Our 14-year-old child has a great circle of friends. I am often their chauffeur. The kids and I have friendly conversations in the car. Recently, one of them informed the group they would like to be called a different name — one that is typically associated with a different gender. The kids have obliged their…
It Girls have been rocking sling bags for some time now—at least two years, if I had to estimate. I believe it started as a fanny pack worn like a crossbody (innovative), but now there are styles designated to be worn right around the breastplate. I swore I would never wear one. My proclamation was…
Concision — that was the word to come to mind after eight surprising days in this men’s wear capital, and in Florence. Did some unseen force take a blue pencil to all the slack narratives, rehashed inspirations, derivative references that prevailed in recent seasons? Suddenly everything seemed crisp and focused, like early Hemingway after he’d…
In a garden she developed by the corner of a building on Purdue University’s campus, in West Lafayette, Ind., Janna L. Beckerman invites trouble. The goal of this “disease garden,” as Dr. Beckerman, a professor of plant pathology, calls it, is to get botany and horticulture students up close and personal with what she refers…
More Than Likes is a series about social media personalities who are trying to do positive things for their communities. To Shirley Raines, they are royalty: The woman with the paralyzed arm who uses a shoelace as a sling. The man whose hands shake as he opens his bag. The little girl who, when seeing…
As interest has intensified around Ozempic and other injectable diabetes medications like Mounjaro, which works in similar ways, that term has gained traction. Videos related to the subject “food noise explained” have been viewed 1.8 billion times on TikTok. And some of the people who have managed to get their hands on these medications —…
When Luis Herrera is cooking, Korean gochugaru, Thai curry paste and Venezuelan ají dulce make their way into his pots and pans. They appear as often as guajillo and ancho chiles and fresh masa milled down the block from his Mexican restaurant, Ensenada, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Inspired by the compatibility of various cuisines, the Venezuelan…
The New York State Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to legislation that provides legal protection for New York doctors to prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states that have outlawed abortion. The measure, along with similar new laws in several other states controlled by Democrats, could significantly expand medication abortion access by allowing more…
Looking for Purpose Ms. Calderone grew up in a small town on Long Island, where, she said, her worldview, was fairly limited. “We didn’t travel,” she said. “We didn’t eat anything other than our Italian American pasta-and-meatballs kind of situation.” As the daughter of two hairdressers, she was enamored with the business of beauty. “I…
There’s nothing better than finding your neighborhood in New York City. The place where you feel the most comfortable in your skin, where you feel immersed in the community and held close by its warmth. For me, as a Black woman, that is Bed-Stuy, where I’ve lived since 2015. The Times would have me render it…