Torey Krug, Noel Acciari and Steven Kampfer have all played a pro hockey game with a broken jaw. All acknowledge it’s not a fun experience, but it’s possible to play and make an impact ...

Like the teenage Lansky in “The Gilded Razor,” this novel’s protagonist, Sam — a sober 28-year-old gay writer in Los Angeles (where the author also lives) — drinks something that isn’t ...