I am 68 and live alone in a nice home in the suburbs. My only child, 40, is happily settled with his fiancée in another city. I always hoped they would come back here to raise a family, and I offered to give them my home if they did. They like the idea and plan…
Another year in travel, another 12 months of meltdowns and debacles. As one analyst put it, 2023 “took chaos to a new level.” Yikes. Still, travelers kept flying, including in record-breaking numbers on Thanksgiving weekend. Whether they decided to enter the fray or just armchair travel, our readers loved stories that took them away, whether…
He’ll Be Home for Christmas! “I’ll drive; it’s 20 hours and I’ll be there for Christmas dinner,” my husband, Edwin, said, undeterred after a Canadian snowstorm grounded all flights. Imagining a fatality replacing our festivities, I insisted he come by train. Hours in, Edwin’s locomotive halted, its tracks blocked by debris. Eighteen hours of standstill…
No one can predict with certainty what we will eat and drink in the new year, but multitudes try. As my own end-of-the-year ritual, I sift through an avalanche of predictions from big food companies, PR firms, restaurant groups and market researchers. And then I get on the phone, interviewing the best prognosticators in the…
If the food (read: cookies) is the best part of the holidays, the second-best must be the presents. Especially those presents that make cooking easier, or just plain fun. If you have some new toys to play with in the kitchen — an air fryer, a pressure cooker or a powerful new blender to replace…
Jane Matsumoto’s family is so eager to eat their annual ozoni that they gather around the table at 2 in the morning, right after they’ve cleaned the confetti, streamers and champagne glasses from their New Year’s Eve festivities. Ms. Matsumoto, who is sansei, or third-generation Japanese American, and the executive culinary director of the Japanese…
ATTENTION: If you haven’t written down your 2024 intentions yet, now is the time. While you’re at it, consider what the 2024 jewelry trends you want to wear throughout the next year. After all, the glimmering baubles a woman wears say a lot about her personality to both herself and the world. What’s her style?…
The rate of serious medical complications increased in hospitals after they were purchased by private equity investment firms, according to a major study of the effects of such acquisitions on patient care in recent years. The study, published in JAMA on Tuesday, found that, in the three years after a private equity fund bought a…
One thing I love about editing the Ask Well column is the camaraderie of it. Every week we answer a health question: Why am I so congested all the time? (I’ve wondered that, too!) Why does my sleep get worse as I age? (I’m right there with you.) Is my coffee habit in need of…
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the wine industry is tapping into the immense potential of online platforms to revolutionize its sales strategies. With the global wine market boasting a staggering revenue of USD 340.8 billion, the significance of embracing e-commerce, social media, and virtual engagement cannot be overstated. This blog post delves into the…