When Daphne du Maurier died at age 81 in 1989 at her home in her beloved Cornwall, England, obituary writers around the world sharpened their pencils. A writer in the London Times called her "one of the most popular novelists in the English-speaking worl...

Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall for forty years, twenty-five of them in Menabilly, a seventeenth-century house that she described as the most beautiful she had ever seen. Cornwall, a region of mystery and superstition, the home of legendary figures s...

In a writing career that spanned over four decades and brought her international renown, Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) published in a number of different genres. Among her most popular works were those that spun tales of mystery, suspense, and drama, inc...

Rule of the Infanta. Don't look now, but it's another New York magazine feature on kids and parents. This week, we learn about the irresistible lure of child-centric co-op marketing: at 10 West End Avenue, there's a version of the Children's Museum 's Playworks exhibit;...

Energy Policy: Those who want to end global warming and our reliance on foreign oil often propose a massive "carbon tax" to make crude less appealing. Don't look now, but you're already paying it.By heavily subsidizing the use of ethanol, a fuel additive less efficient...

Don't look now, but the Washington Capitals are heading into the All-Star break only one point out of first place.Their season seemingly kaput when coach Glen Hanlon was fired on Thanksgiving Day, the Capitals entered the long weekend by winning for the fifth time in...