The Rise of the Spice Girls Generation

When, through the nighttime murk of the Amazon River, an electric eel locates a feeder fish, what happens next is instantaneous: A jolt of electricity surges through the fish’s nerves. Its muscles contract simultaneously, and it is transformed into a living, floating statue. This is roughly the same reaction that women born between Labor Day…

Five Places to Visit in London

There’s London and then there’s Richard Curtis’s London. The 62-year-old filmmaker has spun the city into a cozy, romantic oasis in back-to-back cinematic hits — from “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill” to ”Love Actually.” His latest film is “Yesterday,” a comedy about the enduring power of the Beatles. Mr. Curtis was born…

Dominican Food, but Make it Vegan

Image Ysanet Batista, who started Woke Foods in 2016, teaches community members “about the ways that immigration has affected our eating habits and the ways that we interact with each other around food,” she said.CreditJeenah Moon for The New York Times El Espace is a column dedicated to news and culture relevant to Latinx communities.…