Paul Reubens’s Big Style Inspiration: Pinky Lee
Origin stories are notoriously hard to pin down in the humor business, since only the creator knows where the joke began. Lineages, on the other hand, are a lot easier…
A growing number of people avoid the news, partly because it’s so depressing
Comment on this storyComment The news was a lifelong habit for Claudia Caplan. It surrounded her like a blanket. Two newspapers in the morning, read nearly in full. Cable news…
Influencers are showing their kids less on TikTok and other platforms
Comment on this storyComment Grant Khanbalinov hates that when you Google the names of his children, they’re listed as TikTok stars. He doesn’t like that strangers know their birthdays. It…
7 Great One-Piece Swimsuits – The New York Times
August might seem a little late to shop for swimsuits, but it’s also the time of year when many of us may finally be on vacation — and, hopefully, in…
A Soup and Salad That Can Beat a Heat Wave
This August menu is essentially designed for beating the heat on seriously sweltering summer days, when ice-cold everything seems appropriate. We’re on the right track, I think, with a chilled…
10 houseplants to try now that you’ve mastered the easy ones
Many types of succulents thrive on neglect, making them a top choice for novices. But not every member of this houseplant category is created equal. Take the cathedral cactus, a…
Tiny Modern Love Stories: ‘I Felt Like a Particle of Light’
The Cusp of Adolescence In the 11th summer of my life, I befriended a local boy on Ocracoke Island. Tall, soft-spoken, with a mop of red-blonde hair that sometimes hid…
How parents accidentally raise narcissists
For those who’ve experienced a narcissistic relationship, one of the biggest challenges − more than even the gaslighting, devaluing and lack of empathy − can be accepting that a narcissistic…
Tangy Mee Goreng Recipe – The Washington Post
The Washington PostDemocracy Dies in Darkness35 mins MainStart CookingComment on this storyCommentBy Ann Maloney Mee goreng means “fried noodles” in Malay. The dish “likely originated in China, but today it…
The Woman Behind the ‘Hot Girl Summer’ Necklace
By day, Taylor Sade, 24, is a marketing manager. But after work hours, she hand-strings beads and stones on her bed in her Lower East Side apartment, cradled next to…