They’re heeeeeeeere. The roast’s being reheated, the guest room is full, and the family members seem to be multiplying. You love them, sure. You just hate the way grandma picks the corn out of her dentures, and how Aunt Rita’s chain email–fueled diatribes were in full force before the apple pie even hit the table. […]

The addictive new program Orange is the New Black, based on the 2011 memoir by Piper Kerman, humanizes the setting of a women’s correctional facility. It’s easy to binge watch this “guilty fish-out-of-water” series and wonder, How would I react to a  prison stint? Now, clearly, prison is a dehumanizing and horrendous experience that, in […]

If you’ve ever tried to convince your kids to go on a nice, long hike, you’ve probably learned that it can take some coaxing. We pack special treats that they can only eat after they’ve covered some mileage, and promise them a root beer party when they’re finished. Another incentive to get young hikers on […]