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DAKAR, Senegal — The clash of cranes and bulldozers and the abundance of concrete and pipes as one walks through the streets signal where Dakar is headed and what it lacks. The...

“German is a very ‘spank me’ language,” she tells a Melbourne woman struggling pronounce a porcelain manufacturer’s name. “Königliche,” the woman coughs. Standing beside a handwritten chart of tableware terminology, Ms. Ho...

In 1938, researchers at Harvard set out to learn what makes a person thrive.They recruited 724 participants, a combination of students at Harvard College and low-income teenage boys in Boston. All were...

Good morning. Welcome to 2023! How’s the noggin?Today, some will recall Kingsley Amis, writing of a hangover in his novel “Lucky Jim”: “The light did him harm but not as much as...

Some chapters of life attract advice. After a breakup, friends who are typically silent about your romances might urge you to get back on dating apps and block your ex on social...

JENNINGS, Mo. — Brittnee Marsaw was born to a 15-year-old mother in St. Louis and raised by a grandmother who had given birth even younger. Half grown by the time her mother...

Martin Muñiz Jr., a Bronx native who performs as Marty Rock, locked in a gig 200 miles north of New York City in Saratoga Springs four months ago, the earliest he had...

The idea behind exchanging a kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve is rooted in a simple superstition: The way you ring in the new year will determine how the rest of...

Cuando estaba embarazada de nuestro primer hijo, Sam quería saber si sería niño o niña. Iba a ser feliz de cualquier manera; solo quería estar preparado. Como padres primerizos, albergábamos la ilusión...

As our shared pint of goat cheese and cherry ice cream was turning into a puddle, Shannon and I attempted to analyze our bizarre encounter: Why had the woman taken a bus...