An Orphan’s Guide to Celebrating Christmas
Losing my father helped me find my own holiday tradition — and perhaps even a happy ending.
Love Letter: The Tricky Arithmetic of Love + Money
In relationships, money may be one of the most taboo of subjects. Yet financial dynamics undeniably inform how we relate to others. This week, the Modern Love column published a special collection of essays and reader stories that explored the intersection of love and money. Please enjoy.
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Gold Air Jordans Worth More Than $10,000 Found in a Donation Bin
The sneakers tumbled down the donation chute just like the old shirts, pants and coats that regularly were donated to the Portland Rescue Mission. But these sneakers were different. They were a striking metallic gold with a Nike Swoosh. One heel was adorned with the logo for 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Spike Lee’s…
DetailsNew York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will it Work?
The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis.
Inside the Supreme Court’s Dismantling of Roe
At the Jan. 8 conference, the three liberals — Justices Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor — and the chief justice opposed hearing the case. The five other conservatives voted in favor, according to a written tally and several people familiar with the discussions. They couldn’t avoid a case like this, Justice Kavanaugh told the…
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For Venezuelans, These Tamales Are a Nostalgic Taste of Home
In 2015, the first year Héctor Arguinzones celebrated Christmas in the United States, he longed to share his mother’s hallacas with his wife, Niurka Meléndez, and their son, Samuel. Hallacas, similar to tamales, are a signature dish of the holiday in Venezuela, where he and his family had emigrated from, but the only ones he…
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Is Farfetch About to Go Bust?
For more than a decade, Farfetch has been a global retail powerhouse, selling billions of dollars worth of coats, shoes, handbags and other luxury goods. But in recent months, the online platform, which was valued at more than $20 billion at its peak in 2021, has been fighting for its survival. Its share price has…
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TikTok’s Bow Trend Gets Absurd
Want to go viral on TikTok right now? Grab some pink ribbon and a random object. A roll of toilet paper, a houseplant, or a kosher dill spear will do. Tie it up in a bow and film it. Post the video online, and voilà. In recent weeks, bows in all the wrong places have…
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‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers Debate Long-Term Care Costs
Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the Dying Broke series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained the lifetime savings of so many American families. And some offered possible solutions. In more than 4,200 comments, readers…
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Bird Flu Is Still Causing Havoc. Here’s The Latest.
Over the last three years, a highly contagious, often deadly form of bird flu has taken a staggering toll on animals around the globe. The virus, known as H5N1, has infected birds in more than 80 countries. It has infiltrated big commercial poultry farms and tiny backyard henhouses, affecting 72 million farmed birds in the…
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