Around the neck, over the head, draped down the back, pinned into hair, wrapped around a face — there are many ways to style a kaffiyeh, the square checkered scarf traditionally worn in parts of the Middle East. The black-and-white version in particular has become a badge of Palestinian identity, with many Palestinians wearing it…
It’s one of our favorite times of year: The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and sitewide sales are taking over the internet. Black Friday deals are all the rage, but Singles’ Day (which is Saturday, November 11, by the way) is taking the front row this week, with Hollywood It girls’ favorite athleisure…
Chances are that you, savvy New York Times Cooking cooker, don’t exactly need a roasted brussels sprouts recipe. Maybe you play fast and loose with it, switching up the seasonings, bringing in the broiler. But winging a dish can be risky when it comes to dinner gatherings with multiple dishes (and people) to juggle, to…
By Gisela Williams For over ten years, the Jaipur, India-based brothers and founders of Trunks Company, Priyank and Paritosh Mehta, have been on a mission to revive the steamer trunk and support local artists who make them. This week, they’ll be exhibiting 11 of the most ornate examples of the company’s work at the Salon…
At least two million low-income children have lost health insurance since the end of a federal policy that guaranteed coverage through Medicaid earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new analyses by researchers at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and KFF, a health policy research organization. The figures, which are likely a significant…
Twenty years ago, Bertrand Brillois, a Parisian businessman, began contacting seamstresses, costume designers, fabric dyers, production assistants and others who had worked for Prince. He told them that he thought Prince was not only a musical genius but also a fashion icon, and he wanted to buy clothing, jewelry and other accessories designed or worn…
Eighteen months ago, when the New York-based T writer at large Aatish Taseer began planning his reporting trips for this month’s three-part feature story — an exploration of religious travel in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq — he was already well acquainted with the idea of pilgrimage. His first book, the 2009 memoir “Stranger to History,”…
Thanksgiving is a major production if you’re the host, and generally I encourage cutting a few corners. If it eases your workload, I say go ahead and buy the gravy or use the canned cranberry sauce. But I draw the line at dessert. As a baker, I give my all to the pie spread, making…
Mashed potatoes, while buttery and delicious, can also be a little uninspired. To me, they’ve always felt like filler on my Thanksgiving plate — an afterthought, more vehicle for gravy than anything else. I wondered: How could I turn a “just fine” side dish into something to get excited about? The answer may be brown…
One of the first questions men ask Angela Liu on dating apps is “What are you reading?” The question is a softball for Ms. Liu, a self-proclaimed lover of literature. “I really care about the human condition and emotions and stuff,” she said. What she has noticed, however, is that many men aren’t into those…