A bright red cape and headband. Creamy cable knit pants. Overcoats of all sorts: Single-breasted and double-breasted, in shades of camel and pink, some skimming knees and others falling closer to the floor. All were clothes that stood out on the streets of New York City last month, as people started bundling up for the…
In June 2021, Shoshana Beth Heerter was swiping so perfunctorily on Tinder that she inadvertently swiped left on Rahul Kishore Boga’s profile. Immediately, it was as if somehow she sensed she made a mistake. She then paid to upgrade her account so that she could see Mr. Boga’s profile on her screen again. “Best $5…
Although they attended the same high school in Rochester Hills, Mich., Julia Marie Gerard and Adam Edward Romund never crossed paths until their senior year. They were placed in the same personal finance class and became fast friends. The two began spending more time together outside of class, attempting to prepare for their A.P. calculus…
How Garrison Anne Rufa and Theodore Joseph Lavoie didn’t meet before they did is a mystery to them both. The two were avid snowboarders growing up in New England, which has a tight-knit snowboarding community. Ms. Rufa was so involved in the sport that when she was 15 her family relocated from Little Silver, N.J.,…
I wanted to hide. With my bald head and saliva-caked cheeks, I hadn’t had enough time to gauge my tolerance for being seen by someone I once wanted to find me pretty. “Dad,” I said, “this is my friend Kevin.” I didn’t try to explain our history to my father. The only clear memory I…
Today, we’ll explore how low-stakes hobbies can energize us.
Happy new year. January is usually a month of fresh starts and new chapters. But to tell you the truth, I’m not ready to face the future yet. I don’t know if it’s the short afternoons, the feeble sunshine, the chafing wind or just a creeping dread of what might be down the road. But…
Anthony Dias Blue, a longtime wine writer and radio personality whose love for California whites and reds helped elevate the reputation of American vintners, died on Dec. 25 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82. His daughter Amanda Blue confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. Mr. Blue, known by friends…
June Jackson Christmas, a psychiatrist who broke barriers as a Black woman by heading New York City’s Department of Mental Health and Retardation Services under three mayors, died on Sunday in the Bronx. She was 99. Her daughter, Rachel Christmas Derrick, said she died in a hospital of heart failure. As a city commissioner, as…
Optimism abounds this time of year, the temporal fresh start a necessary reminder of our own potential for improvement, for clarity, for fulfillment. Last week, I encouraged readers to share their resolutions for the new year. I was moved by their buoyancy, particularly this note, from Suzanne: “I’m still forming my dreams and goals for…