Extreme Heat and Your Body: What Happens When It Gets Too Hot?
High temperatures can put the body under immense stress. Here’s what that looks like.
Tapestry and Capri Announce a Luxury Mega Merger
Tapestry, the fashion company that owns Coach and Kate Spade, said on Thursday it had acquired Capri Holdings, the parent of Versace and Michael Kors, for about $8.5 billion in cash, as consolidation in the luxury market gathers pace. The deal between two large American companies with familiar luxury brands comes as high-end retailers look…
Mila Kunis’ 27 Best Red Carpet Moments Through the Years
Kunis appeared at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards wearing a long patchwork jacket, belted black jeans, a black graphic tee, and chunky black boots. A few months later, the actress appeared in Aerosmith’s music video for “Jaded,” which was nominated for several awards at the 2001 Video Music Awards.
But How Will They Get the Bags Home From Camp?
The Great Bag Debacle has upended the operations of hundreds of summer camps and the lives of parents from the Poconos to Maine. Camp Trucking, which had been in business since 1974, was the exclusive provider for nearly a hundred camps. An average camper, staying three to four weeks, arrives with two duffels big enough…
Is Albariño the Next Great White Wine? It Depends.
Here in Rías Baixas, the Galician home of albariño in northwestern Spain, the most typical answer to a direct question is, “It depends.” It’s not that Galicians are noncommittal or hedging their bets. It’s more that they are aware of the complexity of many situations and don’t want to overly simplify matters. That’s why if…
Return of the Recipe Matchmaker
Sound the Recipe Matchmaker alarm, because we are so back. Last week, I asked you to send in your hyper-specific recipe requests so that I could pair you with some dishes from the New York Times Cooking database, and, as ever, you delivered. If I didn’t respond below to your request, fear not! I read…
Food Prices Ticked Up in July, but Showed Signs of Moderating
Food prices continued to moderate in July, with costs for eggs, milk and chicken declining. But overall costs picked up slightly over the month, underscoring how stubborn price pressures have been. The cost of food rose 0.2 percent in July from the prior month, a slight increase from 0.1 percent in June, according to data…
Help! JetBlue Stranded Our Boy Scout Troop in New York City
Dear Tripped Up, I was one of three adults who led a backpacking trip to the Colorado Rockies this past June with six teenage Boy Scouts from Troop 876 of Savannah, Ga. After seven nights camping, our eighth night — June 26 — was to be aboard a redeye to Kennedy Airport, followed by a…
Dozens of Children Die in Hot Cars Each Year. Back-Seat Sensors Could Save Them.
Ever since Tyler Cestia left his son Thomas in his truck on a hot morning in June two years ago, he has felt, he said, like a cork bobbing in the ocean. It was June 14, 2021, and Mr. Cestia was preparing for a stressful audit at work when he forgot to drop off Thomas…
How Long Will Companies Keep Raising Prices on Consumer Goods?
Companies that sell food and other household staples — many of which have reported increased profits in their latest quarterly earnings — are weighing their next moves on prices as inflation cools. Food prices have gone up at a faster rate than other consumer goods over the past year, and it’s unclear when prices will…