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After 20 years of marriage, one spouse walks out for someone else. A reflection on infidelity, the new romance's fading thrill, and why exciting marriages

March 21, 2016 · 1 min read

Rosemary Johnson, a former Welsh National Opera violinist with severe brain damage, composed music for the first time in 27 years — using software that

February 8, 2016 · 1 min read

Five phrases to say to your child every day — I believe in you, you can do it, you are beautiful — and why small words build big confidence.

January 25, 2016 · 1 min read

How far will a kind human being go to help those in need is the question ….. Will cross all limits , Will leave no stone unturned , is the answer.

July 31, 2015 · 8 min read

Shahnawaz and Sofiya Patel of Preston took their sons to India to see their sick grandfather — and were prosecuted under the UK's term-time absence rules.

July 6, 2015 · 2 min read

WotNow, the local Naperville social-calendar app, was hiring summer interns for 2015 — info desks at Naperville libraries, five hours a week minimum.

June 22, 2015 · 1 min read

A Philadelphia dad took his kids to the Boston Marathon, got a warning letter from the school, and wrote back a reply that went viral worldwide.

May 11, 2015 · 3 min read

No food melts belly fat on its own — but eggs, oats, dals, nuts, and leafy greens make the calorie equation easier. Suchitra Sharma on eating for a flatter

January 12, 2015 · 2 min read

Pamela Druckerman's delightful reflection on the small, hard-won lessons of middle age — from spotting narcissists to the joy of unmedicated sleep.

December 18, 2014 · 1 min read

A simple five-step wake-up routine — set intentions at night, move the alarm across the room, hydrate, and get dressed to move — that makes early mornings

December 8, 2014 · 2 min read

In 2014, ecommerce platform Zepo put four Bandra street chaiwalas online at ChotuChaiWala.com — weekly subscriptions of Mumbai's cutting chai, delivered to

November 11, 2014 · 1 min read

A man's demand for an open relationship backfired: his girlfriend found plenty of dates while he found none. The 2014 Reddit story that made TI readers

May 19, 2014 · 1 min read

Immigration officer Chris Holmes quit his Border Force job by piping his resignation letter onto a cake — 18 eggs of pure career change.

April 17, 2013 · 2 min read

English Vinglish showed what it costs not to speak English in India; Anju Gattani on Shashi's quiet stand for her own worth.

April 17, 2013 · 3 min read

Veteran teacher Gerald Conti's resignation letter: 27 years at Westhill High, and a farewell to a profession he says ‘no longer exists’.

April 10, 2013 · 5 min read

McMaster's Stuart Phillips explains why lighter weights, more reps to fatigue, build muscle as well as heavy lifting — with less injury risk.

April 8, 2013 · 1 min read

Blended-family chaos meets The Prince: one mom's Machiavellian experiments — Target budgets, school rivalries, and one well-timed white lie.

April 8, 2013 · 9 min read

A Christmas story written by eight-year-old Nyssa Aftab: when Santa runs out of time, he's replaced by the villainous Mr.

March 6, 2013 · 4 min read

Romance author Sonali Dev shares seven rules for keeping the love alive when you're losing your mind — from holding hands to yelling it out.

March 5, 2013 · 3 min read

Steve Martin became a first-time father at 67 — his rep confirmed he and wife Anne Stringfield had welcomed a baby girl born in December 2012.

February 14, 2013 · 1 min read

Every Tuesday at 2 a.m., a landline still registered to Katie Couric's late husband Jay Monahan was dialing 911 — and the NYPD had no idea why.

February 14, 2013 · 2 min read

Author Anju Gattani on Walmart's India entry: why a retail giant's American playbook collided with Indian roads, kirana shops, and cultural walls.

February 6, 2013 · 3 min read

A University of Utah study found the people most convinced they can multitask are actually the worst at it — the most skilled multitaskers are the ones who

January 28, 2013 · 2 min read

Deep Foods started in 1977 with Bhagwati Amin's Gujarati snacks in New Jersey. It became one of America's largest Indian food brands.

August 31, 2012 · 1 min read

Rohtas police arrested a Bihar man after his sixth wife complained he had married five more women while posing as an Intelligence Bureau officer.

August 28, 2012 · 1 min read

The American groom was once the top prize in India's marriage market. Brides' families are looking twice — and often looking away.

August 28, 2012 · 2 min read

The eve-teasing debate keeps blaming what women wear. The evidence — and plain logic — says the jeans were never the problem.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

Women were told to fear the weight room. The men had it right all along: lift heavy, eat enough, rest — and stop doing endless cardio.

August 27, 2012 · 2 min read

Facebook has killed the mystery of school reunions — so why do people still go? On nostalgia, comparison anxiety, and the ones worth attending.

August 27, 2012 · 1 min read

Google added a full 34-button scientific calculator to its search results in July 2012, with voice input on desktop and a mobile-friendly layout.

July 26, 2012 · 1 min read

The feeling of certainty is one of the brain's favorite traps. From Kahneman's System 1 to the .10 bat-and-ball problem — why confident answers deserve a

June 2, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 Dharun Ravi received 30 days in jail for spying on Tyler Clementi — a sentence that satisfied almost no one in one of America's most debated

May 22, 2012 · 1 min read

In May 2012 Facebook tested paid 'promoted posts' in New Zealand — charging page owners to reach their own followers. It was a preview of the end of free

May 19, 2012 · 1 min read

Satyamev Jayate aired in 2012 without commercial breaks — a deliberate choice that changed how India watched television tackle female foeticide and child abuse.

May 14, 2012 · 1 min read

Two 2012 civil suits accused John Travolta of unwanted sexual advances during massages. Both were dismissed — a reminder that civil litigation is not

May 11, 2012 · 1 min read

A six-year-old suspended for singing an LMFAO song he didn't understand: what the 2012 case says about zero-tolerance discipline and young children.

May 5, 2012 · 1 min read

When audience members fainted at Barack Obama's rallies, his response was unglamorous and dad-like: eat and drink before you come. Why the small moments worked.

March 16, 2012 · 1 min read

Naperville parents Paul and Amy Miller, who lost 18-year-old daughter Megan to heroin, began educating other families about the drug's reach into suburbia.

March 16, 2012 · 1 min read

Dr. Ken Murray’s viral 2011 essay observed that doctors facing death often choose comfort care over aggressive treatment.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

One DMV clerk, one refused donor box, and the real arithmetic of giving: a single donor’s organs reach several people on the waiting list.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

Hit a fitness plateau? Progressive overload, cross-training, and real recovery — not more of the same — are what restart progress and redefine exercise.

October 4, 2011 · 1 min read

An honest essay on stepping back from work to raise kids: the joy, the lost identity, the judgment from both sides — and why every mother is a working mother.

September 15, 2011 · 8 min read

Why did India rank 134th of 153 countries on the 2010 World Giving Index? An essay on survey bias, informal giving, and the culture of Indian philanthropy.

January 22, 2011 · 7 min read

At 26, the Facebook founder was named TIME's 2010 Person of the Year. Why the choice was right — and why it made so many people uncomfortable.

December 17, 2010 · 1 min read