The term “Mail Order Bride” originated on the American frontier in the 19th century. At that time, the number of men on the frontier far outnumbered the number of available women, and lonely farmers ...

Over the decades, Metropolitan Diary has published one-act plays, poems, kvetches, confessions, rants, light verse, spiels ...

More friends of Metropolitan Diary, including the chef Daniel Humm and the writer Jennifer Egan, help mark the column’s 50th ...

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail-in ballots in states who defy President Donald Trump’s executive order to compile a national voter list, under rules proposed by the agency. The rules, ...

State election officials across the country are facing a difficult choice under a new executive order from President Donald Trump — turn over voter lists to the federal government or risk losing mail ...

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots. That dilemma stems from newly ...

When your wedding budget is pushing six figures — what’s another 15 bucks to bargain with the universe? Frazzled brides are increasingly turning to Etsy witches to cast “good weather” spells, hoping a ...

A recent trial in Shorewood, Wis., had all the trappings of a minor legal dispute. A disgruntled neighbor. A defendant representing himself who called his own father as a character witness. A $313 ...

The Supreme Court is set to decide as soon as this week whether states can accept mail-in ballots that arrive after election day in a case that could invalidate the so-called grace period in places ...

The Australian star won a posthumous Oscar for his performance as the creepy criminal mastermind in the superhero movie, having died six months before the film’s release after suffering an accidental ...

The defining theme of 2026 wedding trends? Intentionality. Rather than copying the exact aesthetic seen in a viral celebration or following a traditional timeline for the sake of it, couples getting ...

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