Advice Columns and Columnists

A 'gray divorce' boom

2013-03-31 00:00:00

Until recently, it would have been fair to say that older people simply did not get divorced. Fewer than 10% of those who got divorced in 1990 were ages 50 or older. Today, 1 in 4 people getting divorced is in this age group. It turns out that those...

96-year old L.A. blogger pops onto Amazon's bestseller list

2013-03-06 13:42:00

Los Angeles blogger Barbara "Cutie" Cooper has seen a lot in her 96 years: the Prohibition era, World War II, children, grandchildren, a 73-year marriage, the death of her husband Harry in 2010 at age 98, 18 presidents, and countless technological...

Beyonce riles PETA again. Mila Kunis dons McQueen at 'Oz' premiere

2013-03-01 07:45:00

Beyonce has been running afoul of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals all year, at least. First there was her fur coat at the presidential inauguration. Then there was her Super Bowl costume, which used leather and exotic skins. Now it's some...

Dolores Prida dies at 69; chronicled Latino experience in the U.S.

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Dolores Prida, a writer who chronicled and illuminated Latino life in theaters, on opinion pages and in advice columns, has died. She was 69. Prida died early Jan. 20 in New York after complaining of feeling ill on the way home from an anniversary party...

The growing but quiet acceptance of regifting

2012-12-09 00:00:00

By some accounts, most Americans have done it. They've repacked, rewrapped and resent unwanted presents to a new recipient. A survey in October 2011 by home fashion retailer HomeGoods found that more than half of the 1,000-plus respondents had regifted,...

Pauline Friedman Phillips dies at 94; original 'Dear Abby'

2013-01-17 19:11:00

Dear Abby: "What would you do with a man who refuses to use a deodorant, seldom bathes, and doesn't even own a toothbrush?" "Absolutely nothing," she replied. The wry answer from Abigail Van Buren — the pen name of Pauline Friedman Phillips...

'Dear Abby' advice columnist Pauline Phillips dies at 94

2013-01-17 11:13:28

Letters: A 'Dear Abby' indeed

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Re "'Dear Abby' gave advice for over 40 years," Obituary, Jan. 18 As a lawyer, I had the privilege of representing "Dear Abby" columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips for many years and considered her not only a valued client but also a warm and caring...

Seattle City Hall: One day, 138 same-sex weddings

2012-12-09 19:27:00

A festive marathon marriage session at Seattle City Hall ended Sunday with 138 same-sex couples getting new beginnings as legally wedded spouses. An additional 25 couples were married in a group ceremony at the Seattle First Baptist Church,� the Seattle...

Joyful same-sex couples wed in Washington state

2012-12-09 16:27:00

Some had waited decades for this. So early Sunday, the first day they could legally wed, same-sex couples in Washington state held marriage ceremonies immediately after midnight and made plans to get hitched en masse. At the King County Courthouse,...

Gay marriage in Washington state: 279 licenses in first six hours

2012-12-06 10:18:00

Hours after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the voter-approved law legalizing gay marriage, couples officially began receiving state licenses as Washington became the latest state to allow members of the same sex to marry. King County opened the doors to its...

Manti Te'o hoax: Suspect's father says 'truth will take its course'

2013-01-17 15:24:18

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dr. Joyce Brothers and a guest.

2013-05-13 15:51:57

Ask Amy ebook

2013-05-09 16:16:00

Judith Martin (a.k.a. Miss Manners) in the Lafayette dining room of The Hay-Adams hotel in Washington D.C.

2013-04-02 13:10:36