Writing by hand seems to be increasingly obsolete, thanks to the urgency of everyday tasks and our reliance on cellphones, tablets and computers. At The Times, the trusty reporter’s notebook — the narrow spiral-bounds whipped out for quick interviews — is more often these days an electronic device. One result of this shift? Worsening handwriting…
Early this month, the World Health Organization’s director said that ingredients in four cold and cough syrups made in India may have been linked to acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 66 children in Gambia — and that the products may have been distributed to other countries. Days later, the authorities in India began…
Anyone who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s will almost certainly have the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk commercials stamped on their subconscious, alongside their best friend’s landline. But Santa Cruz is much more than a West Coast Coney Island. (The Boardwalk, incidentally, is California’s oldest amusement park and is a…
Claire always knew that she wanted to start a family. But as a transgender woman who just turned 41, she also knew it could be complicated. Claire and her partner discussed having a baby together and, if possible, they wanted to use her sperm and her partner’s egg. But Claire, who spoke on the condition…
Every corner of the turkey market is stretched thin. Restaurants can’t get orders filled. Deli owners are scrambling to find sliced turkey breast. Shoppers are paying as much as 112 percent more for fresh, skinless turkey breasts than they were last year. The fast-food chain Arby’s is warning customers that turkey sandwiches are not available…
“We know that travelers, many of them, have not traveled either home for the holidays or for traditional vacations for three years now, and we know that demand is going to be incredibly high,” she said. United said this week that even demand between Thanksgiving and Christmas was growing, with sales for flights during the…
Internet está lleno de advertencias sobre los antidepresivos y las bebidas alcohólicas. Esto es lo que los expertos en salud mental quieren que sepas.
This article is part of our Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on how museums, galleries and auction houses are embracing new artists, new concepts and new traditions. Food — a subject of universal appeal — is a big deal in many cities and especially in New York. There are delis, lots of them, and…
When I graduated from college in Portland, Ore., eight years ago, I dreamed of taking my Spanish major and spirit of adventure and moving abroad, where I would quickly acquire a gay lover who would introduce me to new languages, foods and sex. Instead, I moved back home to St. Paul, Minn., and into my…
Steven Nicholas Romo and Stephen Robert Morgan have a lot in common. They have the same first names. They’re both reporters. They were both raised in religious homes that eschewed homosexuality. And they both had the same fear: that being gay would mean there could be no happily ever after for them. One of those…