That’s the case of Erinn and Craig Sheppard, parents of a 15-month-old, Rhys, who live in Santa Monica, Calif. They are particularly careful because they live near the little boy’s grandmother, who is in her 80s. Ms. Sheppard said Rhys has played with “zero” children since the pandemic started. “We get to the park, we…
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If you’ve checked any form of social the last few days, you probably don’t need a reminder that peak sale season is currently in full swing. You can also skip the mind game of sorting through thousands of markdowns across all the big fashion sites, because I did the heavy lifting for you. Of all…
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StitchTok Joe Ando-Hirsh, a sewist in New York who did not want to give his age because he also acts, thinks this disconnection between the technical process and final garment has been further strengthened by the commercialization of fashion week, where the focus is largely on documenting the shows and celebrities and not what goes…
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These tender cookies are Melissa Clark’s version of the classic treats also known as Mexican wedding cookies, polvorones or Russian tea cakes. Melissa calls for toasting the almond flour before stirring it into the batter, which bolsters the nutty flavor. Feel free to substitute pistachios, walnuts and pecans for the almonds. These fudgy, slightly spicy…
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Listen and subscribe to Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher [New York Times subscribers are invited to join the hosts Daniel Jones and Miya Lee on Dec. 15 for an evening of performances and special guests, celebrating the new “Tiny Love Stories” book. RSVP here.] ‘‘In trying to persuade me to file charges, my…
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Welcome. Yesterday I received a parcel in the mail containing a four-pound bag of deluxe birdseed. No receipt, no note, a plain brown box containing only a sack of sunflower-and-safflower mix. I thought it must have originated with my friend Kate Wong, a science writer who’s recently taken up bird-watching. I thrill to her Instagram,…
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Tatras We all cheer the start of “sweater weather,” but when it’s time to break out the coziest members of your wardrobe, it’s easy to underestimate how much thought goes into keeping both winter blues and style woes at bay. Too much emphasis on function, and you could end up with a dull utilitarian lineup.…
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The Food and Drug Administration will hold a hearing this week to determine whether to grant emergency authorization to a coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. The vaccine, which the companies claim is 95 percent effective, is one of two that could be ready for injections in the United States before the end of…
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Twitch, the livestreaming platform popular among video game players, unveiled new guidelines on Wednesday aimed at cracking down on hateful conduct and sexual harassment on its site. The site, which is owned by Amazon, said it had broadened its definition of sexual harassment and separated such violations into a new category for the first time…
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Not long before Christmas, as the pandemic was taking a devastating toll in rural Iowa, Rebecca Tinti was visiting some neighbors who had fallen ill. At the family’s farm, she found seven of them, including a newborn baby, bedridden with sickness, leaving a 6-year-old girl to take care of everyone else. Ms. Tinti stepped in…
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