Can a game really improve mental health, increase cognitive function and slow down Alzheimer’s disease? It seems too good to ...

Three mah-jongg tables and sets of tiles were prepared, with partial assistance coming from a nonprofit organization. Ten schoolchildren joined the club. Nine had never played mah-jongg before ...

“In mah-jongg , you need to adjust your strategy depending on the situation, like watching the tiles discarded by your opponents to decide which tiles you want to discard,” Ikeya said.

Garden Grove-born, Huntington Beach-raised Ann Mah wrote “Mastering the Art of French Eating” (Pamela Dornan Books/Viking, 2013) as part memoir and part cookbook. The title invokes Julia Child’s ...