Heroes for Children

The Child Mind Institute held a benefit dinner on Nov. 19 at Cipriani 42nd Street. The Lincoln Center Corporate Fund honored Leonard Lauder at its fashion gala on Nov. 18 at Alice Tully Hall. And the Central Park Conservancy held a winter party at Rumsey Playfield on Nov. 20.

Diablo Cody’s Week: ‘I’m a Phone Addict’

Diablo Cody, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind “Juno,” “Young Adult” and “Tully,” is a master of the endless hustle. But her latest routine — commuting between Hollywood and Broadway every week — is admittedly gnarly. While she’s still creating for the screen in sunny Los Angeles, she also wrote the book for “Jagged Little Pill,” the…

Should I Break Up With My Boyfriend?

My boyfriend of four years is everything I want in a man — intelligent, kind and adventurous — and I would really like to get married. We’ve discussed it several times. He’s made it clear that he loves me, but is not interested in thinking about the future because the concept of his mortality terrifies…