How Gun Violence and Mass Shootings Have Changed How Americans Live
Times readers share how rising gun deaths across the country have affected their outlook — and, in some cases, their life choices.
Philadelphia Monitoring Water Supply After Spill From Chemical Plant
Philadelphia officials on Sunday evening stepped back from a suggestion earlier in the day that residents consider using bottled water rather than tap water for drinking and cooking after a chemical leaked into a tributary of the Delaware River, a source of drinking water for about 14 million people across four states. The previous advisory,…
Can’t Buy the Watch You Want? It’s Partly a Lack of Watchmakers.
Mr. Drici explained that the brand’s needs for watchmaking knowledge had evolved in recent years. “For example, we need qualified watchmaking operators on our assembly lines that we train through a two-year watchmaking training,” he wrote. “For our customer service department, we require experienced watchmakers who can perform acts of restoration, while we will look…
What Evan Mock Wore to His Kombucha Party
Party at a magazine store? That was the story behind a cool-kid takeover of Iconic Magazine at the corner of Mulberry and Kenmare Streets in SoHo, hosted by the skateboarder-turned-actor Evan Mock for JuneShine, a hard kombucha brand. The March 16 event drew an overflow crowd of downtown scenesters including the rapper Asap Ferg, the…
You May Need That Procedure. But Do You Really Need an Escort?
Robert Lewinger is tired of being berated by his gastroenterologist because he’s overdue for a colonoscopy. He’s perfectly willing to have one. And he’s more than ready for cataract surgery on his second eye. The problem: Mr. Lewinger, 72, a retired lawyer who lives in Manhattan, can’t schedule either of these procedures, which involve anesthesia…
The Key to Gerri on ‘Succession’? ‘Inside She’s a Nervous Wreck’
For decades the New York theater world paid homage to J. Smith-Cameron, a veteran stage actress who has often been compared to Carole Lombard for her precise timing and comic verve. When she wasn’t doing Molière or Shakespeare, she was impressing critics and her fellow actors with her performances in plays by Paul Rudnick, John…
Think Getting Into College Is Hard? Try Applying for These Gyms.
Remember when eager fitness enthusiasts had to wait a few months for their Pelotons to arrive? Or when cycling devotees were outraged when SoulCycle classes filled up in 42 seconds? Those were the good old days. Today, those coveting a lavish workout experience may do everything short of getting on their knees and begging to…
In a Roman Tomb, ‘Dead Nails’ Reveal an Occult Practice
When it came to the treatment of diseases, the ancient Romans had no shortage of magical remedies, several of which involved iron nails. To cure epilepsy, the first-century historian Pliny the Elder advised driving a nail into the ground at the spot where the afflicted person’s head lay at the start of the seizure. The…
Jacqueline Gold, 62, Dies; Executive Tapped Into the Female Libido
She set about changing that, beginning by updating the thinking of the board of directors. “Their attitude was, ‘Women aren’t interested in sex,’” Ms. Gold said. She proved them wrong, marketing sexy lingerie, swimwear, sex toys and novelty items to women, who, she discovered, were eager for them. According to news accounts of the period,…
Move Aside, Doctors: You’re Not the Only Messy Writers in Town
On Reddit, the online platform where people go for advice, conspiracy theories and N.S.F.W. everything, there’s one “porn” community that’s just about the furthest thing from salacious you can imagine: “Penmanship Porn.” There, users share photos and videos of beautiful penmanship — their own or others. Additional Reddit communities in this constellation offer a safe…