In 2015, when Diana and Charles Cox were considering where to retire, they drove their R.V. across the Southwest to visit several possibilities: Santa Fe, Sedona, Phoenix, Las Vegas. They’d lived in San Jose, Calif., for nearly 20 years, but Ms. Cox was winding down her practice as a biotech patent attorney, and her income…
One couple spent less than $2,000 for an intimate wedding at a local hotel. Another paid $200,000 for an elaborate out-of-town affair. We asked six married women to share how much they spent on their weddings — and where they felt the money was well-spent, where it was wasted and what they wish they had…
During the pandemic, she said, she had time to reflect on her identity, and she began to cross dress. As a wrestler, she had put on a mask, grown out her chest hair and worn a permanent scowl, all in the service of creating what she now calls “this mysterious, scary dreadlocked guy” and a…
I started wearing lipstick on Zoom calls for work. Bright lipstick. Arousal lipstick. I strutted across the grocery store parking lot to create the illusion of wider hips. At my son’s baseball practices, I stuck out my “sexy bum” just to see what it felt like. (It felt stupid.) I did nothing else out of…
Nuestra primera cita empezó en un lugar de vinos de moda bebiendo vino rosado. En el siguiente bar, con canciones de principios del 2000, me preguntó si quería ir a casa con él. Normalmente rechazaría la invitación, inventándome alguna excusa de chica buena. Pero la combinación de vino, música y Los Ángeles me hizo más…
Until last week, Corona Plaza in Queens was bustling: taqueros flipping fresh tortillas and vendors hawking Central American crafts over a soundtrack of cumbia and train traffic. There were produce stands, live bands and surging crowds, all in a public square that was named one of the 100 best places to eat in the city.…
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first pill for postpartum depression, a milestone considered likely to increase recognition and treatment of a debilitating condition that afflicts about a half-million women in the United States every year. Clinical trial data show the pill works quickly, beginning to ease depression in as little as…
Like countless moms at the start of summer vacation, Ciara corralled her kids into the car in search of a fun outdoor activity. The difference is that when you’re a megastar, you don’t always run for the nearest swing set—instead, your playground is a photo shoot for Gap. “You know that saying, ‘You plan and…
A Statistic That Sums It Up: 15 percent. That’s the median weight loss experienced by people who take Wegovy, a drug from Novo Nordisk. The new drugs are the first truly effective obesity medicines. They act by stemming people’s appetites and cravings for food. Many patients started by taking Ozempic, a diabetes drug also by…
On Thursday evening, 80 mourners gathered at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar known for its pivotal role in the gay rights movement, to honor O’Shae Sibley. Mr. Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer who was preparing to audition for the musical “The Lion King,” was stabbed to death at a Brooklyn gas station on…