It had been going so well. But you knew one day he’d ask the dreaded question.

“Do you play chess?”

Your stomach dropped. You began to sweat. And despite your best efforts to eek out a “No thanks,” all that ...

Recess.

Thirty euphoric minutes of anthill-squashing, kickball-playing, tree-climbing bliss.

The playground may be a haven of excitement for little Luca, but for you it’s a breeding ground for grimy fingernails and colonies of E. coli.

You’re not alone. After watching ...

You pride yourself on being ready for every sartorial curveball life throws you. Run in your stockings? There’s an extra pair in your office drawer. Blister? Mr. Band-Aid is on call in your wallet. Cat hair? You knew the FedEx ...

Strange that looking sporty is considered a good thing when most fashionable people wouldn’t be caught dead in a football jersey or a wrestling singlet.

Exception? Tennis. All those flouncy skirts, matching tops, jazzy sneaks, and bouncy hairdos are enough ...

Deprivation can breed hostility, instability, and crime. But try to imagine how you’d react if something vital to your very existence were suddenly taken away from you.

Imagine, in other words, a world without cake.

That’s exactly what Patsy Rosenberg ...

You know how the most poetic, compelling thoughts always seem to dawn on you when you’re farthest away from a pen?

Like, say, in the shower? Or on the treadmill?

Or when you’re supposed to be on the treadmill but ...

The bodies are hard; the flan is soft. Everything else is sunny, sandy, and 75 degrees. Here are ten reasons to call in sick next Thursday, book an airbrush tan, and catch the Miami heat.

1. Sleep in style. (Or ...