Known for her laidback “cool mom” style, actress Jennifer Garner is all about classic comfort. More often than not, her everyday uniform seems to consist of running sneakers, a simple blouse or tee, and oversized jeans or yoga pants. And now, a pair of leggings she recently wore from Alo Yoga can be yours for…
Over her seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II understood the power of visuals. The first British monarch to have a televised coronation, she watched the world turn its attention from the radio to the TV set, and by the time she died this month at 96, having celebrated her Platinum Jubilee just a…
When your floors are littered with dirt, wood shavings or spilled cereal, having a well-designed broom and dustpan at the ready can make the cleanup a lot easier. “When you’re doing work, it’s more pleasurable to use something that’s properly designed,” said Taylor Levy, who, with her husband, Che-Wei Wang, runs CW&T, a Brooklyn design…
But as the political climate around Covid-19 grew heated, and as some of Dr. Becher’s patients and neighbors began to dismiss the science, she became frustrated, then angry. She began to run more, sometimes twice a day, for hours at a time, “raging down the road.” She was mad about the widespread distrust of vaccines;…
This article is part of the I Want to Thank You series. We asked readers to tell us about who helped get them through the pandemic; this is a selection of their stories about health care workers. We’ve published an article about family and friends, and a forthcoming article will focus on inspirational figures. Health…
It’s quiet on the back roads of Boyds, Md., where a small compound studded with bird feeders breaks up the monotony of the surrounding cornfields. Suddenly, a souped-up Toyota Tacoma kicks up a cloud of dust as it pulls into view on a gravel path. It slows to a halt. A figure steps out of…
Esta disfunción cognitiva incluye olvidos, confusión y agotamiento tiene distintas causas, como la covid, los cambios hormonales y la esclerosis múltiple. Los investigadores empiezan a comprender cómo identificarla y atenderla.
I’ve always enjoyed a sturdy pair of slacks and a polo from Old Navy, and I’ve never felt the need to spend more than a few hundred dollars on a suit. But I just got a big promotion, and I’ve gotten the feedback that, given my seniority, I should buy some “nicer” clothes that “reflect…
There’s a story I tell my sons to remind them that, despite much evidence to the contrary, humans have the capacity to be amazingly kind. The story takes place in 1988, when I was in college and on a summer trip with my family to Alaska. One afternoon, my sister Beryl and I rented a…
It was vaccination time at Ethel Brown’s long-term care home in the Bronx. Again. Ms. Brown, 95, had already gotten four Covid shots, and while she was happy to submit to a fifth, this latest booster prompted a few questions. “Why are we getting another one?” Ms. Brown asked, as she and other residents waited…