6 Water Workouts to Try This Summer
Beach and pool season are starting. Why not get a little exercise while you’re in the sun?
Natural Pools, Also Known as Recreational Ponds, Trade Chlorine for Plants
When Denise Carroll jumps into her pond from its ledge, she swims alongside kois named Cutie, Baby and Jason (names chosen by her two young children). She’s not crazy about sharing the water with the scaled swimmers — “I’m afraid that I’m going to jump in and land on the fish” — but Ms. Carroll,…
The Only Ice Cream Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Like a lot of people, I try really hard to avoid buying single-purpose kitchen gadgets or appliances — especially the ones that take up a lot of space. (I did once make an exception for a cherry pitter, because I had a full bucket of Bings and $15 is a small price to pay for…
Harry Hamlin Got Into Gardening Because of ‘The Martian’
The actor Harry Hamlin pronounces “Bolognese” the way Italians do, with the final “e” enunciated. His niece, the chef Renee Guilbault, says it like an American, with that last syllable ending in an “s.” But potato, potahto. With “In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin,” their five-part cooking series on AMC+ and IFC, they find a…
When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock
Slowly but steadily, Marlene Nathanson was recovering. She had suffered a stroke in November 2022 at her home in Minneapolis and spent a week in a hospital; afterward, when she arrived at Episcopal Homes in St. Paul for rehabilitation, she couldn’t walk. Weakness in her right arm and hand left her unable to feed herself,…
Watch a Day in the Life of a Candy Factory Worker
Isonia Serrano has accomplished a lot in her 35 years at the Smarties candy factory: She has worked her way from machine operator to leading her own team, become an expert in candy-making and mentored dozens of workers. She even fell in love there. The rolls of pastel-colored Smarties are a nostalgic fixture of Halloween…
Forget Partying Till the Wee Hours. Newlyweds Want to End Early.
When Betsy and Gabriel Martinez planned their wedding for April 23, 2023, at the Cordelle, an event space in Nashville, they envisioned an enchanted outdoor garden — with plenty of daylight. “We really wanted to be able to enjoy being outdoors in the spring,” said Ms. Martinez, 31, a nonprofit community outreach manager. “And then…
Mi doloroso camino hacia una vida con sentido
Levanté las sábanas para mirarme el tobillo derecho. Magullado, quizá roto. También me dolía la espalda. Llamé a mi amigo Danny para que me llevara a urgencias. Nos reímos de nuestra gran noche de juerga mientras bajábamos cojeando las escaleras, conducíamos hacia el sur por la I-91 y aguardábamos sentados en la sala de espera……