In late December 2019, eight pages of genetic code were sent to computers at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Unbeknown to American officials at the time, the genetic map that had landed on their doorstep contained critical clues about the virus that would soon touch off a pandemic. The genetic code, submitted…
Have you noticed how little “news” I break in this so-called newsletter? Practically none. Well, here’s some for a change: Nikita Richardson is coming back next week. Nikita, who started writing “Where to Eat: New York City” almost two years ago, has been working on another desk in the newsroom since August. I’ve been driving…
A Virginia woman who has spent more than a year digging a tunnel under her home and documenting the project on TikTok was recently stopped by officials in her town after the popularity of her account brought their attention to her project. Spending hours heaving dirt and rocks from the ground might seem like an…
A couple of days after Aishat Bolomope’s wedding on Dec. 31, the newlywed realized that she might be spending her honeymoon on the choppy seas of internet outrage. Friends from as far as her native Nigeria said they recognized her in a video clip that drew millions of views online. A dispute between a wedding…
The sex educator Emily Nagoski’s new book on maintaining intimacy in long-term relationships began at home.
As a young woman growing up in the Chianti Classico town of Radda-in-Chianti in Tuscany, Angela Fronti was sure of one thing: She did not want to join her family’s business, doing agricultural work for wineries. She was far more interested in making wine herself, so she earned a degree in winemaking and found jobs…
There are plenty of things I’d rather not hear at the crack of dawn, and near the top of that list is the stilted voice of my smart speaker saying, “Right now in Brooklyn, it’s 17 degrees. Due to current wind conditions, it feels like 5 degrees.” As frigid temperatures sweep much of the United…
Nancy E. Adler, a health psychologist whose work helped transform the public understanding of the relationship between socioeconomic status and physical health, died on Jan. 4 at her home in San Francisco. She was 77. The cause was pancreatic cancer, her husband, Arnold Milstein, said. Dr. Adler was instrumental in documenting the powerful role that…
One of the newest battlefields in the abortion debate is a decades-old federal law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known by doctors and health policymakers as EMTALA. The issue involves whether the law requires hospital emergency rooms to provide abortions in urgent circumstances, including when a woman’s health is threatened by continuing…
Everyone handles gloomy winter weather differently. Some make soup, some book impulse trips to warmer climates, and some (guilty as charged) indulge in cheery accessories for an instant mood boost. If you fall into the latter category, I have some amazing news for you: Luxury retailer SSENSE is currently offering up to 62 percent off…