They say the sun rose twice over a corner of southern New Mexico on July 16, 1945. The first sunrise was produced by the detonation of a new weapon its makers had nicknamed “the gadget.” The actual sun rose 10 minutes later, dawning on a new era in human history. The world’s first atomic bomb…
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People with young kids often ask me what I cook for mine, since dinner can’t actually always be plain rice or pasta. (Or can it?) This goes doubly for what I put in my daughter’s lunch box: I’m sorry to tell you I don’t have any brilliant, genre-exploding solutions there. I always have that question…
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On Christmas Day in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the kitchen was the gathering place for Thailine Kolb, her cousins, her mother and her aunts. While the children ran around, the women, dressed in matching aprons, prepared a holiday dinner. Mrs. Kolb remembers sprinkling salt on dishes and mashing pounds of yuca for one of…
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LOS ANGELES — At a time of turmoil in the world — inflation, political division, military conflict overseas — Jennifer Guidi’s artwork can at first seem utopian, Pollyannaish, just plain pretty. And Guidi makes no bones about being inspired by suns, moons, flowers, birds and rainbows. Nor does she apologize for liking the color pink.…
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Good morning. Thanksgiving isn’t one day. It’s a season, an incantation, a way of thinking about the world. And for those of us at New York Times Cooking, the holiday begins now: three weeks of planning and shopping, cooking and baking, counting forks and knives and wondering if there’ll be enough room at the table…
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Recipes can be passed down by word of mouth, scribbled on index cards, published in cookbooks. But they’ve always had one thing in common: They’re made by people. Few things, in fact, are as packed with humanity as a recipe. Mixed and folded and baked into each one are their creators’ backgrounds, stories, tastes and…
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¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro ¼ cup chopped fresh mint ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ½ cup raisins ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted ½ cup chopped dried apricots ½ cup chopped pitted dates ½ cup currants ¼ cup chopped fresh ginger 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cardamom ½…
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Name: Yves Mathieu-East Age: 28 Hometown: Brooklyn Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Claim to Fame: Mr. Mathieu-East is a model, queer activist and R&B singer who has walked the runway for Pyer Moss and appeared in campaigns for Thom Browne and Ivy Park x Adidas. He uses his…
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This article is part of our latest special report on Waterfront Homes. Every generation has had its own fixation with the deep, expressed in film, book or television: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne; “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”; Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”; and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” to name just a few. Beneath…
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