Here’s what you need to know: ImageCarla McIntire and Camille Johnson, both of Urbandale, Iowa, at a rally last month opposing a state law banning local governments and school districts from implementing mask mandates.Credit…Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register, via Associated Press School districts in Iowa will be able to issue mask mandates, at least for…
We’re by the ocean, but it’s not just any beach. It’s Jacob Riis Park, where queer people flock to get away from city noise and flaunt our bodies, curves, bulges, rolls, scars… everything that makes us beautiful. “It’s the place where I’ve seen more Chromat in the wild than any place on earth,” says Becca…
Good morning. Yom Kippur begins this evening at sunset. The holiday lasts until sunset on Thursday: a full day of atonement, of fasting and reflection, the most holy day of the Jewish year. Sweet and spicy roast chicken (above) could work for an early dinner tonight if you’re observing (sunset’s just after 7 p.m. in…
To prepare for the role, Berry did not just watch fights (she’s a lifelong boxing fan), but also asked female M.M.A. fighters why they chose this sport. “Now this isn’t true across the board, but my research taught me that men and women often fight for very different reasons,” Berry said. “Many times men fight…
Usually, early fall—and more specifically September—is my favorite time of the year. In French, we call it la rentrée, which doesn’t have an equivalent word in English, but it basically means back to school. It might seem regressive, I admit. But there’s just an energy I’ve always loved about that time. First of all, everyone…
“My grandfather was a truck driver,” said Mr. McNicol, who throughout the creation of this debut collection held on to his 9 to 5 job as a medical underwriter. “My grandfather kept his clothes for 20 or 30 years, and that really speaks to me in terms of how I see my designs.” If there…
When was the last time you really looked at a tree? One of Marc Wolf’s vivid childhood memories is of doing just that: walking around his New Jersey backyard with a tree identification book when he was maybe 8 years old, exploring the towering individuals around him. It wasn’t until decades later that he began…
As the world slowly reopens after more than a year of Covid quarantine mandates, many brides and grooms are eager to get out of their homes, to try new things and to revisit pastimes. Instead of kitchen items that will never get used or tchotchkes that take up space, now is the time for family…
There are dozens of completely different New Year’s Days in the world. As many calendars, too: lunar, fiscal, academic, religious, civil, agrarian, Gregorian. I think we can agree, though, that it’s supposed to feel fresh, exciting and opportune no matter when the new year arrives. But as my kids are finally going back to school…
Those issues lie at the heart of the two new studies, which look at the links between activity and longevity from distinct but intersecting angles. The first of the studies, published this month in JAMA Network Open, centered on steps. Most of us are familiar with daily step counts as an activity goal, since our…