Mary Schmich

Mary Oliver, shown in 2010, won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award for her work, among other honors.

Farewell, Mary Oliver, a poet whose name you may not know, but whose words you most certainly do

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely The world offers itself to your imagination, Calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting When news of Mary Oliver’s death...

Purging your home is a New Year's trend. Here are 12 things Tribune columnist Mary Schmich learned from doing it.

Move over, Marie Kondo — here are 12 tips for better purging

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Once upon a time, the most popular word in the New Year’s resolution lexicon was “diet” and according to some surveys it still is. But whoever conducts these surveys is...

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal started trending on Twitter on Jan. 15, 2019, for his role as Mysterio in "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

What to do — and not do — when you spot Jake Gyllenhaal in an ordinary place

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

I owe Jake Gyllenhaal an apology. A few summers ago I was visiting a friend in New York, and we went out to dinner at a small, casual place in...

Michelle Sanders, from left, Anthony Clark and Naomi Leach stand outside Oak Park and River Forest High School on Friday, Jan. 11, in Oak Park. Clark is a teacher at the school and co-organizer of a Jan. 12 protest in front of R. Kelly's studio.

Oak Park teacher behind R. Kelly protest wants men to step up, speak out

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Anthony Clark says he has lost some friends over his campaign against R. Kelly, and he can tick off their criticisms by heart: You don’t know what you’re talking about....

A bicyclist avoids an open car door as he maneuvers through traffic on Chicago's North Milwaukee Avenue in August 2018. Questions on a technique that makes drivers less likely to door a cyclist are being added to the state driver's license exam.

Learn the Dutch Reach. Save a Cyclist’s Life.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

You know what they say about habits. It’s easier to build a bad habit than a good one. Old habits die hard. Take control of your habits. Take control of...

Daru Smith high-fives fellow triple-organ transplant patient Sarah McPharlin as they recover at University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago on Jan. 3, 2019. They each received new hearts, livers and kidneys.

A new heart, a new kidney, a new liver — rare triple-organ transplants in two patients in two days. And two new friendships too.

May 23, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Two people were walking, slowly, down a hospital hallway. One was a man, the other a woman. He was black, she was white. As they walked — this was on...

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Farewell, Mary Oliver, a poet whose name you may not know, but whose words you most certainly do

Move over, Marie Kondo — here are 12 tips for better purging

What to do — and not do — when you spot Jake Gyllenhaal in an ordinary place

Oak Park teacher behind R. Kelly protest wants men to step up, speak out

Learn the Dutch Reach. Save a Cyclist’s Life.

A new heart, a new kidney, a new liver — rare triple-organ transplants in two patients in two days. And two new friendships too.

The wall and Bob Mueller. And Rahm bids adieu. It’s 2018 in a Rhyming Review

Getting it right for Dad’s last Christmas

They made a New Year’s resolution to have a date night without the kids every week in 2018. One week to go.

How one woman finally came out to her family and fixed Christmas. A holiday love story.