Usually, it's difficult to notice when an Alzheimer's patient progresses from the early stage of the disease into the moderate phase. One symptom to watch out for is a loss of their sense of time. ...more

October 29, 2009

What Caitlin wanted did not seem complicated. She had signed up for Facebook after she married, as Caitlin Shaw. Now, to make it easier for old friends to find her, she wanted to add her maiden name, Batman. ...more

March 8, 2009

President George W. Bush and his huge extended family are spending their 12th and last Christmas at Camp David. ...more

December 24, 2008

Some neighborhoods this holiday season look brighter than ever — pockets of cheery lights that come as a surprise given the general economic gloom and the numbers of people tightening up on discretionary spending. Other neighborhoods are, as may be expected, darker. ...more

December 23, 2008

Holiday recollections lead to monkfish in curry recipe. ...more

December 12, 2008

Some of the children crawling onto Santa Joe's lap this year have more than stuffed animals and video games on their most-wanted lists. Several times already this season, Joe Jackson has been asked to get Daddy a job or Mommy money to buy the house back. ...more

November 28, 2008

FOUR CHRISTMASES *½ The size difference between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon isn't the only thing keeping them apart in "Four Christmases." ...more

November 27, 2008

One way to measure John Cross' generosity is the length of the store receipt he took away after a recent spending spree: 8 feet. ...more

November 19, 2008

Remember those $50 gift cards from Target and JCPenney stores that Aunt Irene and Uncle Harry gave you two Christmases ago? The ones you slipped into your sock drawer and forgot? ...more

December 21, 2007