How apples grow and reproduce, and the history, evolution and symbolism of the fruit are discussed in a compelling introduction in “Odd Apples,” a new book of apple photographs. The sometimes surprising photos display the colorful varieties, many with red or pink flesh. You’ll discover the fancifully striped Red St. Lawrence from Maine, the sleek…
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With fall comes pumpkin spice. But before you say “Oh no!” consider the ever so subtle caramels from Hilliards Chocolates, a company that is almost 100 years old and has stores in Norwell, North Easton and Mansfield, Mass. Each chewy bite coated in dark chocolate with seasonal orange tracing delivers a whiff of warming pumpkin…
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ALBION, Calif. — A decade ago, when Gary Trumper used to dive for sea urchins, the docks here were packed with commercial fishing vessels. Mr. Trumper and his diving partner, Byron Koehler, would steer through masses of tangled kelp and return after a few hours of work with what Mr. Koehler described as enough red…
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Every person, every mouse, every dog, has one unmistakable sign of aging: hair loss. But why does that happen? Rui Yi, a professor of pathology at Northwestern University, set out to answer the question. A generally accepted hypothesis about stem cells says they replenish tissues and organs, including hair, but they will eventually be exhausted…
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Like many businesses, the publishing industry was profoundly impacted by the racial reckoning of 2020, when its overwhelming whiteness was called into question both online and behind closed doors. Now, more than a year later, the results of calls for greater diversity among those who decide what gets published have begun to materialize. Titles by…
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Greek masks in ancient theater were both practical and ritualistic; they allowed performers to change roles and genders, and also to let an immortal howl out of a face that became more than mortal with artifice. From African masks in theater and dance, to Tibetan masks in ceremonial traditions, to commedia dell’arte masks in 15th-century…
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The European Medicines Agency, the European Union’s main drug regulator, said on Monday that a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine can be given to healthy adults at least six months after the second dose. The agency said that data showed antibody levels increased in adults aged 18 to 55 with normal immune systems…
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Here’s what you need to know: ImageNorthwell Health workers protested a state vaccine mandate outside of Staten Island University Hospital in August.Credit…Yana Paskova for The New York Times Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider, announced on Monday that it had fired 1,400 of its employees who refused to get vaccinated against the…
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If shopping is a sport, the fall months leading up to the holidays should be considered training camp ahead of the season’s biggest game. And like any other sporting endeavor, the best way to prep involves conditioning, strategizing, and practicing smart plays. As someone who shops in an unofficially official capacity (when you write about…
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Matthew Rhys never planned on buying an old wooden boat that would take four years, tens of thousands of dollars and quite a bit of his own manual labor to restore. But one night he was drinking whiskey and clicking through eBay, and, well, one thing led to another. Asked if there had been a…
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