Nov. 11, 2005 — -- Rather than keep her $3 million trust fund for herself, Karen Pittelman decided to establish the Chahara Foundation, which is devoted to helping underprivileged women and ...

A few years ago there was a highly acclaimed American novel that I simply didn't get. It was competently written, and the story was plausible and scaled to human proportions. But it felt more like a ...

When the house at 'Howards End' changes hands, so too does the balance of power and class in Edwardian England. At once a love story, a social critique and a manifesto for human connection, Howards ...