All this is funneled through Dougé’s narration, leaving questions galore. How did the man target the right size? Did he really think he could get away with it? Had he learned nothing from “West Elm Caleb”? The Tabi swiper gets no nuanced biography here; depending on your degree of sympathy for property crime, he is…
An apple-and-honey snacking cake, not long out of the oven, sat on the stovetop in Jake Cohen’s Long Island City apartment. A few feet down the counter was a freshly baked challah blanketed with sesame seeds and flaky salt. A visitor was hungry but tentative. Mr. Cohen was apologetic but firm. The pastry and the…
The word for a TV remote is marote; for chicken, it’s chimpken, and for the Aperol Spritz cocktail it’s app-a-ball spitz-ee. Shrimp is swimps, hair ties are hair gigglies and Starbucks is Starbonks. All of these are examples of so-called marriage language, the weird and oftentimes embarrassing dialects people in long-term relationships develop to communicate…
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In the Where to Eat: 25 Best series, we’re highlighting our favorites restaurants in cities across the United States. These lists will be updated as restaurants close and open, and as we find new gems to recommend. As always, we pay for all of our meals and don’t accept free items. Anajak Thai Thai This…
Kathy Denton, 64, said she felt “bolder” now, in part because she no longer experiences the pressure she once did to settle down. She has been able to find fun with some of the men she has met through dating sites, even if none have been a long-term match. One “delightful man” cooked her “the…
Q: I routinely drink three or four cups of coffee per day, but often wonder if this is too much. Should I consider cutting back? Coffee can be many things: a morning ritual, a cultural tradition, a productivity hack and even a health drink. Studies suggest, for instance, that coffee drinkers live longer and have…