Cassandra West

Top picks from 2003 of the women and men who made us smile, movies and books that moved us, products that soothed us, and a whole lot more. In the...

"Are women willing to pay the price for corporate life? They have to play by the same rules as men do. And right now there are really brutal rules for...

The ticking you're hearing in your 40s may have nothing to do with a biological clock. But it has everything to do with biology. Your clock has reached halftime--midlife--and your...

The assortment of single moms who have brushes with caddish character Will (Hugh Grant) in "About a Boy" range from suicidally depressed (Toni Collette) to strong and able (Rachel Weisz)....

How far would you go to collect $1 million? Do you show love and appreciation by buying big gifts? Is your wallet organized? Do you reconcile your bank statement every...

Ingrid Betancourt, who grew up among diplomats, literati and artists in Paris, where her father was Colombia's ambassador to UNESCO, is running for president of her strife-torn homeland. And she...

In August, Barbara Smith, 56, and her husband, Charles, will celebrate 31 years of marriage. When they met, she was a first-year teacher at Harlan High School in Chicago. He...

You are about to embark on your long-awaited summer getaway. Your bags are ready to be packed with all the necessities--bathing suit, sunscreen, and, of course, a good book. You...

A year ago Oprah Winfrey launched a splashy print spinoff of her TV show and named it O. Now comes Rosie O'Donnell with her eponymous Rosie that hit newsstands last...

Given the enormous popularity of eBay, it's probably not surprising to find a Web site where physicians bid to perform a variety of elective cosmetic surgery procedures, ranging from breast...