How to Appreciate Life Like an Astronaut
You don’t have to leave Earth to appreciate being alive. There are simple ways to cherish each day.
Sad Love Songs at the Grammys: What Do They Say About Dating Culture Today?
The slew of emotions that comes with a breakup can be difficult to put into words, but it seemed to come easier to many of this year’s Grammy-nominated artists. Olivia Rodrigo, in “Vampire,” taps into the disgust that results from betrayal: “You made me look so naïve / The way you sold me for parts…
¿Qué significa ‘vestir de acuerdo a tu edad’?
Siempre me he vestido a la moda. Todavía quiero hacerlo, pero, a medida que envejezco, no quiero lucir ridícula con un atuendo para alguien de 20 años. Por ejemplo: ahora mismo me pregunto por los pantalones. Todos parecen ser realmente muy anchos y voluminosos. Me gustan, pero no son los más favorecedores. ¿Qué pasa con…
Married, Finally, After Six Cancellations
Daniela Llorente Blum and Dr. Robert Costigan Flowers, the first couple to marry at Manhattan Marriage Bureau in 2024, hustled downtown on the morning of Jan. 2 not to be first in line, but because they were finally ready to quit stalling: They had already called off their wedding six times. Ms. Blum and Dr.…
Ready for Launch: Houston to New Zealand
In June 2021, Dr. Daniel Solomon Vener just had to know if Andrea Elizabeth Allen could see herself moving to New Zealand with him in about a year. It was only their third date. Dr. Vener, 31, was then a second-year resident at Ben Taub Hospital, affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where…
They Broke Up, but Fate Had Other Plans
When Kavi Mannan Packiam first laid eyes on Stephanie Soledad Rodriguez at a birthday party for his childhood friend, Gautham Jothi, Mr. Packiam told Mr. Jothi he thought she was gorgeous. Mr. Jothi told him to forget about it. She was Mr. Jothi’s colleague, and he feared it might make things messy for him at…
After Four Months of Talking on the Phone, a First Date (and a Ring)
The day after their first date in February 2021, Damian Courtney Dizárd surprised Conswella Gilmore with a silver ring from David Yurman. “Like the younger generation says, I wanted to shoot my shot,” Mr. Dizárd, 51, said. He then invited her to Miami for his birthday trip the month after, and Ms. Gilmore, 50, agreed…
A Place Where Heartbreak Feels Good
Cam and I hadn’t spoken in over a year when he texted: “Hey, did you just follow me on Letterboxd?” I had. Seeing his name on my phone electrified something below my sternum, a marquee flickering to life after years of disuse. “Yeah is that OK?” I replied. “I needed to know what you thought…
Zircons Are Not the Gem You Probably Think They Are
What’s in a name? If you could ask the humble zircon, the answer might be mistaken identity and decades of undeserved obscurity. In the Victorian era, the peak of popularity for zircons, a mined mineral, colorless ones were regularly used as diamond alternatives and blue ones were particularly popular. “Zircon can come in a wide…
Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21
Most of the photos are slightly faded. The hairlines fuller. Some feature braces. Old friends. Sorority squats and college sweethearts. Caps and gowns. Laments about skinny jeans and other long lost trends. This week, Instagram stories the world over have been awash with nostalgic snapshots of youthful idealism — there have been at least 3.6…