shirt on hot summer days. He would be doing yard work, and I would be running around...

The dentist peered in my child’s mouth, then turned to me. “Hey, Mom, you did a good job, no cavities!” I brought my kids for a check-up...