Parenting

Because the time is fleeting, writes actor Ben Falcone.

In the Dominican Republic, names hold deep significance, blending Spanish, Taíno, and African influences into a unique tapestry of meaning. Here are 80 Dominican names, including traditional boy names, girl names, and gender-neutral names.

“Panda moms aren’t lazy,” said the creator of this style. “What they do is give children scaffolding to let them go free.”

This article highlights the surprising similarities between leadership and parenting, showing how the same philosophies apply to both.

Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism.

Spring melts seem to happen earlier, and warmer fall months stretch out, shortening the winter season. To a human who abhors the cold, this might seem like a good thing, but for animals and plants, it can alter and perhaps even endanger their life cycles.

My parents have spent their careers in noble professions that do not pay well. My dad is a social worker and my mom teaches kindergarten. They have lived a modest lifestyle sprinkled with treats I feel they deserve, like an annual vacation to New Mexico and enjoying some good wine.

A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer’s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to the flurry of random opportunities that pop up.

She promised that the climbing would be easy. “An hour. Or maybe two hours. Or maybe three.”

April 20: Sometimes feel life stinks, everything bad/getting worse, everyone doomed. Then day like today occurs, reminding one that yes, although life stinks, does not always stink to same extent, i.e., variation can occur in extent to which life, from day to day, may stink.