Children’s Museums Are Growing Intellectually and Emotionally
Institutions around the United States are offering more interactive learning to a broader age group, including practices that address mental health.
Couples Welcome New York’s One-Day Officiant Law
Legislation that allows any layperson to perform a marriage on a given day in New York may not seem like a top priority in Albany. And in reality, this assumption appears to be correct: It took 16 years for legislation on a one-day designation to be signed into law. But for many, the new law,…
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Anna Wintour on Karl Lagerfeld, and the Clothes He Made for Her
Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue and global editorial director of Condé Nast, has been the maestro of every Met Gala since 1999. But this time, it’s personal. Not just because the exhibition the party honors is devoted to the work of the much celebrated designer Karl Lagerfeld, who died in 2019, but because Mr.…
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Century-Old TB Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid
An old tuberculosis vaccine known to bolster the immune system did not prevent Covid infections among health care workers, scientists reported on Thursday. But the trial was shorter and smaller than originally designed, and the investigators said that the results did not rule out other potential benefits associated with the vaccine, known as B.C.G. for…
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Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort
Last year, under pressure from its employees, Disney criticized a Florida education law prohibiting classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for young students. Almost instantly, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida started calling the company “Woke Disney” and vowing to show it who was boss. “If Disney wants to pick a fight, they chose…
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A ‘Steak’ Dinner With Vegetarians in Mind
After the long, gray winter, outside is where I want to be more and more. And somehow all I want to eat is vegetables, perhaps as a kind of tonic. If your climate allows, this light, sunny menu is really more of a daylight meal, relaxed and best eaten outdoors (though, this year, it’s anyone’s…
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Emily Meggett, Matriarch of Gullah Geechee Cuisine, Dies at 90
Emily Meggett, a Southern home cook who never measured her ingredients or used recipes but became one of America’s most important Gullah Geechee cooks and last year published a best-selling cookbook on Gullah Geechee cuisine, died on Friday at her home in Edisto Island, S.C. She was 90. Her daughter Lavern Meggett said she died…
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One of Kenji López-Alt’s Favorite Breakfasts? Changua, Columbian Bread and Egg Soup
The first time I tasted changua, a dairy-rich Colombian soup, my wife, Adri, a Bogotana from the heart of changua country, grimaced as I swirled the golden yolk of a poached egg through some half-melted cheese. She pulled a sour face as I sopped up the milky broth, seasoned with cilantro and green onions, with…
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Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Geisinger
What’s Next: Regulatory Review Federal and state regulators must approve the deal. While Mr. Adams did not say what other health systems he might be talking to regarding acquisitions, Kaiser said it hoped to invest $5 billion in Risant over the next five years, in addition to its spending on Kaiser’s core operations. The company…
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Can I Edit Pink Hair Out of My Daughter’s Wedding Photos?
My daughter recently got married in Washington, D.C., and it was a beautiful day. There was a freak snowstorm, however, that put a layer of white snow down before the ceremony. One of the guests invited a friend who had beautiful bright pink hair. There was no seating chart, and the friend sat on the…
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