Russell Simmons is a deep dude. The rap impresario is also quite the settled man these days. Well, aside from his cell phone and two-way pager, which are always on and buzzing with calls, and the ...

My friend, a former broadcast journalist, recently sent me an archived piece she produced for CBS's 60 Minutes in 1985. It's a 17-minute segment called "The Burks Have AIDS," about a young couple and ...

Picture this: you're mid-conversation with a coworker, partner, or close friend, and suddenly, the words stop. The pause stretches. Your mind races to fill the space. Is it awkward? Did you say ...