As the founders of Haver & Skolnick Architects, an upscale firm based in Roxbury, Conn., Charles M. Haver and Stewart R. Skolnick spend most of their days designing expansive country estates. But when it came time to design their own getaway, they wanted the exact opposite. “We wanted something very small, with privacy and an…
The sari, in essence, is a six- to nine-yard cloth draped freely around the body. But the garment, which is often worn with a blouse and a petticoat, comes in many forms, from mass-produced polyester versions to silk saris woven on hand looms. Many South Asian designers have put their stamp on the sari, and…
“When I was a kid, my bond was really with my grandparents,” said Lin-Manuel Miranda, the songwriter, actor, director and producer. “I would go to Puerto Rico with my family for a month every year. As my sister and I got older, I guess you could say we got sent there for a month a…
In a new travel series, the actor explores the world’s happiest (and unhappiest) countries to try and unlock the secrets of well-being.
It’s dark. It’s 39 degrees outside. And it’s 2:40 a.m. At a bus stop in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, Celestino García, wearing a black puffer jacket, jeans, gray Skechers and a black North Face backpack, has already started his day. Mr. García, 58, cranes his neck to look for the B3 bus, which…
When Krystal Alyssia Ramseur asked Samiyyah Rasheedah Ali in August 2020 if she wanted to work together to create a virtual improv show about two queer Black women, Ms. Ali was convinced that Ms. Ramseur was coyly asking her out. She and Ms. Ramseur were active members of the Washington Improv Theater in Washington, D.C.…
Jennifer Frances Namuli Kizza was feeling tired after work one evening in March 2021. And yet she still kept a scheduled first phone call with Donald Mayfield Brown, whom she had met through a dating app. Ms. Kizza, 28, from Gainesville, Fla., had previously given up on finding a serious relationship. But now, as a…
But I knew I would get through it. And suddenly my therapist and I were having our last session. Just before the hour was up, he said, “For the sake of closure, maybe you could tell me what this experience has been for you.” I wasn’t prepared for the question, but I had so much…
Ms. Green worked as an account manager at Contentful, a software content management platform. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and a master’s from the University of South Florida, both in environmental engineering, and an M.B.A. from N.Y.U. [Click here to binge read this week’s featured couples.] Mr. MacRae, who…
The chefs Liz Johnson and Will Aghajanian, partners in business and marriage, have attracted nationwide attention and a celebrity following for their informal, sophisticated cuisine at the Catbird Seat in Nashville, Mimi in New York City and Horses in Los Angeles. But that notice has spilled over into notoriety this week as sensational and intensely…