This March, to mark another International Women’s Day, I’m turning 40. How do I feel about entering society’s “dreaded middle” in a week where the focus is squarely on us? Questions ensue: At what age ...

We used to get especially dissatisfied with life during middle age, creating an “unhappiness hump” nestled between the more contented periods of youth and older age – but that’s no longer the case.

The novel’s centennial has occasioned a flurry of events and new editions, but not as much consideration of what I would argue is the most enduring and personal theme of the work: It is a masterpiece ...