What to Look For in a Meditation App
They can make big claims about reducing stress and even pain, but not everything that you’ll find in the App Store can necessarily restore your sense of calm.
How Does It Feel to Be Dating Again?
[Sign up for Love Letter and always get the latest in Modern Love, weddings, and relationships in the news by email.] He recalls himself feeling anxious to meet face to face after not going on an in-person date for more than a year, but luckily his match was in the same situation. “The date went…
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A Coronavirus Epidemic Hit 20,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds
Researchers have found evidence that a coronavirus epidemic swept East Asia some 20,000 years ago and was devastating enough to leave an evolutionary imprint on the DNA of people alive today. The new study suggests that an ancient coronavirus plagued the region for many years, researchers say. The finding could have dire implications for the…
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How Can I Tell My Mother-in-Law to Buzz Off?
My partner and I live on the West Coast; our families live on the East Coast. When we go home, we make detailed plans for seeing our parents to keep our visits evenly divided and fair. Over the past few years, though, when we’re visiting my family, my partner’s mother has a habit of stopping…
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Hold the Tequila. The Sunrise Is All Some Travelers Need.
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, after months of gaining weight and feeling groggy, Mayra Ramirez stopped drinking. And this summer, she’ll mark a new milestone for her sobriety: a completely alcohol-free vacation. Ms. Ramirez, 32, spent the first 12 months of the pandemic working remotely from a tiny Brooklyn apartment, drinking every weekend and…
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‘Death Doulas’ Provide Aid at the End of Life
Since its founding in 2018, the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance, a professional organization of end-of-life practitioners and trainers, has grown to nearly 800 members; membership nearly doubled in the last year, said its president, Angela Shook. Interest has increased in training programs with the International End-of-Life Doula Association, Doulagivers, and the Doula Program to Accompany…
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The Pandemic Seems to Have Made Childhood Obesity Worse, but There’s Hope
But while it has been possible to identify ways that schools can help prevent B.M.I. increases, it has been harder to figure out how to replicate those conditions when classes aren’t in session. For example, only about three million of the 22 million children who receive free or reduced-price lunch during the school year get…
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Old Houses on Instagram
Vines crept up the house. It looked like it was about to cave in. The Colonial in Roscoe, N.Y., a hamlet of the Catskills, was decrepit — which made it all the more appealing to Bryan Sansivero, 36, and a friend, who had arrived before dawn. They entered the musty, empty dwelling, which was not…
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Brewery Tours in Ireland and Other Places to Go Into
If you are seeking beauty around every corner, you may want to visit Ireland. This country has everything you want to explore, including old castles, significant landmarks, cities, rural areas, and beautiful landscapes. With so many choices out there, where would you start? If you’re wondering what to do in Ireland, you can use this…
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