“¿A dónde vas?”, me dijo. “La galera está por aquí”. Intenté escabullirme, pero algo en su sonrisa de dientes chuecos me hizo sentir cómoda. “Honestamente”, dije, “la galera me intimida”. “A mí también”, respondió. “Vamos a abordarla juntos”. Mientras comíamos pizza, le conté lo del consolador. “¿Ah, sí?”, contestó. “Yo encontré un contenedor de rollo…
When I was 15, I fell in love with the voice of Rachael Ray. That velvety contralto was the soundtrack of my days in the children’s hospital I hated — with its plaid curtains and kind nurses — but called home. For weeks I spent my days hopped up on morphine, in and out of…
The original Furby, released in 1998, had the head of an owl, the beak of a chicken, the feet of a cat, the ears of a pig, the fur of a rabbit, the mohawk of a tufted titmouse and the eyes of a robot, which it was — a robot that whirred, clacked, spoke a…
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Weddings are steeped in tradition, but where do those rituals come from? “Traditions,” a new column, explores the origins of various wedding customs from around the world. Ever since Mandana Ansari was a little girl, she knew she wanted to recognize her Iranian heritage by having a “Sofreh Aghd” on her wedding day. “I’ve always loved…
Atherectomies and other procedures on Kelly Hanna’s veins and arteries started in February 2019. Her records do not always show which vessels Dr. Mustapha performed procedures on, instead only indicating which leg. That August, Ms. Hanna’s right baby toe had to be amputated. Just over a year after the first procedure, she had undergone more…
Maybe you’ve heard there’s a Barbie movie coming out? Well, this isn’t about that. It is, however, about the 11½ inches of intellectual property that inspired all the madness: the doll itself. You know the one. Often blonde, always smiling, occasionally naked and neglected at the bottom of a toy chest? Chances are you do:…
During the pandemic, when Miriam Leitko couldn’t swim because pools were closed, the lifelong swimmer built a lap pool at her home in Willis, Texas. As soon as travel restrictions were lifted in 2021, she signed up for a weeklong trip to Hawaii with SwimVacation, a Maine-based tour operator that specializes in open-water swimming. “Open-water…
The sun’s rays cause the majority of skin changes as you grow older. Here’s how sunscreen helps prevent the damage.
Most potential consumers were excited by the prospect, though sticker price and safety were lingering concerns.