8 Books About Sobriety to Help You Drink Less, or Quit Altogether
We asked addiction experts and people in recovery to share the titles they found most useful.
How Has Money Affected Your Relationships?
In relationships, money may be the most taboo of subjects. Yet it can evoke a world of complicated emotions: shame, envy, anxiety, pride, panic, trust, possibility. And it can create a host of tricky situations: the partner who earns more versus the partner who has to do more domestically (or the partner who does both);…
Yakgwa, Korean Honey Cookies, Are Booming
Once, when the chef Junghyun Park was young, his cousin brought a piece of fresh honeycomb over to his house in Seoul. Mr. Park’s mother cherished it, as fresh honey was coveted for its health properties in South Korea, and doled it out only when someone got sick. Stirred into a mug of hot water…
Overlooked No More: Margaret Chung, Doctor Who Was ‘Different From Others’
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Margaret Chung knew from age 10 that she wanted to become a medical missionary to China. She was inspired by stories her mother had told of life in a mission home, where…
Does Ozempic Stop Working Over Time? Why Weight Loss Can Plateau
People taking the drug and similar medications will hit an inevitable, and necessary, plateau. Here’s why.
An ‘Outstanding, Fast and Easy’ One-Pan Fish Dish
All hail the casserole dish! While I might push it aside when I’m reaching for a sheet pan, there are so many recipes that simply work better in a casserole dish. Lidey Heuck’s one-pan roasted fish with cherry tomatoes is an excellent example. The high sides of the 9×13-inch pan keep all the liquid from…
A Summer of Singles Events, in Pictures
At a speed-dating event in August, $25 bought attendees about 25 dates with strangers, each roughly five minutes long. When the first blind dates began, it wasn’t long before some people — mostly men — tried to go out of order so they could talk to the person they were most attracted to. “There’s a…
How Do I Deal With a Shoes-Off Home?
How do you deal with visits to “shoeless” homes? It’s often a surprise, so you can’t plan ahead with cute socks or by making sure you’ve recently had a pedicure. Not to mention that shoes are part of an outfit — and keep your feet warm. I’ve been confronted with this more often in the…
TikTok Cookbook Authors
Three years ago, B. Dylan Hollis was an unemployed musician in Wyoming who had never baked anything outside a home-economics class, much less written a recipe. Last month, his debut cookbook, “Baking Yesteryear,” became the best-selling book in the country. Not just the best-selling cookbook — the No. 1 book. “Baking Yesteryear,” which features vintage…
Discovering Albania’s Timeless Vjosa River
“Farmers here are the caretakers of culture,” said Ms. Bejo, who acts as Albanik’s gardener, concierge, yoga instructor and hiking guide. “It’s important that the families with endurance — those who stayed in the valley instead of leaving — are shown appreciation as the economy shifts to tourism.” My initial hike was a moderate one…