The Best Relationship Advice of 2023, So Far
Strategies to resolve silly fights, hurt feelings and other issues.
5 Baseball Parks That Go Beyond Baseball
Like at every noteworthy speakeasy, it started with a knock. After Chad Thompson and his wife, Kitty, found the secret door in an unassuming section of Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, they faced one more test that day in June before securing access to perhaps Major League Baseball’s most exclusive new fan…
One in Five Women Feel Mistreated During Maternity Care, C.D.C. Reports
Among Black, Hispanic and multiracial mothers, 40 percent said they had been mistreated during pregnancy or childbirth.
Many Air Travelers With Disabilities Encounter Hurdles to Verify Service Dogs
Joanna Lubkin, a Unitarian Universalist minister, has chronic pain and fatigue and relies on her service dog, a 4-year-old black Labrador named Sully, to pick up items she drops, press elevator buttons and brace her when her body weakens. She never travels without him. In June, when she and Sully arrived at the Pittsburgh International…
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Names New Successors
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, a much-praised tasting-menu restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, has been closed since July, when its chef, César Ramirez, was fired by the owner amid a legal battle over the finances and future of the enterprise. Now the owner, Moneer Issa, says he has hired two European chefs who have worked at…
Tiny Love Stories: Oh, August!
Between the Sunflower Stalks August in a West Virginia sunflower field; it’s early morning but already hot. Charlie’s blue helmet bobs through brilliant yellow flowers. He smiles as I eye other infants between the sunflower stalks. I envy their round heads, symmetrical faces, bare scalps. Suddenly, I miss Charlie’s smell, so I duck beneath his…
On ‘Top Chef’, Kristen Kish Takes Over as Host
One day last week, a vase spilling over with white lilies and roses arrived in Kristen Kish’s dressing room in Milwaukee, where “Top Chef” is shooting its 21st season. Padma Lakshmi, the model and author who became a household name during the 17 years she hosted the cooking-competition show, had sent them, along with a…
Verano Brings Mexican Fare to Hudson Yards’ Public Gardens
Headliner Verano Though the new seasonal attraction in Hudson Yards takes the Spanish word for summer as its name, the plan is for it to be open well into November. (Climate change might blur the lines between seasons.) It’s operated by Rhubarb Hospitality Group, the English company that also runs Peak, the restaurant on the…
Easy Corn Recipes to Make Before Summer Ends
1. Southern Fried Corn This recipe from Millie Peartree is a classic of the South, and one of the most delicious ways to eat fresh corn: insistently cooked in a mixture of bacon fat and butter. Running your knife along the cob releases extra corn “milk,” which adds creaminess to the dish. (Sometimes I slurp…
Expert Panel Recommends New Drugs for HIV Prevention
An influential expert panel has given its highest recommendation to an expanded menu of H.I.V. prevention strategies for adults and adolescents, a move that will require private insurers to cover the drugs without a co-pay or deductible under the Affordable Care Act. The recommendation arrives as the Biden administration is fighting to preserve no-cost coverage…