Oh, September. You are madness. You are back-to-school and back-to-work after August laze and Labor Day. You are crisp new notebooks and backpacks. You are closed-toe shoes. You are calendars cross-referenced, car pools arranged, nut-free lunches assembled. Figuring out dinner every day is already a chore, but in hectic September, it can be a trial.…
“That sounds like a baby gator. Did you hear it?” We stopped paddling and listened. Leaves rustled, there was the splash of a turtle sliding into water, and then “pew, pew,” the dainty call of a baby alligator sounding like a video game laser. We saw the hatchling’s mother hauled out on muddy ground. She…
One expert says parents should emphasize the importance of digital literacy and privacy, but bans and heavy surveillance don’t work.
Good morning. It’s Emily again, and I’m thinking that today is a great day to make Marian Burros’s plum torte (above). Maybe you’ve heard of it? It’s possibly the most famous New York Times Cooking recipe of all time, and among the most loved. (Apologies to no-knead bread.) The plum torte is adorable and genuinely…
There are always a handful of designers on the radar of every editor, buyer, influencer, and fashion fanatic as the must-see shows of New York Fashion Week. One such brand is Khaite, known for the cool edge that comes with its highly covetable designs. In line, I overheard attendees murmur with excitement and anticipation, noting…
En julio, Tashea Channell Younge, cocinera y proveedora de servicios de banquetes de la ciudad de Nueva York, voló a Los Ángeles, con todos los gastos pagados, para preparar una cena privada para 15 personas en una cocina lujosa. Luego, cocinó para el jugador de la NFL Noah Brown y algunos de sus compañeros de…
POCKETS: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close, by Hannah Carlson This review of Hannah Carlson’s cultural study of pockets was grievously delayed. Why? Your critic lost her keys … again. No, they weren’t AirTagged. Before the little jinglers were located, shoved in a side compartment of the carrier my family had used…
Americans with H.I.V. are achieving the once unthinkable: a steady march into older age. But beginning around age 50, many people living with the virus face a host of health problems, from heart disease and diabetes to social isolation and cognitive decline. And so the medical research community, which some three decades ago developed lifesaving…
An easy way to understand the gulf between the two words is to try swapping one with the other, said Hillary Keeney, 46, who lives in New Orleans and writes books on mysticism with her husband: “No one is going to say ‘woman dinner,’ or ‘women’s night out,’” she said. “That’s too serious.” It is…
In the summer, the desert surrounding the Salton Sea in California seems to glow from the glare of the unrelenting sun. The temperature can climb to 110 degrees and higher, and layers of dust coat car tires and the legs of people braving the heat. For most of the day, the sky stays a constant…