Inspired to Try an Olympic Sport? First Learn How to Fall.
Falling during skateboarding or other activities does not have to end in serious injury. Olympic athletes, coaches and scientists tell us how.
He Was Coughing Up Blood. But His Lungs Looked O.K.
Zigzag Fibers It was the EKG done in the emergency department that provided Wallach with the last clue he needed to make his diagnosis. An EKG measures the electricity generated by the heart in order to make the muscles contract effectively. A thick, muscular heart will make an EKG tracing that is bigger, more exaggerated…
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The Best Thing to Eat When It’s Hot
Summer in Los Angeles, and the box grater, which I hang on an S hook with my pots and pans, gradually becomes my most precious kitchen tool. Not a knife, not a fancy pan, not a gadget I ogled in someone else’s kitchen, just that plain steel box grater with the horribly sharp handle that…
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Covid Variant Adds to Worker Anxieties
For much of the pandemic, Amazon has offered free on-site Covid testing for employees. It incorporated a variety of design features into warehouses to promote social distancing. But a worker at an Amazon warehouse in Oregon, who did not want to be named for fear of retribution, said there had been a gradual reduction in…
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All the Best Fashion Campaigns of Fall 2021
Courtesy of Coach Another season, another round of eye-catching campaigns from our favorite luxury brands. But to set themselves apart from the rest, designers are teaming up with brand ambassadors to showcase their latest fall 2021 collections. From Coach’s ongoing partnership with Jennifer Lopez and Michael B. Jordan to Balenciaga’s stoic images of Justin Bieber,…
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C.D.C. Says Some Vaccinated Americans Should Wear Masks Again
Revising a decision made just two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that people vaccinated against the coronavirus should resume wearing masks in public indoor spaces in parts of the country where the virus is surging. C.D.C. officials also recommended universal masking for teachers, staff, students and visitors in…
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C.D.C. to Recommend Some Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors Again
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that people vaccinated against the coronavirus resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in parts of the country where the virus is surging, marking a sharp turnabout from their advice just two months ago. The pandemic in the United States is very…
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Purdue Pharma’s Creditors Overwhelmingly Endorse Bankruptcy Plan
A huge majority of more than 120,000 creditors of Purdue Pharma have voted to approve the company’s bankruptcy plan, a key step toward the eventual release of more than $4.5 billion dollars to help pay for the costs of the opioid epidemic and the resolution of thousands of lawsuits against the company and its owners,…
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Don’t Date People in Your Neighborhood’
See You Above 1,000 Meters In December 2020, my boyfriend and I hiked Kranzhorn, a mountain that divides Austria and Germany. As we climbed, the snow drifts thickened. We were surprised to see a fit middle-aged man bike past us alone. When we reached the summit, we saw him again — this time, with a…
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Travelers’ Frustration Mounts at ‘Confusing’ British Covid Restrictions
So-called “Freedom Day” in Britain, which last Monday marked the government’s lifting of all remaining coronavirus requirements, was a far cry from the blithe liberty that many locked-down British residents had dreamed of for the past year. Nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the 24 hours before the anticipated day, while hundreds of…
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