The dazzling gnashers are a symbol, perhaps, of the humor and optimism with which Gomez faces hardship. For a self-described ...

By 1917, the meaninglessness of the sacrifice had become clear enough to the combatants, if not to civilians back home: ...

Years ago, Chanie Gorkin, a then 17-year-old girl from New York, wrote a poem entitled: “Worst Day Ever.” It was for an assignment at school. “It took me a few hours to write,” Gorkin said. “I was ...