What to Do for Unusual Covid Symptoms: Hairy Tongue, Hair Loss and More
“Hairy tongue,” pins and needles and Covid toe are just a few unnerving yet real manifestations of the coronavirus.
How to Dress a Rock Star
Before the women became fashion designer and muse, they connected over relationships of a different sort. “We would talk about cute boys,” Christian Joy said of her early conversations with a young Karen Orzolek, the frontwoman of the rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who is now known simply as Karen O. This weekend, the…
How Can I Stop My Usually Sensible Parents From Splurging on a Milestone?
My father is celebrating his 60th birthday next month. He and my mother are teachers; they live modestly. But he came into a chunk of money unexpectedly, and they are turning his birthday — combined with their 30th wedding anniversary — into an irresponsible money pit. Rather than adding to their retirement account, they are…
Many Flags but No Ivanka
This time around there was no escalator to carry him down, like Zeus descending from the heavens. There was an adoring crowd, though. There was some family, though not all of it. And there were flags — lots of flags! A veritable army of flags stood sentry below the crystal chandeliers of the Mar-a-Lago ballroom,…
Dressing Wakanda
The immersive Afrofuturist vision that defined the 2018 film “Black Panther” — the one that connected African history to utopian technology, the one that seeped out onto red carpets, inspired hundreds of Halloween outfits and put a spotlight on the importance of costume design as a vehicle for centering overlooked aesthetic legacies in the pop…
How to Read the Tree Leaves
What’s going on out there — and why? Some version of that is the perennial question on any inquisitive gardener’s mind. Fall provides plenty of dramatic subject matter along those lines, beyond the changing leaves. What is it exactly that gives the foliage of deciduous trees the signal to let go (except in the case…
Flying Alone With Your Kids? Make Sure You Have Proof of Your Relationship
These days, whenever Ms. Hooks or Ms. Lewis flies with Caleb, who is now 3, they each carry a packet filled with paperwork, including his adoption forms, his birth certificate and many family photos. Most T.S.A. agents are not law enforcement officials, and they do not have the power to arrest people. But they do…
People With ADHD Face Withdrawal as Adderall Shortage Continues
Without medication, patients are wondering what comes next.
The Ultimate Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
Last year, when I published a pizza-inspired stuffing recipe, some readers were vehement that sage-and-onion-infused traditions should not be messed with. “Is this a joke?” one commenter wrote. “You’d be laughed, if not chased, out of the South!” wrote another, adding that it’s called “dressing” there. Who knew that soggy bread crumbs would be so…
Restaurant Review: Four Stars for Yoshino, Where the Omakase Stands Alone
If you show up a few minutes early for your 5:30 p.m. reservation, Tadashi Yoshida’s door on the Bowery will be locked. It is also unmarked. To the right of the entrance is a discreet panel with a buzzer just below the name, Yoshino; after you press the button, someone will appear in the door…