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Girlfriends can be a woman's best friends — until a man spikes the punch.

Coming home at night to a rural home can give the past a second wind, but let it be a short one.

For the paranoid person, a relationship means opening a portal into a beautiful but terrifying world.

A Toulouse-Lautrec print brings back sharp memories of a murdered brother.

There are times when two languages come together to take your breath away.

When it comes to 21st-century anxiety, seek refuge in superheroes like modern Madeline and Stone Age Ug.

A veteran translator appraises her "hardening," otherwise known as maturity.

Two people exchanging ideas can be a joy — unless you happen on an Italian mansplainer.

The sound of memory comes in many forms, and sometimes travels the rails.

Tuscany's Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is looking forward to a banner future, but there are risks.

For lovers of print, typography and letterpress printing, there is still hope even in the online age.