These Common Medications Can Make Heat Waves More Dangerous
Certain antidepressants, blood pressure pills and other drugs make you more susceptible to heat-related illness. Here’s what to know.
Certain antidepressants, blood pressure pills and other drugs make you more susceptible to heat-related illness. Here’s what to know.
En abril, publiqué un ensayo en Madison Magazine sobre un encuentro en el que le pregunté a mi cita, que tenía mi edad, 62 años, cómo le iba con las citas por internet. Me dijo a la cara, con una sonrisa abierta, que para alguien con tanto éxito y tan en forma (como al parecer…
DetailsAbout a year ago, a friend of mine started evading my invitations to grab a drink. It was only when we caught up for a walk that she explained she wasn’t putting me off for any personal reason — it was just that she had stopped drinking. She wasn’t a heavy drinker — she had…
DetailsA new law in Florida allowing doctors to perform cesarean sections in outpatient birthing centers has raised serious safety concerns among medical experts, who say the procedures carry a small but real risk of life-threatening complications and should not be undertaken outside hospitals. The proposed new facilities, to be called advanced birth centers, will not…
DetailsR.O. Kwon asks her ancestors for help. Two jade rings in particular, passed down by her mother, serve as a direct line and source of comfort. Ms. Kwon, an award-winning author, wanted to be a Christian pastor or a religious recluse when she was growing up. She had, as she put it, “what felt like…
DetailsOn a recent afternoon, the designer Dries Van Noten sat in the sprawling old warehouse that houses his Antwerp headquarters, with its bare concrete walls, vintage oak cupboards and views over the city’s harbor. He was altering a jacket for his coming men’s wear show: a nip here, a seam moved there. Then, Mr. Van…
DetailsWhen I first read the reservation request, I was suspicious. Her last name wasn’t visible, and her message consisted of just one sentence saying she was on the road and would be in touch. It lacked capitalization and punctuation, and she didn’t add the obligatory look-how-normal-and-trustworthy-I-am note. She also wanted to stay for 10 days,…
DetailsOn Thursday night in the West Village of Manhattan, the soulful British balladeer Sam Smith hosted a private party at Julius’, which is known as the oldest gay bar in New York. Friends and fans sweltered inside the tavern, sipping vodka tonics as they waited for a late-night performance by Smith and a rumored special…
DetailsTrust your instincts, find the fun and don’t forget that nail clipper.
Today’s challenge: Put that sprawling photo library to good use.