“Does anyone still wear a hat?” Stephen Sondheim wrote in the song “The Ladies Who Lunch.” They certainly do at the Central Park Conservancy’s annual Frederick Law Olmsted luncheon, better known as the “hat lunch,” now in its 40th year. At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, a trembling of well-heeled warblers gathered in gloomy weather at…
The spring awakening is upon us. At the market, asparagus is showing up, along with leafy young turnips and the first peas. But even beets can be springy when given a chance. I craved a light, fresh meal to match the season. Earthy beets beckoned at the market in bright bunches, leaves attached. They were…
The deaths of five children and what may be an unusual group of more than 100 hepatitis cases in young children in the United States are under investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency said on Friday. The C.D.C. said it was examining cases involving 109 children in 25 states and…
Name: Konrad Birgisson Age: 17 Hometown: Brooklyn Now lives: With his family in a converted loft in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to fame: Mr. Birgisson is a high school student and underground music producer who, under the alias Kid Krono, has helped produce two buzzworthy hip-hop tracks: “Louis Bags” by Kanye West (an…
I made Ali Slagle’s gnocchi with sweet and hot peppers for dinner this week, which is one of those easy, let-the-oven-do-the-work recipes that hit just right after a long day. In that recipe, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers and canned chipotles roast in oil until they collapse into a sweet and smoky sauce for gnocchi, or…
This February, Modern Love opened its sixth college essay contest, asking college students nationwide to tell the truth about love today. The last time we held this contest, in 2019, the world was a very different place. This year, with college life disrupted as never before, students shared stories of experiencing isolation, navigating identity, managing…
Even the royals sometimes take a break from their duties to attend glamorous events like the Met Gala. Past attendees have included Princess Diana, who made a statement in her formfitting navy blue gown, and Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis, who has become a red carpet regular at the event. Whenever members of the…
In many countries, including Spain, Germany and Britain, governments now allow clubs to welcome visitors without any vaccine checks, masks or distancing requirements. And although the pandemic is not yet over, and a new variant could appear anytime to spoil the fun, Europe’s clubbers seem ready to relive the days when nobody had ever heard…
The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. Ditto the hordes of fans jostling outside of fashion shows, and the audience scrums inside. So it shouldn’t really be a surprise that destination shows, the traveling extravaganzas featuring the in-between collections most often known as “cruise” or “resort”…
Comfort food can take different forms. At its most heartfelt, it’s those childhood tastes that resonate emotionally: a pan of noodle kugel, a chicken foot straight out of my grandmother’s soup pot, a buttered slice of my father’s warm anadama bread. They may not be comforting to everyone, but, to me, they’re as soothing as…