Visits: 28 The last time anyone celebrated Valentine’s Day, most of the world was carrying on as in any other year: Couples met at movie theaters, bars were full of dates and restaurants were brimming with lovers sharing candlelit dinners. …
The Great Pandemic Wedding Boom
Visits: 24 If the world is ending, who do you want by your side? Nancy Townsend selected Herb Thomas: A man she met for lunch in early March, whom she FaceTimed later that month, dined with (outdoors) in April, and …
Is Your Super Bowl Party a Superspreader Event?
Visits: 22 If you’re the host of the party, keep the guest list as small as you can, ideally just one or two people from outside your household. Alternatively, if you’ve been invited to a party, try to find out …
The Vaccinated Class
Visits: 16 The coronavirus vaccine wasn’t supposed to be a golden ticket. A tiered and efficient rollout was meant to inoculate frontline workers and the most vulnerable before the rest of society. But scattershot and delayed distribution of the still-limited …
Go Ahead. Fantasize.
Visits: 17 Imani Baucom, 29, a teacher in Washington, D.C., has been fantasizing about taking a trip to the Dominican Republic to see a class of fifth graders she taught some seven years ago. They’ll be graduating from high school …
Top Sales Show How Pandemic Continues to Influence the Market
Visits: 26 Several more Manhattan townhouse sales closed in December, many at holiday-style discounts. The priciest were in Greenwich Village. A stately house at 14 East 11th Street closed at $28 million and was the month’s most expensive transaction in …
The Best Photos From 2020
Visits: 22 Remember when? You probably don’t. In January, Jay-Z talked about how he was using Roc Nation to harness the N.F.L.’s power to direct energy and money to social-justice initiatives like ending police brutality. Read more here. Andrea Rahal, …
‘Stay Alive and Survive’: Ski Resorts Brace for a Pandemic Season
Visits: 20 OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — A trickle of skiers recently zigzagged down the slopes at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort. Couples and families wandered through the resort’s village, which was decorated with golden Christmas lights and frosted with snow. …
Still at Home for the Holidays
Visits: 21 Like many Americans, Jacob Underwood, a 39-year-old who works in finance, will be staying put for the holidays because of the pandemic. “I usually travel somewhere exotic,” he said. “It’s very sad.” But his residential building, One Manhattan …
Modern Love Podcast: Becoming Widowed on the Eve of a Pandemic
Visits: 24 When Bette met her husband, he was leaning against a wall at a party. He had, as she put it, “smoldering looks and banked fires.” He was from Brooklyn; she was from the Bronx. She assumed his silent …