Toddlers learn by doing. They poke, stack, bang, scribble, and ask why roughly 400 times a day. The best gifts lean into that ...

Rob Reiner, who died at 78, had a legendary run of films he directed in the '80s and '90, and appeared in many other greats.

Bob Mould, Stereolab, and Jeff Tweedy among them — are essential architects of the indie sound, with careers that go back ...