Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about her great-grandmother toward the end of this thoughtful short read. As Adichie heard from family stories, her forebear was a woman who ran away ...

Most of us have experienced not being invited to things. It’s not a good feeling. We tell ourselves that we would never do that to someone else, but invariably we do. Other times we understand we ...

Planning a party? There’s so much to do — drawing up a guest list, creating a menu, decorating — but your work should begin with the proper invitation. “Your invitation sets the whole tone for the ...