Hi. It’s me, Kim Severson! It’s that time of the summer when everyone but me goes on vacation. This means I get to talk about something my friends and family are tired of hearing, which is how much reporting power fuels everything we do over here in the best section of The New York Times.…
To prevent a repeat of last winter’s “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses, Americans will be encouraged to roll up their sleeves not just for flu shots but for two other vaccines, one of them entirely new. Federal health officials have already asked manufacturers to produce reformulated Covid vaccines to be distributed later this year. Recently, the…
Most Americans have had one or more shots of the flu and Covid vaccines. New this year are the first shots to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus, a lesser-known threat whose toll in hospitalizations and deaths may rival that of flu. Federal health officials are hoping that widespread use of these three vaccines…
I had an extramarital affair for several years. It ended recently — abruptly and unpleasantly — and I blocked all digital and telephonic communication with my ex to ensure that I don’t weaken and get involved again. The affair was fulfilling sexually and emotionally, but it was also taboo: We are both otherwise happily married…
According to the National Golf Foundation, golf is more popular than ever—and not just for guys. Chalk it up to pandemic boredom: the historically male-dominated sport continues to become more diversified, and women now comprise 25 percent of those who play. With statistics like these in mind, cult brand Malbon, known for its golf-inspired streetwear,…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. “Wow, look. You’re there!” That was what Julien Dossena told himself when he found himself inside one of the most impressive archives in French fashion history, namely that of Jean Paul Gaultier. The designer first became aware of Gaultier as a…
The task facing anyone designing a garden: “We’re predicting the future — we’re seeing what’s not there.” That’s how Ethan Kauffman, the director (and lead soothsayer) of Stoneleigh, a public garden that opened five years ago on a historic estate in Villanova, Pa., puts it. The thing is, garden-makers also have to see what is…
The author and influencer Christina Najjar — known to her more than two million social media followers as Tinx — spent eight formative years in the Bay Area of Northern California, attending Stanford University, where she majored in English, and working in San Francisco for the Gap, Poshmark and other companies. During her time in…
It was 6 a.m. — 2 a.m. to my raddled East Coast brain — and my husband, daughter and I were staggering through customs in the Ponta Delgada Airport, on the island of São Miguel, the largest of the nine islands that make up Portugal’s Azores archipelago. Despite the fog inside my head, my energy…
When I cook for myself, the only real guideline I follow is the pursuit of flavor — everything else is a suggestion. And sometimes, particularly with a cuisine I’m not too familiar with, this means following a recipe to the letter. But more often than not, pleasure is the goal, which means steamed cabbage and…