Navigating New York City’s economy can feel like a gauntlet of minor indignities. Selling ice cream, for some reason, requires two different permits. Want to quit your gym? You may have to send a certified letter by mail. Oh, and before you haul your belongings to that storage unit, you’d better read the fine print
It felt like the absolute worst time to take a trip. Our son was home from college for the summer, our oldest daughter had just gotten married, and our youngest daughter had graduated from high school and was preparing to leave for college in late August. Everything in me wanted to soak up every minute
Ever since becoming a mom 12 years ago, most of my work has been freelance. Being self-employed has always been the only way I could work, as my partner has no flexibility in his job, we haven’t had family who could consistently watch the kids, and I couldn’t afford to put my three kids in
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Silbiger, a 30-year-old freelance video and photojournalist based in Philadelphia. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My partner and I are both journalists. We worked straight through the pandemic, and it was unrelenting. After covering such partisan politics, I really wanted to
My 78-year-old dad has had a 15-year love affair with Paris. Every summer like clockwork, he and my stepmom escape their New England home and make their annual pilgrimage to the French capital. Even though my older sister and I have done our fair share of our own adventures, we had still never been to
Longevity isn’t only about what you eat. Social connection has been widely linked to longevity, and it can be as powerful as diet and other lifestyle factors people obsess over — and I believe a handwritten card is connection you can hold. Fortunately, Trader Joe’s has a great selection of blank greeting cards for just