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In February 1942, at the height of Adolf Hitler’s reign and in the throes of World War II, 11-year-old Ela Stein was forced with her Jewish-Czech family to move into the ... read more
A Chat With Frank McCourt In honor of St. Patrick's Day, the beloved autobiographer snarks a few one liners
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes had no easy life. His lively wit belies a childhood of poverty that began in Brooklyn and continued on a hopeful return to ... read more
A Chat With Lynda Obst Famed Hollywood producer talks about the intersection of moviemaking and grandmothering
Before Lynda Obst became a grandmother, her most important role was producing modern hit films like Sleepless in Seattle and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. She is also a former ... read more
Forget about Madam Speaker: Rep. Nancy Pelosi much prefers the title Grandma Mimi. Pelosi is not only the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives &ndas ... read more
GP Talks With Operation Smile Founder When you devote your life to helping poor kids around the world, how does that affect your grandchildren stateside?
This year, Kathy Magee, 62, a former pediatric nurse and social worker, and her husband, Bill, a plastic surgeon, 63, will celebrate their 25th anniversary. But it’s not ... read more
A mainstream sitcom about war – injected with a laugh track. In a bizarre, satirical mix of comedy and drama set during the Korean War, soldier doctors on M*A*S*H (Mobil ... read more
The legacy he might have left was grim, made gray with the by-products of industrialism: depleted natural resources, polluted air, teeming landfills. In 1994, all this changed ... read more
