New Study Strengthens the Link Between Exercise and Memory
Experts have long known that fitness is good for the brain. A recent paper connects different types of workouts with assorted improvements in memory.
Madame Wu’s Garden Restaurant Was Glamorous and Transformative
It was so popular, she added it to the menu, published the recipe in local newspapers and included it in her first cookbook. Ms. Wu helped write the blueprint for American Chinese chicken salad as we know it, more than a decade before Wolfgang Puck put his own version on the menu at Chinois, his…
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An Abortion Ban With Unexpected Consequences for Older Mothers
When Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, proposed a national ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, the bill sparked controversy across the political spectrum. But few spoke of its potential impact on the growing number of women who are having children in their 30s. The proposed ban would allow exceptions to save…
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A Canadian Family Is Seeing the World Before Their Children’s Vision Falters
For their youngest son’s fifth birthday this summer, Edith Lemay and her husband took their children on a hot-air balloon ride above central Turkey that began before dawn. As the sun rose over the Cappadocia region, it revealed other balloons floating in the sky and some chimney-like rock formations on the ground below — a…
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His Mom Labored on a Winery Under Apartheid. Now, He Owns One.
FRANSCHHOEK, South Africa — He grew up resenting the scenic winelands near Cape Town, watching his mother toil in the vineyards so that white people could sip their merlots and chardonnays in luxurious cellars. Yet here was Paul Siguqa on a recent Saturday, swirling a chenin blanc in the airy tasting room he now owned.…
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How a Hasidic Wedding in the UAE Went Viral on Instagram
When Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad, members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, were married in front of more than 1,500 guests at the Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island hotel on Sept. 14, there was one moment so notable that it went viral on Instagram: a video of the Hasidic groom dancing joyously with his friend, Abdalla…
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Sharing Class Notes and ‘a Ton of Bacon Grease’
Jeffrey Allen White had always sworn that he wouldn’t date someone he went to school with. Then he met Chu En Wu. Both he and Ms. Wu, who is known as Joanne, were in other relationships in the fall of 2016 when she walked through a central gathering spot at the University of North Carolina’s…
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To Find Love, Rub the (Bronze) Bulge
The unstable vertebrae in my back slipped regularly, half crippling me. This triggered my latent depression. Rather than hobnobbing with the other teaching assistants, I hid in my room. I missed my cat and my parents. I missed the man who loved me, his kind eyes and raspy laugh. Perhaps, I thought, God could still…
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Combing Los Angeles for Signs of Black Love
When Dana Elise McKinney’s father introduced her to David Emanuel White Jr. at an event in October 2016, Ms. McKinney said she thought Mr. White was “slightly full of himself.” Mr. White had a different first impression of her. “I definitely noticed how beautiful she was, and it was clear that she was brilliant as…
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With a Nudge From Mom, a First Date Led to a Lifetime Commitment
When Courtney Elizabeth Dec attended her younger brother’s high school graduation party in the summer of 2016, she wasn’t the only one who noticed her older brother’s friend, Brett Alexander Lanham. Her mom did, too. “She politely told me to start dating her daughter,” said Mr. Lanham, 31, who had been friends with Ms. Dec’s…
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