WASHINGTON — He slides the foam headphones over his drooping ears and fixes his pale blue eyes at the computer. Reddit.com is pulled up on the screen. The site is “one of the social media tools that is in vogue with young people,” he explains. When Roland John “Ron” Lehker was born, there was no […]

Recently, my son took an unexpected ball to the face during his soccer game. This is frequent in U7 (under 7) soccer, but it hurts just the same. He walked off the field with his head in his hands, fighting back tears that poured from his blue eyes the moment his head found my shoulder. […]

Fixing writer’s fashion faux pas led to dating success Learning to date and learning to dress have a lot in common. Once upon a time, I was terrible at both. Before I met my fiancee, Gabi, I was single in San Francisco. It was 2011, and everyone was on OkCupid. My first profile was horrible. […]

The strange story of Q-tips: America’s favorite NOT-FOR-YOUR-EARS! ear cleaner Years ago, my mother complained about a terrible earache. The pain was unbearable. And it wouldn’t go away-for a week, she walked around with a debilitating ringing in her head. Eventually, she recalled to me the other day, the discomfort led her to a doctor, […]

Learning to date and learning to dress have a lot in common. Once upon a time, I was terrible at both. Before I met my fiancee, Gabi, I was single in San Francisco. It was 2011, and everyone was on OkCupid. My first profile was horrible. Gabi now explains why she ignored my first OkCupid […]

Separated by WWII, 70 years and 10,000 miles, long-lost lovers will reunite for Valentine’s Day “All through my life,” Norwood Thomas said, “I had this little thought of, ‘what if?’” What if he had been more serious about the beautiful girl he met in London while on leave there during World War II? What if […]

The more you cook with it, the more you realize: Tofu really is the great kitchen chameleon. It can stand on its own — and taste like itself — in a simple, sublime dish of chilled tofu with a spicy topping. Dusted with cornstarch, fried and coated in a peppery-sweet sauce, it can approximate mushrooms […]

Ten years ago, NPR opened a radio news segment with a few words about a man few knew. Mike Yurosek, a carrot farmer from California, had passed away earlier that year. The homage was short-it lasted no more than 30 seconds-but for many of those listening, it must have been eye-opening. “He actually invented these […]

Some food trends fade faster than you can say “goji berry,” but others have real staying power and can add dimension to our diets for the long haul. Here are several healthy foods worth paying attention to – I predict not only that you’ll be seeing more of them in 2016, but they also have […]