American Life

Make May Your Official Family Mealtime Month: A How-To Guide

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 04.26.2012

Linda Novick O'Keefe

Your kids will not only benefit from family mealtime -- they'll remember their experiences fondly into adulthood and will pass the tradition on to their children. Here is a four-step guide for parents to bring mealtime back and include their children in the process.

"Freedom" to Try to Write Literature

Robert Schwab | Posted 03.04.2012

Robert Schwab

Finally having finished Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, I wanted to review it here, hoping to acknowledge the long-term pleasure one gets from reading even when the quality of the writing is less than you might have hoped.

The Queen Is Dead, Long Live the Queen

Hélène Brenkman | Posted 05.25.2011

Hélène Brenkman

Mark the historical date and place: Saturday, November 14, 2009, at MOCA's 30th annual gala, Lady Gaga threw Madonna off her throne as queen of pop.

American Life Worth Less Today: AP

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 11.17.2011

WASHINGTON — It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it us...