But Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Mr. Biden’s top medical adviser for the pandemic, said it was important to investigate the origins of the pandemic. He said it took years after the coronavirus that caused SARS emerged in 2002 to determine that it had almost certainly jumped from bats or civets to humans at a wet…
Desire is not always practical or predictable. Why, then, should a gift from the heart be? If you’re giving someone a present this Valentine’s Day, consider over the top or out of the ordinary, which will only make your romantic gesture even more grand. A sampler of chocolates from the corner store? Go with a…
This year, nearly 2.5 million weddings are expected to take place in the United States. That total, which comes from the Wedding Report, a trade group in Tucson, Ariz., is a bump not seen since 1984. If George Orwell had known that, he might have changed the plot of his classic novel “1984,” published in…
“It feels like my wedding,” said the designer Phillip Lim on Tuesday night, as he greeted about 40 guests to a highly art-directed, made-for-Instagram dinner celebrating the Lunar New Year. The dinner was held at a new three-story showroom for Genesis, the luxury Korean automaker, in Manhattan’s meatpacking district. All guests were sent a Covid-19…
We put the doctor’s letter in a safe place and went on with our lives. At the time, we were both working at an upscale Italian restaurant. One night during the holiday season, my husband got an ocular migraine at the height of a dinner rush, and my mind went to new places. I wasn’t…
Mario Rodriguez Graniel and Guy Rejwan were visiting Florence, Italy, in November 2019 when Mr. Graniel said that he felt “the time was right to discuss any special engagement plans for the near future” with Mr. Rejwan, whom Mr. Graniel had been dating for three years. “In gay relationships, there’s really not an understanding of…
In October 2016, Ashley Lynn Louise attended a town-hall meeting given by Ladies Get Paid, an educational and networking organization devoted to the professional advancement of women. She was so moved by the event that after it ended she ran up to Claire Sarah Wasserman, its moderator, and told her, “I really want to help.”…
Kelly Frye was attending a holiday party in London on Dec. 5, 2019, when she saw the host accidentally spill a glass of champagne on Nick Campbell. “I jokingly went to brush off the champagne when he turned around and asked if I wanted to get another drink,” said Ms. Frye, who was living in…
At the ceremony, Ms. Rivera, in a long white gown with a halter top and sweetheart neckline, walked down the garden’s tiered steps alone, holding a bright bouquet with a white rose tucked behind her ear. A hundred vaccinated guests stood to watch as Ms. Rivera’s daughter, her maid of honor, met her at an…