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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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I Finally Got to Go Shopping. Here’s How That Worked Out. Sheltering at Home Week 19

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After months of sheltering at home, I got in my car to do some actual brick-and-mortar shopping. A favorite retailer had other plans for me. Read more.

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An older woman tries on dresses for her daughter's wedding day. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Mother-of-the-Bride Dress: What, Oh, What Do I Wear to My Daughter’s Wedding?

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Barbie — Sex Object or Blank Slate?

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I Need a Haircut. Or do I? Sheltering at Home. Week 9

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Is There an Upside to Widowhood? I’m Looking at the Possibilities

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