Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The last time that Caity Weaver reported in person, she spent much of her time trying to commune with a horse. Ms. Weaver, a member of The New York Times’s Styles desk, ventured last March…
For his new photo book, “Gentlemen’s Club,” Chris Buck spent six years interviewing and taking portraits of strippers and their romantic partners. “Partners of dancers are in this inherently complicated space of dating someone who’s intimate with others for their work,” he said. In that sense, the project is a study not only of labor,…
Last year, the pandemic shut the gates of many public gardens just as spring was on its way: According to a survey by the American Public Gardens Association, only about 4 percent of public gardens remained fully open as of March 30, 2020. Once public gardens began to reopen months later, they became places of…
The emotional upheaval of a serious illness can make it difficult to cope in all aspects of life. When Emilie Poplett, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, developed frightening symptoms — fever, weight loss, bruising — she turned to medical professionals and even unorthodox healers for an explanation. While enduring numerous tests and…
In California, a color-coded system determined by local infection rates determines restrictions. Until recently, Los Angeles County was in the strictest purple tier, which would have restricted attendance to 100 fans at LA Galaxy and LAFC soccer games and Dodgers baseball games. But the county has since moved to the red tier, which allows 20…
Rich people who shopped too much used to be called collectors. Now they — and those belonging merely to the aspirational class — are all investors. It’s not just that they’ve spent the last year splurging on stakes in untested, newly formed public companies that have yet to produce products, much less profits. It’s that…
Over the last year, many brides, grooms and wedding party members have acted as their own glam squads, while other couples continued to hire in-person makeup artists for their wedding events — albeit with pandemic safety plans in place. Since coronavirus precautions began affecting the wedding industry, business has undoubtedly changed for makeup artists who…
She may very well be thrilled by her behavior. She may not even realize she’s doing it. You could just let this go because you actually have ideas and a sense of humor. That’s why this bothers you — you want credit for who you are and how you think. I understand. But at some…
My daughter is just beginning the college and job interview experience and is in need of more professional clothing. Our challenge has been finding clothes that fit. She is a super athlete and pretty muscular, and while she’s petite, she’s got very broad shoulders. Finding jackets, oxfords and dresses that work can be tricky. She…
David Dobrik, 24, is one of the best-known YouTubers in Hollywood. He made a name for himself on Vine, the short-form video app that created a generation of online stars. Then he moved on to YouTube, where he and a group of friends known as the Vlog Squad began sharing fast-paced comedic content, often involving…