Hi! This is a different Emily (Fleischaker) than usual. I’m a deputy editor on the food and cooking desk, filling in for Emily Weinstein. A co-worker recently used the phrase “spiritually out-of-office” to describe the vibe of summer. (Our boss was in the meeting when this happened, so I’m not blowing up my co-worker’s spot,…
Good morning. Here’s an excellent sandwich I ate around 60 miles south of the Jones Inlet on Long Island the other day, zooming around the New York Bight looking for offshore bluefin tuna: mortadella, provolone and napa cabbage kimchi on a buttered baguette, with pickled jalapeños and cilantro leaves. Would that sandwich have been as…
Laws in 20 states have left the fate of clinics in doubt and families with transgender children searching for medical care across state lines. July 6, 2023 David and Wendy Batchelder hate the thought of putting their spacious house in West Des Moines, Iowa, on the market, disrupting the routines of their six children or…
A new shortage of a type of penicillin crucial to the fight against syphilis is alarming infectious disease experts, who warn that a protracted scarcity of the drug could worsen the U.S. epidemic of the sexually transmitted infection. The shortage, announced by the drugmaker Pfizer in a letter last month, involves Bicillin L-A, a long-acting…
Many of the 63 national parks across the United States have seen an explosion of visitor numbers both during and after the pandemic, which often has led to booked campsites, clogged trails and timed entry requirements in an attempt to limit crowds. The big-name national parks however are just one category of public lands under…
On a beautiful summer day, you don’t need much of an excuse to dine outdoors — especially if you’ve got a garden, patio or deck surrounded by greenery. “It’s more relaxed when you’re outside, so the way you entertain tends to be more casual,” said Young Huh, an interior designer based in New York. “It’s…
The diet staple of the ’70s is jiggling back into the mainstream — bringing with it a host of health benefits.
Fatimah Al Zimam likes to walk around in black leggings and casual tops, and she wears her curly hair loose and uncovered. She owns a silver GMC pickup truck, which she loves to take on solo drives across the Saudi desert. And she is passionate about her work: As a tour guide, she has introduced…
Mr. Sinnott patiently answered her questions — no and six months ago — but people were gathering. “He said, ‘You know everyone’s looking at us, and you haven’t said yes’,” Ms. Rinehart said. “I was like, ‘Of course the answer is yes, I thought that was a given,’” she said. To celebrate, they went to…
But “two weeks later, she came around,” Ms. Gaebe said. “She told me she loved me.” In late November, Ms. Gaebe asked Ms. Bozorg to meet her after physical therapy for a surprise. “Oh you’re taller than me,” Ms. Bozorg said when she saw Ms. Gaebe without her crutches. And then for the first time,…