Mother
-
News
The ‘Impossible Life’ of Equal Devotion to Art and Mothering
“Too much life enters this house,” Tillie Olsen, the writer, labor activist and mother of four daughters, wrote in a…
Read More » -
News
When Your Mom Is Famous for Hating Motherhood
In Heidi Reimer’s debut novel, “The Mother Act,” a daughter grapples with being parented (or not) by an actress who…
Read More » -
News
Review: In ‘Mother Play,’ Paula Vogel Unboxes a Family Story
Jessica Lange stars as a ferocious matriarch alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons in Vogel’s latest family drama.
Read More » -
Style
Can I Ask My Mother-in-Law Who My Wife’s Biological Father Is?
Although his wife has long maintained that she doesn’t want to know the identity of her birth father, a reader…
Read More » -
News
Three Daughters, Three New Memoirs About Mothers
Genevieve Kingston, Susan Lieu and Kao Kalia Yang explore the complicated lives of the women who raised them.
Read More » -
News
Fulfilling Our Mom’s Dream to See the Solar Eclipse
If all goes according to plan, on April 8, our 75-year-old mother, Nancy, will be settled into a lawn chair…
Read More » -
Style
What if Mom’s Not to Blame?
In a recent crop of films and television shows, grown men are obsessed with their mothers — even if they’re…
Read More » -
World
Aleksei Navalny’s Body Was Returned to His Mother, Allies Say
The Russian authorities have transferred the body, ending a grim battle for custody of his remains.
Read More » -
News
Toxic Beauty Standards Can Be Passed Down
When my best friend and I lived together 13 years ago, our shared bathroom had a handful of products: soap,…
Read More » -
News
‘Munich Medea: Happy Family’ Review: A Friendship Crushed by the Past
Themes of incest and sexual abuse of minors loom large in this strikingly becalmed play named after a legendarily vengeful…
Read More »