New Covid Variants Are Circulating. Here’s What to Know.
The “nightmare variant” is not as bad as it sounds.
A Fashion Model With an Activist Streak
Name: Yves Mathieu-East Age: 28 Hometown: Brooklyn Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Mr. Mathieu-East is a model, queer activist and R&B singer who has walked the runway for Pyer Moss and appeared in campaigns for Thom Browne and Ivy Park x Adidas. He uses his…
At Home Beneath the Waves
This article is part of our latest special report on Waterfront Homes. Every generation has had its own fixation with the deep, expressed in film, book or television: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne; “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”; Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”; and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” to name just a few. Beneath…
My Post-Divorce Choice: OkCupid or Petfinder?
Floppy ears, wide eyes, an intoxicating plaintiveness. Right size, right age, right look. According to her profile, she was found abandoned in the woods of Tennessee with two siblings, but they carried no obvious anxiety about people. In fact, they appeared eager for emotional connection. So was I. I submitted my application to the rescue…
‘Co-Conspirators and Playmates From the Get-Go’
Jennifer Douglas and Kent Shell were both delighting in their lives after weathering divorce when they met in the summer of 2014 on OkCupid. There was something about Mr. Shell’s profile that caught Ms. Douglas’s eye. “I just fell in love with his profile picture,” she said, adding, “I’m not one to fall in love…
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
Dr. Emilie Grainne Corduff Thompson and Thomas David Hart met during a theater production of a Federico García Lorca play, “Blood Wedding,” in early 2018, but it turned out, months later, that comedy, not tragedy, would provide the spark to their romance. Mr. Hart, 30, who built the production’s set at a venue on Columbia…
An Engagement Party With a Twist
Seven years after meeting in person, Morgan Bell Kilpatrick and William Hans Vollers were surprised to find themselves matched on a dating app. But the guests they invited to their engagement party were even more surprised when they learned the party was actually a wedding. In spring 2011, Ms. Kilpatrick and Mr. Vollers, both out…
Through Sickness, Health and Hurricane Ian
When Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sept. 28, 2022, it upended life in Southwest Florida. For Natalie Jeanne Rochette and Dillon Michael Etherson the storm meant scrambling to ensure loved ones were safe — and figuring out what to do about their Oct. 20 wedding date, which they were adamant about keeping. The couple met…
How to Be Bored, and What You Can Learn From It
Figuring out the root cause of our lack of inspiration can help us make better choices in how we spend our time, experts say.
Voters Have Expanded Medicaid in 6 States. Is South Dakota Next?
“With people being put on Medicaid, you’re taking purpose from people, you’re taking dignity from people,” Mr. Moore said. “People need to work.” But advocates say South Dakotans who need health care are already working; the state’s unemployment rate is 2.3 percent, the lowest figure in more than a decade. The prospect of new jobs…