Alan Heller, the manufacturer of elegant, often whimsical but always affordable housewares and furniture that married high design with prosaic plastic, died on Aug. 13 at his home in Manhattan. He was 81. Barbara Bluestone, his companion, who confirmed the death, did not specify a cause but said he had been in poor health for…
Kanye West may or may not be imminently releasing “Donda,” his 10th solo album, but over the course of the past few weeks, this era in his career has already established its own signature aesthetic: all black, military, asceticism on an epic scale. It’s a now familiar part of West’s album rollout strategy: clothes to…
Surprise weddings aren’t new, especially among the rich and famous. But during the pandemic, their appeal has been gaining in popularity. Following a year and a half of quarantining, couples seem to be craving more intimacy and personalization and less pomp and circumstance. A surprise or pop-up wedding — perhaps from an engagement or birthday…
There is nothing more sacred than bedtime. It’s the time where you can finally unwind after a long day and get down to what really matters: sleep (not scrolling endlessly on TikTok). For years, I turned to my beloved college T-shirts and flannel bottoms, but that was the old me. The new and improved me…
That leaves methods that are invasive, like spinal taps, or expensive, like PET scans. These approaches can’t be used to screen large groups of people. “They’re not available everywhere,” Ms. Bayat said. “They’re not very accessible or scalable.” But a GPS device in someone’s car could monitor driving behavior almost continuously at low cost, providing…
In the New York City school system, which has more than 1 million students, a day off for mental or behavioral health reasons “would be treated like any other sick day,” Nathaniel Styer, a New York City Department of Education spokesman, said. The phrase “mental health day” might make some kids and parents uncomfortable. With…
Imagine I’m the old lady at the end of the bar making my point with a lit Parliament. Ready? I’ve been writing about food for The New York Times since before the Instant Pot was invented. I was around when all we put on sheet pans were cookies and the idea for a Cooking app…
Last year, online classes helped many students with disabilities pursue their education. They want the option to continue.
A morning mist filled the valley near Hatgal, a small village at the southern tip of Lake Khovsgol in north central Mongolia. Glancing at the figures between the fragrant pines and larches, I could hardly distinguish the silhouettes of the reindeer from those of their herders. Darima Delger, 64, and her husband, Uwugdorj Delger, 66,…
Sometimes it’s the smallest things that are the hardest to organize. What are you supposed to do with all that clutter — those extra pencils, paper clips, sewing needles, screwdrivers or whatever else you have on hand — short of sweeping it into a drawer and trying to forget about it? Shira Gill, a home…