What literary pilgrimage destinations would you recommend?Sir Walter Scott has his own fantastically ornate monument on Princes Street: It looks like a mini cathedral. You can climb it, for a small fee,...
Read moreEntrepreneurs, as a result, have seen a business opportunity in creating an advocacy and visibility movement for menopause. Alisa Volkman, 49, who has twice greeted new phases of her life with an...
Read moreMy Unwritten ChapterBefore she died at 42, my wife suggested I marry her colleague, Sandee. “There are chapters yet unwritten in your life,” she said. Sitting shiva shortly before Hanukkah, I first...
Read moreSome people know how they’re going to spend their New Year’s Eve well before Dec. 31. Then there are those who wait until the last minute, fretting over where to go and...
Read moreLord’s is the second restaurant the chef Ed Szymanski and his partner, Patricia Howard, have built together in Greenwich Village. The first, which put down roots in the first pandemic summer, is...
Read moreThis was the year the world (mostly) reopened for travel. It came in fits and starts, and a year that was supposed to be the year of big travel turned, for many,...
Read moreHeadlinerKoboOver about 12 years, Ruben Rodriguez has assembled a tidy little collection of Spanish and Spanish-influenced restaurants in the East Village, all inspired by his mother’s and grandmother’s cooking. This latest goes...
Read moreLAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — It was a week before Sismas, the holiday party hosted by the jewelry designer Simone I. Smith, and organizers were on a phone call to discuss the menu.“Darling,...
Read moreElizabeth Chan is very clear on the matter: Christmas is not a competition.“You can love whatever you want about it as much as you want,” Ms. Chan, 42, said. “It’s how much...
Read moreWith “Outfitumentary,” Ms. Hardy, 45, who exhibited sculptures, photography and a fashion show at the 2012 Whitney Biennial, seemed to anticipate the prevalence of “fit pics,” “outfit of the day” photos and...
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