In Rising Seas, a Girl Learns to Swim
A rite of passage is complicated by the specter of climate change in coastal Colombia.
Your Chemical Romance
A new book lays out the case for pharmacological solutions to relationship problems.
What Captivates Children About The Snowy Day?
Ezra Jack Keats’s picture book is the most checked-out volume of all time at the New York Public Library. A professor of children’s literature examines why the book has connected with so many kids.
A 97-Year-Old Philosopher Ponders Life and Death: 'What Is the Point?'
Herbert Fingarette once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him.
Dear Therapist: My Roommate Is Cheating on Her Boyfriend With Me
She wants to have a casual relationship with me while staying with him and I’m afraid to leave her.
Why William and Kate Are a ‘Fairy Tale’ but Harry and Meghan Are ‘Couple Goals’
What if, instead of sweeping a young woman up into the glamour and luxury of life as a royal, the handsome prince instead prioritized what she wanted?
How Night Nannies Fit Into Affluent Urban Family Life
Hiring overnight help allows new parents to get sleep and keep up with the demands of their job. It’s also really expensive.
How Two Candidates Became Friends, and Ran a Joint Campaign
“Maybe there should’ve been some animosity, but we’re both naturally not drawn to unnecessary conflict.”
How Negativity Can Kill a Relationship
Successful marriages are defined not by improvement, but by avoiding decline.
The Boys Who Wear Shorts All Winter
The kid who refuses to wear pants is a familiar sight to parents, students, and educators—and a mystifying one. What’s so great about being underdressed?
How Cities Became Childless
Welcome to the future of urban living, where young people have to make a choice: money or babies?
What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age
Newly single older people are finding a dating landscape vastly different from the one they knew in their 20s and 30s.
Gen-X Women Are Caught in a Generational Tug-of-War
The average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman, and the demands of caregiving seem likely to increase.
The High Cost of Having a Baby in America
The average delivery now costs more than $4,500—even with insurance.
The Concession to Climate Change I Will Not Make
I’ve never thought we should stop having children. But I will have to teach our son to wonder at the world before he learns to fear for it.
Dear Therapist: I Can’t Stand My Sister-in-Law
Everything about her rubs me the wrong way.
The Couples Who Sleep ‘Together’ Over Videochat
Keeping a camera running overnight can provide a sense of comfort—or at least a confirmation of fidelity.
The Most Memorable Family and Education Interviews of the Year
Our reporters reflect on the words and ideas that resonated with them in 2019.
Dear Therapist: I Survived Cancer, but Now I’m Afraid My Husband Resents Me
He regrets retiring early to take care of me when I was diagnosed.
A Harebrained Scheme to Sell Christmas Trees on the Streets of New York
“People were in the right place at the right time. That’s its own small Christmas miracle, I guess.”