Marie-Claire Chevalier was born on July 12, 1955, into a working-class family in Meung-sur-Loire, near Orléans. Her father was never part of the picture. Her mother, who was a ticket inspector for the RATP, the state-owned transportation company, raised her and her two younger sisters by herself. In the 2019 interview, Ms. Chevalier described her…
One of the things I miss most about my prepandemic eating habits is the casual intimacy of sharing food. I don’t just mean passing things around, but eating them with my hands: tearing from the same big piece of injera, or scooping the same bowl of curry with sticky rice. I’m so ready for the…
Having a glass of ice-cold beer on a hot summer day or after an abundant meal is an absolute pleasure. It refreshes and relaxes, and its slightly bitter taste awakens the senses. Given the many health benefits that regular drinking of this beverage brings, it is no wonder why so many people love it. You…
In the mid-1300s, a species of bacteria spread by fleas and rats swept across Asia and Europe, causing deadly cases of bubonic plague. The “Black Death” is one of the most notorious pandemics in historical memory, with many experts estimating that it killed roughly 50 million Europeans, the majority of people across the continent. “The…
I was 43 when the pandemic began. I am now 60. That would seem to defy the laws of physics and common sense, but the rate of aging is not so simple as it was once thought to be. And pandemic burnout, though not a condition listed in Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, is a real thing,…
David Fleishman, the superintendent of schools in Newton, Mass., an affluent Boston suburb, said he recently received a message from a parent who pushed for ending mask mandates in classrooms. But first, he said, the individual felt the need to assure him, “I am not a Trump supporter.” While Newton, like much of Massachusetts, is…
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Drinking alcohol gives me horrific migraines, so I stopped entirely. The problem: I used to bond with my friends at fancy cocktail bars and happy hours. I don’t make my drinking their problem, and I’ve told them I’d still like to go with them. (They know I quit drinking because of migraines, not a substance…
In another indication that the C.D.C. sees these new guidelines as a course-correction to the earlier ones, the agency now suggests that when patients test positive for illicit substances, doctors should offer counseling, treatment and, when necessary, careful tapering. Because doctors had interpreted the 2016 dosing limits narrowly, some had worked up one-strike policies and…
On the first page of Will Smith’s recent memoir “Will,” the global superstar recounts a gruesome story of watching his father strike his mother in the side of the head so hard that she spit up blood. The early chapters of the book continue in much the same way — a young Will, naturally charismatic…