As editors of the Vows and Modern Love columns at The New York Times, we read love stories every day, and have come to appreciate how language and love are intimately connected. We believe the ways we express, understand and receive love are deeply influenced by the words we have at our disposal. This project,…
The first time I lied about my sister, I was sitting in a semicircle in my high school homeroom study hall. Our teacher asked us to describe one of our siblings as a class bonding exercise. Numb with grief, I almost laughed at the cruel timing. I was 17 and my sister, Kait, had been…
The couple’s family and friends were largely complimentary about the move, much to the pleasant surprise of the groom, who was expecting “some resistance,” he said. Elías Hanno, 34, Jersey City, N.J. Elías Hanno and his wife, Emily Hanno, don’t consider themselves “unconventional” people, he said. When they decided that he would take her last…
With a smile, I countered, “That’s because your other grandma is the nice grandma; I am the wicked one.” We both started to laugh. From that day on, he’s called me “Wicked.” Gabe is now a 28-year-old social worker in San Diego. My days now often begin with a text or an email from him…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
At some restaurants, bread is no longer free, which makes sense, given the price of quality ingredients, the investment of time in baking and how much goes to waste (an environmental concern, since food that winds up in landfills releases greenhouse gases as it decays). Requests for tips — a tradition that took root in…
Bjorn Gulden has been chief executive at Adidas for just six weeks, and he’s already warning that Year 1 will be a mess. Adidas shares fell more than 12 percent on Friday morning, wiping roughly 3 billion euros, or about $3.2 billion, in market value after the German sportswear giant issued its fourth profit warning…
If you go: This region is off the standard tourist trail, so you should have plenty of Colombian pesos on hand ($1 is equal to about 4,800 pesos), as credit cards aren’t widely accepted. Also have a translator app or a pocket dictionary with you if you don’t speak Spanish, though most tourism operators have…