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A Celestial Halloween Oct. 24, 2019
Week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2019 "Trick or treat!" Soon, we'll be hearing this phrase coming from a v... Read More
Go Rat Pack Retro in Swinging Palm Springs Oct. 20, 2019
By Jim Farber The room is the essence of swinging '60s cool. A tuxedo-clad singer croons "One More f... Read More
October 18, 2019 Oct. 18, 2019
Dear Annie: I beg you to tell adult children not to massage their curiosity and egos by milking the ... Read More
Mauthausen Concentration Camp: Never Forget Oct. 05, 2019
By Fyllis Hockman The four central European capitals we visited on our Danube River cruise — P... Read More
The Anniversary of the People's Republic of China Is a Dark Day for Mankind Oct. 04, 2019
It's one thing to engage in diplomacy. It's another to praise evil. This week, Donald Trump tweeted,... Read More
Harvard Wins Oct. 03, 2019
Diversity means just that. Getting into college isn't just a numbers game. No one has a "right" to g... Read More
Special Interest Trails Can Be Roadmaps to Fun Sep. 28, 2019
By Victor Block For Elizabeth and Andy Beyer, a drive along California's Sonoma Valley Wine Trail w... Read More
A Passing Storm or Coming Shipwreck? Sep. 23, 2019
The always-amiable Father Andrew Gilligan, who for many years taught Latin at St. Ignatius High Scho... Read More
What We Can Learn From Storms Sep. 19, 2019
As Hurricane Dorian tore through the Bahamas, wreaking havoc and causing loss of human life and dest... Read More
A Passing Storm or Coming Shipwreck? Sep. 18, 2019
The always-amiable Father Andrew Gilligan, who for many years taught Latin at St. Ignatius High Scho... Read More
Victorian Side Chair Serves as Family Treasure Sep. 13, 2019
Q: I inherited the upholstered chair seen in this photo from my parents years ago. It is in perfect ... Read More
We the People ... Sep. 10, 2019
The world, my friends, is going to ... and that's just the point: We don't know where in the world t... Read More
Style Is a Melange of Earlier Designs Sep. 06, 2019
Q: Enclosed is a photo of an antique chair I purchased in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. The elaborately ca... Read More
As the World Turns Sep. 05, 2019
Week of Sept. 8-14, 2019 We've all had those days where nothing seems to move. No matter where you g... Read More
Reader Offers a Clever 'Why's Crack?' Sep. 04, 2019
Q: Why is the adjective "crack" used to describe someone who's good at something, as in a "crack sho... Read More
Baseball Is Life Sep. 04, 2019
A new study finds that major league baseball players tend to fare better, healthwise, than the gener... Read More
Porcelain Dinnerware Decorated With Violets Aug. 30, 2019
Q: This is a picture of one of the plates in a service-for-eight dinnerware set we purchased when we... Read More
Newspaper Nomenclature Has Nautical Nature Aug. 28, 2019
Q: I've noticed that the word "masthead" is often used to refer to the name on the front page of a p... Read More
Happy Birthday, President Clinton Aug. 23, 2019
On the occasion of Bill Clinton's 73rd birthday, the chattering class has come to bury the president... Read More
