February 25, 2022

Seeking a Father for My Child (Relationship Optional)

Nearing 40, I decided to separate dating from mating. Two days before I left South Dakota, Rex and I sat talking beneath the open hatchback of […]
October 25, 2021

Inside the Thai Temple Where Tattoos Come to Life

The sky was streaked with purple when I boarded the early-morning train from Bangkok to the Nakhon Chai Si District in central Thailand. For the entire […]
September 30, 2020

How to Have a Disagreement Like an Adult, According to Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra, the wellness and meditation star who has served as a spiritual adviser to Lady Gaga and is friends with the Dalai Lama, defines a […]
July 25, 2020

Things To Do At Home This Week

Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication. […]
July 7, 2017

Vows: For This Couple, It’s Death Till They Part

Vows By TAMMY La GORCE Not counting dachshunds, cameramen and the dearly departed, about 70 souls gathered at Susan Numeroff’s house in Manhattan on June 23 […]
December 7, 2016

Rites of Passage: Ode to Leonard Cohen, From a Fellow Zen Monk

Rites of Passage By SHOZAN JACK HAUBNER When I met Leonard Cohen, I was a failed writer, and I acted like one. We were waiting to […]
July 8, 2016

Vows: Ethan Nichtern and Marissa Dutton: Meditations on the Cool Boredom of Love

Vows By ERIC V. COPAGE The problem with Hollywood’s romantic comedies, Ethan Nichtern explained during a talk in Manhattan on meditation and desire, is that they […]