I love to wear a crisp full blouse with slim pants or a spring dress when I go out. But now that we can go inside to restaurants and shows, I’m frequently chilled by the A.C. Pashminas seem to be out of fashion, a sweater is too bulky, and even a lightweight coat is too…
For some, perusing the aisles of a sex shop can be awkward, and that feeling may be exacerbated by the help of a store associate. Not for Diana de Vegh. In this week’s Modern Love essay, she writes about the attention she wished she were paid on a visit to a New York City sex…
If you missed Thursday’s last call, you’re out of luck: To-go alcohol, one of few upsides in New York’s state of emergency, is officially a pandemic indulgence of the past. And unlike most lockdown-era pastimes, the “walktail” deserves a proper eulogy. Originally intended as a lifeline to shuttered bars and restaurants, takeaway drinks became a…
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially began on June 20, the day of the year with the most hours of sunlight, when Earth’s axis is at its maximum tilt — 23.5 degrees — toward our local star. And yet already it feels as if it’s slipping away. “Dad,” a teenage son said, staring down the…
I have to confess: I have not cooked a single dinner this week. We are visiting my parents, and my mother has heroically made dinner every night. And, not only that, she has cooked two dinners, one round of hot dogs or scrambled eggs or mac and cheese at 5:30 p.m. for the kids’ table…
Black creators’ concerns run deeper than simply obtaining dance credits or more brand deals. “We are being exploited, and that’s the core issue Black folks have always had in terms of labor,” Mr. Louis said. “These millions of likes, that should all translate to something. How do we get real money, power and proper compensation…
Every picnic needs a salad that can withstand some abuse: one that can be stuffed into your backpack without fear it will squish; left out in the sun without spoiling or wilting; made a day or two before serving, only to get better as it sits. A three-bean salad is all of that, and more.…
Growing up in California, Manpreet Toor remembers being exposed to bhangra — a lively Punjabi dance genre that is performed widely in the Indian diaspora — in her parents’ garage. “In Punjabi households, back in the day, we used to have parties in the garage all the time,” Toor said. She heard the sounds of…
As India begins to reopen after a devastating second wave of coronavirus infections, concern among virologists is growing that another, possibly more virulent version of the virus could hasten the start of a third wave within just a few months. The version, which has become known locally as Delta Plus, is described by scientists as…
“I don’t like to think about the past too much,” Wolfgang Puck confesses early in the Disney+ documentary “Wolfgang,” a red flag that we’re not going to encounter much in the way of intense self-scrutiny in the scant 78 minutes that follow. A fairly vapid and shallow affair, even by the low standards of the…