‘Drinking With the Valkyries: Writings on Wine’ by Andrew Jefford For years Andrew Jefford has been one of the English language’s most thoughtful writers and stylists on wine. He never settles for the cliché or recites old saws. Almost always, he is original and provocative, though not at all a provocateur. “Drinking With the Valkyries:…
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On a brisk day back in February, the artist Adam Himebauch posted a screenshot of a Go Fund Me to his Instagram account: a successful campaign that appeared to have raised $255,336 of a $50,000 goal for a documentary recapping an illustrious career and life from the 1970s to the present. Seven months later, on…
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Courtesy of retailers If you are stumped on what to give someone this year—whether it be for the holidays or another special occasion, we suggest giving their old social media a light scroll. Instagram blesses us with a peek into our loved ones’ lives that really come in handy when it’s time to buy that…
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Your ‘never Covid’ experiences We asked you how you think you might have avoided Covid so far, and got over 10,000 responses. “I spent the pandemic taking care of a friend with cancer and avoided everyone just to focus on him and make him feel safe. He passed away in February and I started going…
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Whether it’s a dazzling emerald engagement ring or a ruby heirloom necklace, a bright piece of jewelry can instantly elevate any outfit. And these precious gems are far more than just beautiful to look at—each gemstone, created deep within the earth over millions of years, is totally distinctive, which means there is a magic to…
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Leather and lace. Salty and sweet. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. All unlikely—yet unmatched—pairings. We’ve admittedly been fascinated by the friendship between the two American icons ever since Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party aired back in 2016. Like many duos, the qualities that make them different are just as interesting as those they have…
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I’m not going to start feeling sorry for credit card issuers any time soon, given their profits. But they do have a tricky task to perform, determining within milliseconds whether any one of a billion-plus transactions a day should be disallowed, especially considering the near-total protection they offer consumers against fraudulent use of their cards.…
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It’s been a busy year for the New York Times Cooking community, as you cooked your way through the changing seasons. Your responses to the more than 700 recipes we published in 2022 have been thoughtful, creative and truly inspiring! So here — drum roll, please — you’ll find The Times’s Margaux Laskey with the…
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My late father’s sister, who lives overseas, sends me extravagant gifts for Christmas. My parents used to reciprocate on my behalf when I was a kid, but now that I am in my 20s, I buy and send the gifts myself. The problem: It’s overwhelming! We don’t know each other well or speak the same…
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Grant Wahl, the celebrated soccer journalist who died suddenly last week at the World Cup in Qatar, had a rupture in a blood vessel leading from the heart, his family announced on Wednesday. His death resulted from a weakness in an artery wall called an aneurysm, which may balloon outward and then tear open. An…
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