J.P. Devine Podcast: When you begin to lose your words

J.P. Devine: ‘The Thing’ and the ‘It’

Mulling where to get a lifesaving vaccine shot, J.P. Devine says everyone is asking him whether he got "the thing" yet.

Amy Calder: ‘Brother, can you spare a …?’

Back in the 1950s and '60s you could buy a lot more for a dime than you can now, Amy Calder writes.

J.P. Devine Review: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Redux

TV series offers a dark candy box of frights, flights and fantasies.

Liz Soares: Smart solution to a phone crisis

When Liz Soares' smartphone ran into trouble, the search for a fix took twists and turns as she tried to restore order.

J.P. Podcast: Stories about dogs and ice

J.P. Devine: Ted Cruz bites dog

Inspired by recent news about Sen. Cruz and the family dog, J.P. Devine recalls a warm story during the ice storm of 1998 involving his two dogs, Polo, an aging sheepdog, and Louie Louie, a miniature schnauzer.

Amy Calder: Seeking answers to her daughter’s last days from 3,000 miles away

Judy Schwartz of California was notified by police in January that her daughter, who had been missing for a year, was found dead in Waterville, Maine, sending Schwartz on a mission to find out everything she could about her daughter's last year of life.

J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘The Rolling Stones Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America’

We revisit The 2016 10-city tour with the Rolling Stones — breaking ground as the first-ever rock band to play in Cuba since Fidel lost his khakis — being displayed in full color on Netflix, J.P. Devine writes.

Dana Wilde: Along came a spider

By now it’s more or less accepted medical wisdom that pets provide emotional nourishment for humans, writes Dana Wilde.