Brianca Hadnot’s high school students in Houston started writing letters the day after George Floyd was killed. “They felt unheard,” Ms. Hadnot, 30, said. “They can’t vote.” As protests gained momentum around the country, she worried about them attending and possibly being tear gassed or shot with rubber bullets. Writing, she said, was another way…
Greg Glassman, the embattled owner of CrossFit who was the subject of a recent article in The New York Times detailing routine sexual harassment of female employees, intends to sell the fitness brand to Eric Roza, according to a message sent to affiliate gym owners by the company’s chief executive, Dave Castro. Mr. Roza is…
When it’s too hot to cook, there’s a long, vast tradition of chilled soups to save the day. Be they gazpacho, borscht, shav or a creamy, yogurt-based cucumber soup seasoned with garlic and herbs, there are few summer lunches as cooling and satisfying. To make enough cucumber-yogurt soup for three or four, cut a pound…
When kids on the gaming site Roblox were darkening the skin color of their avatars to support Black Lives Matter, 12-year-old Garvey Mortley decided to speak up. She created a video explaining the offensive history of blackface, and offered viewers more appropriate ways they could show support. “Changing your skin tone to a darker skin…
Jessie Zhang, an 18-year-old in Northern California, is dying for roller skates. She’s spent hours scouring the internet looking at different skate designs. She has researched toe guards on Depop. And she’s even been picking up extra chores around the house, like doing the dishes, in hopes that her parents will buy her a pair.…
Welcome. What does it mean now, to be “at home”? Not so long ago we nonessential people were quarantined, hiding out from an invisible foe, either circled tight with family or flying solo, peeking out the windows at the scary world without. We awoke at home, spent the day at home, went to bed at…
The key to staying sane while sheltering in place for the fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul and the creative director Russell Spina is connection. The couple, who have been together for 20 years, have spent the last three months quarantined in their two-bedroom loft in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood. This has allowed them to continue to support…
It can feel as though you’re running an infectious gantlet when using a public bathroom, especially following last week’s news of toilet plume, that cloud of aerosol droplets that can rise nearly three feet and linger long enough to be inhaled by the toilet’s next user, or land on other surfaces of the bathroom. And,…
We are more than sure that you have asked yourself this question more than once or twice. So how often should you wash your hair? We determine by the hair type and the scalp condition. As you know, hair type is a little ephemeral concept. In fact, there is no oily or dry hair. There…
Without a doubt, it is important to care for your hair properly at any time of the year. Let’s figure out what your head “lacks” during the hot season. Moisturize your hair Sometimes in the summer, you get the impression that your hair becomes dirty faster, so do not be afraid to wash it every…