How to Prep Kids for a Potentially Bumpy Return to School
Family vaccinations, universal masking, routines and compassion will be key.
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Every Relationship Has Its Hiccups, Yet…’
Thanks, I Needed That My sister is younger than I am — fiercer and more mercurial, too. She lives in a city 200 miles north of mine. We text regularly but still miss and mystify each other. One night this June, home together for the first time in six months, our parents asleep, she whispered…
Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance
In Dr. Johnston’s hometown St. Louis, as in other cities, fewer health care providers and specialists are found in low-income and minority neighborhoods, which is a function of structural racism and a legacy of residential segregation, Dr. Johnston said. “It’s not a question of insurance — it has more to do with the supply side,”…
Ankara Print Dresses? These Aren’t Shakespeare’s ‘Merry Wives.’
When Saheem Ali, the director of this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of “Merry Wives,” thought about which costume designer he wanted to create the clothes for the show, he knew immediately that it should be Dede Ayite. The two have been friends for years, and have worked together on “Twelfth Night” for the…
Meme Fall Plans: So, You’ve Been Cast as the Delta Variant
When Spencer Pratt, a star of MTV’s “The Hills,” saw he was cast as the Delta variant of the coronavirus in a meme spreading across social media, he thought it was entertaining but also misleading. “It’s fun for you to be a meme, but if they rewatch the show they’ll really see who the Delta…
Serena Williams on Wearing Matching Outfits with Olympia, Inspirational Jewelry, and More
“I’m terrified of cats and my husband just got one,” says Serena Williams. We’re chatting over Zoom about her new jewelry partnership with Zales when slowly, the furry pet approaches the tennis champion. Despite 23 Grand Slam titles and a lifetime of empowering female athletes around the world, she’s visibly startled. While few can relate…
What is #BamaRush? Decoding RushTok on TikTok
Her shoes? Steve Madden. Earrings? Kendra Scott. Her bracelets are from Shein; her purse, Target. Oh, and her necklace is “normal.” It’s Pref Night. If this combination of words means anything to you, you have probably been watching sorority rush videos on TikTok. If not, that’s OK — there’s still time to figure out the…
Saga, From the Crown Shy Team, to Open High Above the Financial District
Headliner Saga The celebrated financial district restaurant Crown Shy, which reopened at 100 percent capacity in June, will grow by four stories by summer’s end. The restaurant has taken over four floors (62, 63, 64 and 66) at the top of 70 Pine Street, an Art Deco building. The spaces were used in the past…
Review: Contento Treats Accessibility as a Right
As I write each week’s restaurant review, I call an owner to ask whether somebody in a wheelchair would be able to enter the dining room and enjoy a meal. By that time, I’ve already eaten there and spent a few minutes looking around for features that might make a space inaccessible, like steps, narrow…
CPAP Recall Over Potential Cancer Risks Leaves Millions Scrambling
Jayme Rubenstein, a ResMed spokesman, said the company was prioritizing manufacturing devices for patients with immediate ventilator needs, including Covid patients, followed by machines for those with central and obstructive sleep apnea. In an April 2020 survey of home medical-equipment suppliers, more than half reported supply-chain interruptions for CPAP machines, and 62 percent reported up…