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Renovating a Tiny Bohemian Bungalow in Los Angeles
The City of Angels remains a city of teardowns. Despite ordinances to preserve Los Angeles’s classic little bungalows, those charming dollops from the early 20th century that have helped define the city’s architectural character continue to be replaced by McMansions and apartment blocks. One house that slipped through the cracks is a 1927 Spanish Colonial-slash-Craftsman…
Late Summer Getaways at 5 Country Hotels
It’s late summer, when farm stands are bursting with color, piled with fruits and vegetables in the weeks before the season draws to a close. And where better to enjoy a summer harvest — or to try your hand at activities like beekeeping, foraging, even the art of ax-throwing — than at a farm or…
A Trump Mug Shot for History
As far back as 2016, he was complaining about photos of him that NBC had used, especially one that he said showed him with a double chin. In 2017 he tweeted about a CNN book on the election: “Hope it does well but used worst cover photo of me!” In 2020, when a snap of…
He Admired Her ‘Grit and Grace.’ She Was Struck by His Kindness.
When Bri Sophia Scalesse decided to use the Hinge app to start dating in Manhattan in January 2019, she kept the settings she’d had while living in Norwich, Conn., years earlier, with the “maximum distance” of potential matches set to roughly 35 miles. Within a few weeks, the app connected Ms. Scalesse with Sheldon Thien…
Putting All My Eggs in the Boyfriend Basket
Puerto Escondido was a fishing village and surfing spot, but I did neither. The waves were so unnerving that I didn’t even go into the ocean. Everything unnerved me. On the beach, young boys sold roasted iguanas to eat. On the land next to our hut, two horses grazed, often with enormous erections, while I…
After a Picture-Perfect First Date, Love Quickly Followed
Mr. Whyte was raised in Miami until he moved to Amawalk, N.Y., at 13. He works remotely as a vice president at ConcertAI, a health care technology company based in Cambridge, Mass. He has a bachelor’s degree from Cornell and a doctorate from M.I.T., both in biology. Ms. Rouse, who grew up in Englewood, is…
He Always Chose Career Over Love. But for Her, He Changed His Mind.
Mr. Ghory decided to move to Cambridge, Mass., to be closer to his father, who had prostate cancer, and secured a job there as the director for North America merchandising for Converse. In November 2017, he saw Ms. Liu before moving and gave her a notecard that read, “Will you be my girlfriend?” Now that…
C.D.C. Sets New Standards for Hospitals to Combat Sepsis
On a Wednesday afternoon in 2012, 12-year-old Rory Staunton got a scrape during a middle-school basketball game. His gym teacher applied two Band-Aids to the cuts on his arm. By Thursday, Rory had a 104-degree fever, vomiting and leg pain, but the emergency room staff at NYU Langone Health suspected dehydration and gave him fluids…
Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Covid Care for Black and Hispanic Patients: Study
Why It Matters: The readings influence patient care. Pulse oximeter readings are used routinely and help inform doctors in shaping medical care for any number of illnesses, including heart failure, sleep apnea and respiratory conditions. A normal reading for a patient in good health should be an oxygen saturation level in the blood of about…