Green bean season is shorter than my list of ways to prepare them. Before I can cycle through the dozen or so dishes, it’s time to move on to wintry brussels sprouts and cabbage. This green bean dish, however, is good enough to squeeze into the lineup. It’s loosely inspired by Sichuan dry-fried long beans,…
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Image CreditFranziska Barczyk Gender Letter helps you keep up with the world — and the women and issues shaping it. Tell me what you think at dearmaya@nytimes.com. On a panel of L.G.B.T.Q. journalists a couple of weeks ago, I was asked what news organizations were missing in our coverage of issues affecting this segment of…
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I love the versatility of the unassuming cauliflower. In vegetable terms, it’s a blank canvas. That’s not to say it’s flavorless, but cauliflower’s relatively mild personality is ready to be transformed in combination with a vast number of other flavorful ingredients. Its nature is to absorb and comply. One easy and delicious way to prepare…
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Age: 24 Hometown: Harvey, Ill. Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Mr. Young-White is a stand-up comedian and writer who was recently named a correspondent on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” His comedy draws on his life experiences — as a millennial, as a queer…
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Ruchika Sachdeva is nervous. The conversations surrounding the current state of the fashion industry—from inclusivity to waste production to whether fashion even matters—have everyone, as the kids would say, shook. Sachdeva, the designer behind Bodice Studio, knows this feeling all to well. After launching her company in 2011, the young designer won the covetable Woolmark…
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SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley parents are increasingly obsessed with keeping their children away from screens. Even a little screen time can be so deeply addictive, some parents believe, that it’s best if a child neither touches nor sees any of these glittering rectangles. These particular parents, after all, deeply understand their allure. But it’s…
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Good morning. The emails are starting to come in now from friends, the texts, the direct messages, the phone messages left in consideration and in haste: Just checking in about Thanksgiving. Had a couple questions. I imagine you do. We all do, even those of us who traffic in Thanksgiving for a living, who have…
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Insomnia during early pregnancy is usually due to factors such as hormonal changes. Many people experience insomnia at some point, during pregnancy. Better sleep hygiene, relaxation techniques, and cognitive behavioral therapy can help. According to a 2018 study of 486 pregnancies, 44.2 percent involved insomnia during the first trimester. The study concludes that insomnia is…
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When she moved from India to England in 1991, Asma Khan studied British constitutional law — but she could barely boil an egg. “I struggled a lot because I didn’t know how to cook,” she said. “England was a foreign land. Nothing was in my control. But I realized I could infuse my house with…
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Debra Messing has starred in television shows and movies for decades, but the actress is best known for playing Grace Adler in “Will and Grace,” which ran on NBC from 1998 to 2006 and which the network brought back to TV screens last year. The sitcom’s new season had its premiere on Oct. 4. Ms.…
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