"Come for drinks, then we'll go out for dinner." In summer, this type of "Happy Hour" calls for special cocktails. I like offering more exciting ones than during the rest of the year and then team them with appropriate canapes. The bounteous array of herbs and fruits available during the warm weather months team up well with whatever you choose...

High school and middle school English class staples -- from William Shakespeare to Mark Twain to Ernest Hemingway -- now exist in the e-book universe, as do Harry Potter and the crews from the Twilight and Hunger Games series. This brings up a very provocative question, not so much about Johnny not being able to read, but Johnny feeling he...