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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably one will start telling the other a story I have heard many times. Then the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably one will start telling the other a story I have heard many times. Then the ...

The story of Stephen Rea and Ozzy Osbourne ranks among heavy metal’s most unlikely and uplifting sagas. It begins amid the grey streets of Belfast at the height of the Troubles, arcs through the ...

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American fans of the wildly popular “Friends” sitcom can finally finish watching its spinoff, “Joey,” nearly two decades after the sequel was abruptly canceled. In recent weeks, the “Friends” YouTube ...

Hey America, how you doin'? Die-hard fans of the "Friends" franchise will now be able to see all episodes of the show's ill-fated spinoff "Joey," years after a cancellation left viewers hanging. The ...

Part of Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh’s campaign to spotlight friendships across generations. Kaylee Priddy and Pamela Handelman consider themselves kindred spirits. They’re both artists and ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. I bring Ted’s favorite: red-wine-braised beef and mashed potatoes. We sit in the rehabilitation center’s dining ...

Psychologists say familiarity breeds comfort, but they rarely talk about how it also breeds desire. Everyone tells you love finds you when you least expect it. But nobody tells you it might find you ...