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I appreciated the many cards I received when my husband died, and one kind friend donated to a charity we support. But when my mother died two years ago after a long incurable illness, I received ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every single person in possession of a television must have seen Friends – twice. We bet that you could even head into the dense tropical forests of ...

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...