When an 87-year-old Californian man was wheeled into an operating room just outside Phoenix last year, the pandemic was at its height and medical protocols were being upended across the country. A case like his would normally have required 14 or more bags of fluids to be pumped into him, but now that posed a…
I love to wear a crisp full blouse with slim pants or a spring dress when I go out. But now that we can go inside to restaurants and shows, I’m frequently chilled by the A.C. Pashminas seem to be out of fashion, a sweater is too bulky, and even a lightweight coat is too…
For some, perusing the aisles of a sex shop can be awkward, and that feeling may be exacerbated by the help of a store associate. Not for Diana de Vegh. In this week’s Modern Love essay, she writes about the attention she wished she were paid on a visit to a New York City sex…
If you missed Thursday’s last call, you’re out of luck: To-go alcohol, one of few upsides in New York’s state of emergency, is officially a pandemic indulgence of the past. And unlike most lockdown-era pastimes, the “walktail” deserves a proper eulogy. Originally intended as a lifeline to shuttered bars and restaurants, takeaway drinks became a…
Black creators’ concerns run deeper than simply obtaining dance credits or more brand deals. “We are being exploited, and that’s the core issue Black folks have always had in terms of labor,” Mr. Louis said. “These millions of likes, that should all translate to something. How do we get real money, power and proper compensation…
Growing up in California, Manpreet Toor remembers being exposed to bhangra — a lively Punjabi dance genre that is performed widely in the Indian diaspora — in her parents’ garage. “In Punjabi households, back in the day, we used to have parties in the garage all the time,” Toor said. She heard the sounds of…
Jenny Eisler learned to knit in the first grade, and was good at it. She also did time as a Girl Scout, which imbued her with an admirable can-do spirit. Consequently, when New York City locked down last spring to stem the spread of the coronavirus, and Ms. Eisler, 25, was stuck in her studio…
Dr. Jessica Chaplin Fields and Margaret Louise Sensenig have delivered dozens of babies side by side — including for close friends and Dr. Fields’ sister — at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Now they plan to start a family of their own. “I just started labor and delivery and she was an OB-GYN resident,” said…
Among the many rainbow-colored products and sparkly knickknacks for sale during Pride month this year, a T-shirt briefly available from the Gap stood out for its sober design. Printed on a plain white crew neck with short sleeves was a bomb encircled by the words “The Lesbian Avengers.” The logo originated with an unsung radical…
John Varriano, an instructor at the Art Students League, stood behind Christian Slater’s easel, studying the lines that the 51-year-old actor had sketched. “You have chops, man,” Mr. Varriano said. “You have got to keep practicing, man.” On a steamy June morning, Mr. Slater, spruce in a white denim jacket, black slacks and green sneakers,…