The Beatrice Inn has been at 285 West 12th Street for nearly 100 years in one form or another, drawing generations of New Yorkers down the steep, narrow stairs and into a dimly lit speakeasy, an Italian restaurant, an impossible-to-get-in-the-door club and a buzzy chophouse owned by the former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter. This…
There’s no season quite like fall. The weather turns crisp and, at long last, autumn’s cold-weather staples are once again on the (sartorial) menu. Among the more important closet essentials is a well-stocked repertoire of footwear. Boots, sneakers, and similarly stylish shoes are all worthy of your closet’s real estate right now— and for three…
Widespread loneliness, anxiety and uncertainty have created the perfect environment for scammers to take advantage of hopeful singles online. After receiving several messages from women who had fallen prey to his internet impostor, Michael McAllister, the author of this week’s Modern Love essay, confronted the man who had used his Instagram photos to lure women…
“Black women did that,” said Abby Phillip, a CNN political correspondent. It was Friday, Nov. 6, and Ms. Phillip, 31, was sitting screen-left of Jake Tapper, CNN’s chief Washington correspondent, and Dana Bash, the network’s chief political correspondent, narrating for America what the vote tallies coming in from Georgia and Pennsylvania were indicating and, perhaps…
Across much of Europe, even as coronavirus cases rise anew, governments are keeping classrooms open while forcing restaurants and bars to shut their doors. But in some American cities, officials have opted to keep students home even as dining rooms bustle with customers. Facing a second wave of the virus, New York City stands on…
Hello and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes. There is so much news vying for your attention right now that I wanted to be sure you saw this article about diet and climate change: New research says that in order for humans to even hope to keep global emissions in check, there have to be sweeping…
For many families, this year’s Thanksgiving is going to feel topsy-turvy, and, as challenging as it might be for grown-ups, it may also be strange for kids. For my 12-year-old daughter, there’ll be no big, festive dinner at grandma’s house, no running around the backyard with cousins, no sneaking crispy bits of skin off the…
With the days growing colder and al fresco dining still the norm, bars and restaurants will likely offer more hot cocktails on their menus this winter. One cold-weather treat popular in recent years is spiked hot chocolate — a drink just as warming when made at home. For David Kaplan, co-founder of the bar group…
What happens to campaign merch after the votes are counted? Most often, unsold leftovers are donated to charities, recycled, or given to staff and volunteers as keepsakes. Optimistic candidates tuck away excess inventory for possible reuse. Items already in circulation are converted overnight into memorabilia, tokens of victory or defeat. A few bumper stickers hang…
Though you’re probably not splitting a slice of pie with a non-pod friend this Thanksgiving, you can still bake and share these single-serving desserts without the creeping anxiety of potentially getting anyone sick. Even the logistics of cutting a whole pie and handing out wedges can feel like a lot right now. To get around…