By HANNA ROSIN

I must confess, I have waited my whole life for someone to write a book like “Bright-Sided.” When I was a young child, my family moved to the United States from Israel, where churlishness is a point of pride. As I walked around wearing what I considered a neutral expression, strangers would often [...]

By FRANK BRUNI
BEFORE millions of television viewers, under the dewy and beneficent gaze of Oprah Winfrey, the two of them traded moony glances. They held hands. They spoke the language of sonnets and torch songs.
“It was like an arrow was shot through my heart,” one said, describing an early meeting. “I felt weak at the [...]

He is: a son. Seeking a man. Between the ages of: this and that. For: his mom.
By SAMUEL BAUER
In my 30-some-odd years I have seen my mother act many ages, but never had I seen her act like a vain, fretful teenager. So it was with natural curiosity that I shadowed her from room to [...]

By JAN HOFFMAN

BY now, most high school dress codes have just about done away with the guesswork.
Girls: no midriff-baring blouses, stiletto heels, miniskirts.
Boys: no sagging pants, muscle shirts.
But do the math.
“Rules” + “teenager” = “challenges.”
If the skirt is an acceptable length, can a boy wear it?
Can a girl attend her prom in a tuxedo?
In recent [...]

By Elizabeth Bromstein
“He’s [...]