Nov 6th, 2008 · In 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. Of the 45 members, 16 survived — on grit, resolve and the flesh of their dead companions. For the first time, they tell their own story.
Sep 20th, 2008 · Marilynne Robinson tackles questions of faith and family in her new novel, Home. A companion piece to the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead, Home sets the tale of the prodigal son in small-town Iowa.
Sep 5th, 2008 · For Frankie DeVito, his grandfather was a favorite playmate and companion. But Bill Steckman, who worked in the World Trade Center, didn't come home after Sept. 11, 2001. Frankie, now 10, talks with his mother about that day — and how his grandfather remains with him.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Over the years, travel writer Jake Warga has compiled a list of travel tips. On a recent trip to Taiwan with a group of travel writers, Warga also got tips from his companions, including: Walk around the block with your luggage on your back before you set off.
Aug 21st, 2008 · Master cellist Bernard Greenhouse, 92, and his 300-year-old Stradivarius cello have been constant companion for the last half century. Greenhouse was a founding member of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio, which plays its final concert at the Tenglewood Festival in Massachusetts.
Aug 21st, 2008 · She was not necessarily the oldest living Confederate Army widow, but she lived a distinctive life. Maudie White Hopkins has died at age 93. Back in the Great Depression, she was a teenage housecleaner. She met an 86-year-old man. He said he'd leave her his land if she would marry and care for him. She agreed, which is how, for his final years, she was the companion of a Civil War veteran from Arkansas.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · From chemotherapy, to psychiatric evaluations, to estate planning, pet owners spend thousands each year to pamper their furry companions. How far have you gone for your pet? And where do you draw the line?
Jul 22nd, 2008 · The rare Galapagos tortoise named Lonesome George was thought to be the last of his kind. But Lonesome may soon have a family of his own. George's companion from a similar species laid three eggs after 36 years of trying.