The State of New York Fashion

It was the weekend of New York Fashion Week, and it was raining on Tommy Hilfiger’s runway parade. The designer had come back to his home base with his signature see now/buy now preppy cosplay after a few years away and with a special “Tommy Factory” extravaganza modeled on Andy Warhol’s Factory. (The two men…

The Spirit Behind High-End Tequila

With that targeted strategy in mind, though, there were skeptics in the industry. “To be honest, the first time I heard about Casa Dragones, I was like, ‘What’s this tequila in a perfume bottle?” said Ivy Mix, 37, the author of “Spirits of Latin America” and a co-owner of the Brooklyn cocktail bar Leyenda and…

When the Water Cooler Is a Perk

To Be Made Whole In January 2020, I got a great job. While modest, I was thrilled with the salary and fantastic health insurance. I was doing something new and exciting for a company I respected. Then the pandemic hit and in late July I was told that I would be laid off. Fortunately, a…

Love Letter: Housework and a Hereditary Disease

“Contrary to self-help memes, disease is not a gift. Gifts are free; the afflicted pay for their ailments with painful treatments, mood swings and micro-humiliations. That said, disease does provide the gift of insight.” In this week’s Modern Love essay, “Please Let Me Do More Laundry and Vacuuming!” Sam Harper explains how vision loss caused…

Sesame Salmon Bowls for All

Last week I got an email from a reader named Rachel that really spoke to me, and will probably speak to anyone who’s ever had to feed children or another phalanx of picky eaters: Could you also please share a recipe that all three of my kids will eat? One eats most things but not…