It used to be that if there was a name aligned with "choice," it was Sophie.

"Choice" is now and maybe forever associated with Angelina Jolie.

She was incredibly courageous to be so honest, to open the conversation; to expose herself to the media storm she knew was waiting.

But...

A (Jewish) mother on a trip with her grown son -- a concept so outlandish and outrageous, it merits a movie.

The instant I saw the preview of Guilt Trip, I admitted I was guilty -- of doing exactly what Barbra Streisand does to Seth Rogen in the movie. I...

Anyone who's ever watched Psy's "Gangnam Style" (or a funny cat video) is part of a worldwide phenomenon: the explosive growth of original online video programming.

And with awards season in Hollywood in full swing, a new name is added to the annual list which includes the Oscars, Golden Globes,...

Meeting celebrities is just part of the job when you're a television reporter; so this was a fairly typical day at work when I was in my 20s. I was sent to the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach to cover a press conference with Sophia Loren, Sylvester Stallone, Henry Winkler...

What do you do when your kids are Jewish but attend Christian schools?

You won't find the answers in the Old Testament or the Talmud. But you might find answers in a cookbook, metaphorically speaking.

As someone who grew up in a kosher home, one thing I never anticipated was...

It used to be my own dirty little secret. And then I started to read more -- such as a recent UCLA survey that estimates 75 percent of American families have so much stuff crammed in the garage, they can't get the car in it.

That made me...

As Katie Couric explains, "It would take a pretty fantastic group of people to convince me to spend a Saturday afternoon during the dog days of summer in a hotel conference room."

Martha Stewart and Christy Turlington would probably agree. I know I felt the same way about leaving the...

Cancer survivors are my heroes; I'm a survivor myself. So I hope the title doesn't offend anyone -- maybe the most useful attribute you can have regarding cancer is a sense of humor.

I felt the title applies to this piece, plus I wanted to get your attention -- whether...

Cancer is complicated.

And being a survivor can be complicated, too -- confounding, confronting, and confusing.

Even starting with the word itself. It can be confusing to know exactly what is meant by cancer survivor. So for the first time in the 18 years of my own survival, I looked...

I would never have imagined it. Any of it.

When I found out Sunday was National Cancer Survivor's Day and wanted to put it on Facebook, I actually had to stop and think -- how many years has it been, anyway?

The fact that my brain didn't automatically spit out...

Everyone has talked about it, argued about it, written about it, parodied it -- to the point that there's nothing left to add to the conversation.

But I'm doing it anyway.

I can't resist adding my two cents. Or sense. Or common sense.

The...

This post is very difficult to write. It's not what you would expect, and not what I would expect. I'm not even sure where to start; so I'll start with an end -- the end of my marriage to the man who is the father of my two children.

Maybe...

It made me want to cry -- or scream -- or both.

That's how I felt watching the trailer for the upcoming film "Miss Representation" -- about the depiction of women in the media. (If you haven't seen it yet, click here and watch right this minute; then...

Cancer. Funny.

Two words I never thought I'd see -- or use -- in the same sentence.

Yet there they are. On the movie marquee. On television. And at the top of the New York Times Sunday Style section -- a feature piece called "Laughing at the Big...

That the news was predictable doesn't make it less painful. And somehow it feels so personal.

Maybe because he was so brilliant; maybe because it's so close to all of our lives in so many ways. Not just the devices we use every day but maybe because he seemed to...

I link my arm in hers as we walk, just soaking in the simple things. The sound of her voice. The warmth of her body next to me. Her pearl necklace that she never takes off. Her personality that's both calm and vibrant at the same time.

Joy -- the...

I would never say having cancer is a gift. But I would say that gifts can come from having it.

My friend and I are perfect examples.

I was missing any eye for art. I didn't even feel qualified to pick out gift wrap.

Having cancer changed everything. With two...

She built her career on laughter, but there's a good chance Iris Rainer Dart has made you cry -- if you read the book or saw the movie Beaches.

Best known as the writer of the novel Beaches, Iris grew up in Pittsburgh, dreaming she was destined for musical theater...

If you've ever faced a major crisis or challenge (and who hasn't?) you know the feeling: Your stress level skyrockets; your life goes from normal to nightmare.

A good (or really bad) example is hearing three words: You. Have. Cancer.

Whether it happens to you or to someone you...

There's a surprising amount of power in a sense of humor, sometimes including the power of attraction. Humor is what connected me to my first husband. Not only is he funny himself, he was the personal manager for Mel Brooks, a man who knows the power of a...