In February 2018, Anne Catherine Bredin thought she’d had a great first date with John Francis Greey Brandon. After matching in the 98th percentile on OkCupid, the couple met at de Mole, a Mexican restaurant near Ms. Bredin’s apartment in Sunnyside, Queens (Mr. Brandon lived in Greenpoint, Brooklyn). Later, as they walked to the nearby…
Charles Austin Murphy and his mother, Linda Murphy, met Mary Clare Manfred on the same day in August 2012, and both used the same word to describe her: adorable. “That’s exactly what she was — adorable,” said Mr. Murphy, who is 27. “She definitely made an impression on my mom, and needless to say, she…
Despite hospital I.C.U.s once again buckling and death counts already surpassing 2020 numbers, public officials are hesitant to bring back lockdowns. The result is haphazard restrictions that vary by city: Chicago on Tuesday issued an indoor mask mandate, joining Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.; New York City will require proof of vaccination for…
For someone more used to being on the road than cooped up at home, it was bittersweet for Zach Griff when he ended up proposing to Jill Golub near the house she grew up in. Bitter because Mr. Griff, a writer for the travel website the Points Guy, had hopes of planning a far-flung adventure…
“We’re a 24/7 hang couple,” she said. “We’re constantly collaborating and giving each other feedback.” They each regularly perform original music, often together and mainly at clubs and private events around New York City. They also teach privately. Ms. Stevens is the lead singer for Tredici Bacci, a soundtrack music band in New York. She…
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Marita Smith runs a nursing home in Seattle, while Janet Snipes manages one in Denver. They share years of experience in the industry and painful memories of Covid-19, but have sharply differing views of a new federal policy that will mandate vaccinations for all nursing home employees. In Ms. Smith’s view, unvaccinated people should not…
If you are the adventurous type, you could also make your own fermented foods at home. Erica and Justin Sonnenburg, two Stanford microbiologists who are married and co-authored the new study, ferment their own homemade kimchi, kefir, kombucha and pickles. One of the simplest fermented foods to make is sauerkraut. Here’s a quick recipe. To…
This reaffirms a longstanding belief of political science, Professor Klar said: “When an issue becomes really threatening and really important to you, then partisanship weakens its grip on your decision making.” It is, at least, a moderately reassuring thought. “There’s often so much focus on people whose partisanship seems to surpass their care even for…