For other older parents, the changes wrought by the pandemic helped clarify their limitations, in ways that were painful even as they brought them something akin to wisdom. Sarah Balcomb, a writer who has a 9-year-old daughter and lives in Lexington, Va., realized that she was permanently done with reproduction the way that Hemingway once…
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Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Wellness obsession, virtue signaling, toting around green juice—consider them all a thing of the past. The national mood has shifted to one of gleeful self-pollution: downing martinis instead of natural wine, nights out bingeing your substance of choice over nights in…
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“Everybody deserves some type of luxury,” Ms. Bunn, 36, said. Kelly Augustine, a 35-year-old stylist, looks for rings that are open and adjustable when dressing clients. She also keeps a running list of jewelry designers who are size inclusive. Her favorites include L’Enchanteur (sculptural, wearable talismans), Automic Gold and JLANI Jewels (eco-conscious, everyday pieces), and…
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Good morning. Bacon-wrapped scallops are, a trip to Boston reminded me recently, far better in theory than in practice. You see them lined up on platters at Faneuil Hall, passed around at glittery parties in Cambridge, on menus at luxe restaurants and raucous sports bars alike. The flavors marry exquisitely, but it’s almost impossible for…
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If you’ve been procrastinating on replacing your old pair of wonky headphones, consider this a sign to finally make moves. Amazon is having a major sale on Beats Studio Buds, and it’s a deal you don’t want to miss out on (unless you don’t mind throwing your precious dollars away). Beats Studio Buds are currently…
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A hair salon set in a former church is unexpected. Add a chandelier made of at least 20 disco balls? That’s a good time, says Yoshi Burke, the salon’s owner. Mr. Burke, 32, opened the aptly named Disco Salon in the Grant Park neighborhood of Atlanta in March, and though the space is surrounded by…
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Colin Carlson, a biologist at Georgetown University, has started to worry about mousepox. The virus, discovered in 1930, spreads among mice, killing them with ruthless efficiency. But scientists have never considered it a potential threat to humans. Now Dr. Carlson, his colleagues and their computers aren’t so sure. Using a technique known as machine learning,…
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Enchiladas are warm hugs, enveloped in tortillas and blanketed in sauce. Whether topped with hills of Cotija cheese, or a silky salsa verde, or handfuls of herbs, the dish is a shorthand for deliciousness. Even the name alone — enchiladas! — becomes a catalyst for anticipation: Comfort is in the vicinity. It’s on the way!…
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Everyone has one or two — or 20! — recipes that they know by heart. Perhaps, at first, you referred to the instructions every time you made it, but at some point, you memorized the measurements, how it should look and exactly how it should taste when it’s done. Eventually, it became a standby, your…
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In the hands of Hunter Shaffer, the sentence you are reading right now would take seven or eight seconds to type. This entire article would be done in just over seven minutes, and a recent Sunday Styles print section of The New York Times would take about 86 minutes. During a recent online competition, Mr.…
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