Gossip entertains, and it also sustains. In Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion,” the sober heroine, Anne Elliot, pays a visit to Mrs. Smith, a former classmate who is now a penniless widow, confined to ...

Harriet Petersen, of Cranston, wrote, "It was the only entertainment he had during his nine months of active service and now ...

It could be that keeping a diary — “keep” being the operative word — is how we stay true to ourselves, even the embarrassing ...

The queen, who has supported UK-based domestic violence organizations for more than a decade, has made supporting survivors a ...