Sustainability, Social Justice, Fashion Shows and What We Wear Next
A year ago, when Fashion Week had gone entirely digital, The New York Times gathered four industry power brokers together to wrestle with the question of what the pandemic and…
Aldi shopper shares ways she keeps up with speedy checkout staff…and her ‘slow grandma’ technique has people in stitches
IT’S safe to say that if you shop at Aldi, you’ll understand that the cashiers are insanely quick. You’ve only just put your items on the conveyor belt and they’re…
Mr. Chavarria Will See You Now
Late one evening 55 years ago, in the winter of 1966, an Irish-American teenager named Gwen Taylor climbed through the window of her family’s house in Coalinga, a small town…
From Working on Watches to Writing About Them
BIRMINGHAM, England — Rebecca Struthers, the British watchmaker and restorer who earned her doctorate in horology in 2017, is trying her hand at something a bit different: She is writing…
Shop The Best Face Masks for Kids You Can Buy Now
Most kids are back in class this fall for in-person learning, which means they’re going to need a good supply of face masks. After a brief break from mask mandates this summer,…
Love Letter: Single, Yet Enjoying the View of Marriage
Shubnum Khan, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, is 36 and single. Given that she was expected to be married by 25, this is not quite the future…
In London, a Tucked-Away House Where the Living Is Easy
This article is part of our latest Design special report, about homes for multiple generations and new definitions of family. LONDON — The only hint that something special might be…
At Top Magazines, Black Representation Remains a Work in Progress
On the last Friday morning in August, the website for Harper’s Bazaar magazine led with an image of a Black model smiling widely in an Hermès gown, her hair in…
The Mystery of that Basquiat Painting — and Its Tiffany Blue
Last week, when the new Tiffany & Company ad campaign broke featuring the quartet of Beyoncé, Jay-Z, a 128-carat diamond and a rarely seen Jean-Michel Basquiat painting that had recently…
A ‘Hippie Hindu’ Wedding for a Cosmic Match
On a Friday morning in October 2018, Angela Braren and Gauri Manglik were riding San Francisco’s Muni to work together when Ms. Braren said she was struck with an urgency…