Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the mid-90s, Ron Howard directed a gritty movie about the inner workings of a daily newspaper. "The Paper" included a memorable ...

My brother-in-law Monty, who always enjoys telling a good joke, sent the following meme to a family group: “The fact that there is a highway to hell and only a stairway to heaven says a lot about ...

I had a great idea for a column this week. Unfortunately, this isn’t it. After about 20 minutes of deep soul-searching, it occurred to me that some of you might be wondering how I write these columns.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I always speak to you, my compassionate readers, from my heart. So, I want to tell you that this is the hardest time I've had ...

In what might have been 1979, I was invited to a nearby elementary school to talk to students about writing. The children were led into the school gym, where they sat cross-legged on the floor while ...

The historian and political analyst Garry Wills once described writing for magazines and newspapers as a way to continue his education while getting paid to do it. The thought made a lasting ...

My favorite Tough Love question from the last eight years, the one I (somewhat inexplicably) recall most fondly, was from a woman whose boyfriend was grossed out that she used a pee rag—a.k.a.