Readers Share Their Small Rituals That Add Meaning to Their Lives
We asked you for the everyday acts that add richness to your lives. Here are some of our favorites.
Want to See the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse? Book Your Hotel Now.
Campsites may also still be available along the zone of totality, but they are booking up fast. In Indiana, some campgrounds around Monroe Lake, near Bloomington, are already full, but campsites with a view of the eclipse are still open in a few other state parks, said Ginger Murphy, deputy director of the Indiana Department…
In England, Plants From a Royal Estate Become a Gown
A bride, decked in wedding finery, is traditionally the last model to appear during a live fashion show. But at Vin + Omi, the finale of its spring 2024 show in September during London Fashion Week, was a floor-length, long-sleeve column gown made from the giant butterbur plants grown on the Sandringham estate of King…
How To Hang Curtains
Window coverings are nice to have for privacy, but do they really matter that much when you’re furnishing a room? Jake Arnold, an interior designer in Los Angeles, offers an unequivocal answer: Yes! Drapery, he said, is “one of the most important parts of an interior’s layers.” A great pair of curtains, he added, is…
How to Protect Your Teeth From Halloween Candy, According to a Dentist
Dr. Apoena Ribeiro is a pediatric dentist and microbiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s also a parent. When her daughter was little and growing up in Brazil, Dr. Ribeiro encouraged her to enjoy a holiday called the Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian, which involves children collecting large bags of…
A Company That Once Lit Louis XIV’s Chambers
Comfort Products Ms. Svartstein-Bourjade said the global candle market was valued at more than $10 billion in annual sales, with the United States as the largest segment, accounting for more than a third of all sales. She said that many fashion and perfume companies, including Dior, Frédéric Malle, Aqua Di Parma and Maison Margiela, had…
‘Go See My Work at the Cartier Store’
Although Mr. Lane won’t disclose his prices or the annual revenue of his wholly owned company, he said that some of the larger installations cost more than $1 million. Mr. Lane said that as a child, he had no plans to be a professional artist. He grew up in Oak Park, Ill., near Chicago; his…
A Hairless Cat and Nickelback. What Could Be More Romantic?
On Sept. 26, 2021, Colin Ernest Barkell spotted Kayla Dianne Pecchioni stroking her hairless kitten at a screening of the Tony Awards. He was instantly attracted. Especially to the cat. In the lounge of the Chicago apartment building where theater fans had gathered for the show, “I was like, ‘I need to see this guy’,”…
When a Breakup Is an Act of Love
A prompt on the Hinge dating app asks for two truths and a lie. I could say: I was in a cult as a teenager. I got engaged after only two months of dating. I had a stroke at 44, after ending my 19-year marriage. The only catch? All three are true. I joined a…
After 64 Years of Family Gatherings, a Second Chance
Life for Mr. Potenzano had become “a state of isolation,” he said. “When it lasted long enough, I thought of other people who were lonely. And guess who came to mind?” By 2022, he had convinced himself to ask Ms. Elkind for a date. That fall at a christening for a new great-great niece, he…