"It all depends on your point of view." These words began a dispatch addressed: "To Whom it May Concern" and found lying on Freedom Plaza's reception. ...more

December 23, 2009

Frank Godden is baffled by Christmas trees. The truck that carries stacks of Christmas trees from a farm far away to a lot near you might as well be a hearse, the way Godden sees it. ...more

December 20, 2009

Once you become an Alzheimer's caregiver, vast life changes and sacrifices need to be made. Your holiday plans may be disrupted because simple family rituals have taken your Alzheimer's victim out of his or her daily routine. ...more

November 26, 2009

Usually, it's difficult to notice when an Alzheimer's patient progresses from the early stage of the disease into the moderate phase. One symptom to watch out for is a loss of their sense of time. ...more

October 29, 2009

What Caitlin wanted did not seem complicated. She had signed up for Facebook after she married, as Caitlin Shaw. Now, to make it easier for old friends to find her, she wanted to add her maiden name, Batman. ...more

March 8, 2009

President George W. Bush and his huge extended family are spending their 12th and last Christmas at Camp David. ...more

December 24, 2008

Some neighborhoods this holiday season look brighter than ever — pockets of cheery lights that come as a surprise given the general economic gloom and the numbers of people tightening up on discretionary spending. Other neighborhoods are, as may be expected, darker. ...more

December 23, 2008

Holiday recollections lead to monkfish in curry recipe. ...more

December 12, 2008

Some of the children crawling onto Santa Joe's lap this year have more than stuffed animals and video games on their most-wanted lists. Several times already this season, Joe Jackson has been asked to get Daddy a job or Mommy money to buy the house back. ...more

November 28, 2008

FOUR CHRISTMASES *½ The size difference between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon isn't the only thing keeping them apart in "Four Christmases." ...more

November 27, 2008