Visits: 30 Quizá lo que me está enfermando no es el amor que no he recibido, sino el amor que he dejado de dar. “Respira”, dijo. “Concéntrate en la respiración”. La voz del instructor era agradable, ligeramente áspera, como olas …
Was I Married to a Stranger?
Visits: 30 I thought I knew my husband of 20 years. I didn’t — and still don’t. When the lockdown started in March 2020, my husband and I decided to quarantine with our two youngest children, then 15 and 12, …
In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved
Visits: 32 The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top? This time last year, Shanghai — China’s capital of fashion and luxury — was in the throes …
Happy New Year. Now Please Stay Home.
Visits: 21 Sniffles, coughs and sneezes have become January’s familiar cacophony. Julie Vadnal was visiting family in Michigan over Christmas when everyone “started to drop like flies,” she said. “The day we left, my mom had gotten a fever, and …
It’s Never Too Late to Uproot Your Life and Open an Inn
Visits: 35 It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. In 2019, Maureen McNamara and her wife, Jennifer Stark, now both 60, took a leap of faith and decided …
Sorry, Summer
Visits: 22 Timothy Hale had high hopes for this summer. “Last summer was a tease,” said the 29-year-old hairstylist and freelance photographer, who goes by Tim Hell professionally. “I was hoping this would be the summer I could finally have …
The Age of Distracti-pression
Visits: 18 If you’re wondering which pills and how many of them Americans have relied upon to make ourselves feel better since Covid-19 arrived, the answer, in short, is yes. “I should have gone back on medication sooner in the …
Derek Khan, Onetime Stylist for Hip-Hop Stars, Dies at 63
Visits: 54 There he waited on Jackie Onassis and Bunny Mellon, the heiress to the Listerine fortune and horticulturist (who famously designed the White House Rose Garden). He recalled admiring the way they chatted in French as they shopped, as …
Weddings Are Coming
Visits: 24 Since reopening last summer, the Breakers has hosted weddings with an average guest count of 50 to 100; its largest wedding had 150. “We meet every other week with our risk management department and some members of the …
You’re Not Imagining It: The Pandemic Is Making Your Hair Fall Out
Visits: 24 With every month that passed in 2020, Samantha Hill’s part seemed to widen, the increasingly bald stripe of skin a representation of what she calls “a four-part terrible play” in her life. Reeling from the death of her …