These Party Islands in Greece Want to Change Their Image
For years, Santorini, Mykonos and Ios have been known for their embrace of excess. But some new operators on Greece’s Cycladic Islands want to break that cycle.
Karaoke Singers Live the Dream at the Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tamika Swisher, a 49-year-old nursing home administrator in Kankakee, Ill., was one of 16 people who qualified for the Illinois State Fair Karaoke Contest. But on the day before the event, she wasn’t sure she wanted to go. A few weeks earlier, her off-again on-again boyfriend of 11 years, Michael Faber, had…
Biden Administration Plans for Booster Shot Campaign in September
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots to Americans 12 and older soon after Labor Day, a campaign that federal officials hope will reduce deaths from Covid-19 and protect against an expected winter surge. Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator for the Food and Drug Administration,…
Why does Yankees Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera Wear a Pearl Necklace?
In Oswaldo Cabrera’s first week in the majors, the Yankees made the most of the multiple gloves that occupy his locker. On any given day, he found he could be sent out at one of four different positions and be expected to hold his own. That kind of versatility is bound to make a player…
Know Who Else Is a D.J. in Brooklyn? Chelsea Manning.
Nicolas Mejía, a 22-year-old D.J. from the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, had been spinning records in small clubs around New York for just under a year when a call came in from a much larger venue. Elsewhere, a huge club in Bushwick, was hosting the latest installment of Sksksks, its traveling hyperpop dance party…
Meghan Markle Describes Son’s Brush With Danger in Debut Podcast Episode
In the first episode of her new Spotify podcast, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, explored feminism and the double standards faced by women, and she recounted her young son’s brush with danger while on an official tour in South Africa. Her first guest on the podcast, which debuted on Tuesday and is called “Archetypes,” was…
Supper Clubs, L.G.B.T.Q.-Owned Restaurants and More Reader Questions
August is winding down, but restaurant season (a.k.a. fall) is only ramping up. I’m always getting my restaurant bona fides in shape, and thankfully you all sent me some wonderful questions to keep me spry. This week, we have a reader asking for L.G.B.T.Q.-owned businesses, another seeking recommendations for wine bars that don’t “phone it…
Use of Marijuana and Psychedelics Is Soaring Among Young Adults, Study Finds
“It’s about availability, but also about peer acceptability,” said Dr. Kevin M. Gray, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. “Generally speaking, young people don’t see these substances as dangerous, but the consequences of using them are still there.” Although the risks associated with psychedelics tend to be…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Rewrote My Identity’
Send the Old Stuffie I moved about 1,600 miles with four suitcases filled to the brim. No room for the old: my childhood stuffed animals, Arizona memorabilia or generalized anxiety disorder. As the plane departed for Tennessee, I rewrote my identity; an ideal list of traits, starting with “super chill,” ending with “very extroverted.” But…
In Court, She’s Always Judging You
“She wore a black-and-white power suit, double-breasted and very graphic, with big lapels outlined in white. You could say she was making a statement.” Elizabeth Williams could have been describing an uptown matron smartly turned out for lunch at Sant Ambroeus. But the subject was Gloria Allred, the women’s rights lawyer, whose image she captured…