As the highly contagious Delta variant surges across the world, the health and safety protocols established for cruise ships are being put to the test. Over two weeks in late July and early August, 27 coronavirus infections were identified aboard the Carnival Vista cruise ship sailing out of Galveston, Texas. One of those infected, a…
Adolescents are readying for the next step in a seemingly endless set of challenges. Here’s how to help them regulate their emotions.
Rice University, where more than 95 percent of students are vaccinated, announced a move to remote classes last week after testing showed an alarmingly high number of community members with breakthrough coronavirus infections. Those results, the university now says, were badly distorted by a testing glitch. Of 4,500 tests administered on the Rice campus, 81…
If you haven’t been including Amazon Fashion in your regular shopping rounds…what are you waiting for? The brand’s made top-notch style a priority over the past few years, launching Luxury Stores with established and emerging designers and debuting a whole host of in-house labels. The latter includes Staples by The Drop, a line of trend-driven…
Because of the labor shortage in the restaurant industry, a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Wiley said, the chefs at his restaurant hadn’t experimented with the roe. They hope to this winter, even if they aren’t quite sure about the reception they’ll get. “Offal is a tough sell, especially seafood offal,” he said. This,…
Many of us are struggling with burnout and pandemic frustration and, for some, our out-of-office messages reflect that.
Alan Heller, the manufacturer of elegant, often whimsical but always affordable housewares and furniture that married high design with prosaic plastic, died on Aug. 13 at his home in Manhattan. He was 81. Barbara Bluestone, his companion, who confirmed the death, did not specify a cause but said he had been in poor health for…
Kanye West may or may not be imminently releasing “Donda,” his 10th solo album, but over the course of the past few weeks, this era in his career has already established its own signature aesthetic: all black, military, asceticism on an epic scale. It’s a now familiar part of West’s album rollout strategy: clothes to…
Surprise weddings aren’t new, especially among the rich and famous. But during the pandemic, their appeal has been gaining in popularity. Following a year and a half of quarantining, couples seem to be craving more intimacy and personalization and less pomp and circumstance. A surprise or pop-up wedding — perhaps from an engagement or birthday…
There is nothing more sacred than bedtime. It’s the time where you can finally unwind after a long day and get down to what really matters: sleep (not scrolling endlessly on TikTok). For years, I turned to my beloved college T-shirts and flannel bottoms, but that was the old me. The new and improved me…