Hits: 2 Hands jostled around a large metal basin, plastic gloves crinkling as they massaged pounds of julienned radish, green onion and a spicy, fragrant paste of red pepper flakes, brined shrimp, ginger and garlic. “This goes so much faster …
Lost in the Froth
Hits: 4 Oh, to have sycophants of one’s own. My husband Bill and I were lying around in bed, reviewing the big blunders made by the second richest man in the world, previously heralded as a genius, now suspected of …
We’re Not Asking for the Moon
Hits: 37 “A lot of us were raised with this mentality of, ‘Find your passion, be happy, the money will follow.’” “I’m in a good place right now, but it probably won’t last.” We Aren’t “I’m confident I’m going to …
Love Letter: Craving Comfort and Connection
Hits: 25 By Charanna Alexander Since the onset of Covid-19, many people have found themselves feeling nostalgic for more certain times. For C Pam Zhang, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, her quick cure for heartache, grief and …
Inside America’s Thanksgiving Travel Chaos
Hits: 24 After a record-setting election and record-setting unemployment claims, within a frightening pandemic and between strict diets of misinformation and disinformation, America is ready to have a great meal with loved ones, put our feet up and breathe … …
Modern Love: She Stood in for My Mother. Could I Do the Same for Her?
Hits: 38 I used to hate going clothes shopping with my grandmother. We would go to a store, pick out an array of jean skirts and sports bras, and head to the dressing rooms, where my siblings and I would …
Masks Protect Against Covid—and Awkward Social Situations
Hits: 27 Julianne Kassidy had one ex she definitely didn’t want to run into. (Don’t we all?) In late October, it had almost been a year since Ms. Kassidy, 20, a college student in Los Angeles, had last seen this …