New York Diary: The Broken Heart Just in time for Valentine’s Day, let’s remember we’ve all had our hearts broken. People on the street were asked to tell us about the jerk who treated them bad, and what they’d say to that jerk right now. Photographs by Geoff Badner, transcription by Rosecrans Baldwin.

Hoping for a Safe Return It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: Your child goes missing only days before you try and claim him as a dependent on your tax return. One parent’s tale of loss and capital gains.

The Case for Cocktails Fifty years ago, men ordered Manhattans, women drank Mai Tais, and no one brought guns to school. The logic is irrefutable; Margaret Berry urges you to drink well.

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Last Waltz Some birds, like penguins, can’t fly. Others, like the majestic bald eagle, can. It’s a sentence we never expected to write, but here it is: this is the last column in the chronicles of our favorite wannabe rock star. Gary Benchley explains why.