Content Type: Service

October 24, 2022

How Do I Find My Personal Style?

A reader struggling to develop a personal style through clothes wonders where to begin. I’m approaching what is supposed to be a significant milestone — 30! […]
September 14, 2022

Why Won’t My Husband Change His Will to Protect Our Baby and Me?

A reader wonders how to negotiate the sensitive subject of her husband’s outdated will, which she worries could leave her and her child without a place […]
July 13, 2022

Why Some of Your Annuals Should Be Native Plants

Say the word “annuals” and most gardeners think of subtropical plants like petunias or marigolds. But native annuals do so much more for your garden. There […]
July 11, 2022

Shopping for Peg Rails

The traditional peg rail is one of the simplest and most appealing kinds of storage you can add to a room. Here are five of the […]
July 7, 2022

You Don’t Get Office Birthday Cake Over Zoom, Sorry

Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be […]
June 14, 2022

What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?

There is a machine in South Brooklyn that looks like a transparent coffin and whirs like an industrial fan. Its metallic innards flit and glide until, […]
May 25, 2022

Why Trillium Have Become the Poster Child for Endangered Native Plants

According to a recent report, many of these ‘charismatic’ wildflowers are threatened with extinction. Here’s what you can do to help. That good things come in […]
May 12, 2022

My Sister Is Being Bullied at School. Should I Intervene?

A reader seeks advice on how to deal with mean girls. I am a senior at a private high school in New York City. My younger […]
May 11, 2022

Gardening Shouldn’t Be Painful. Here’s How to Avoid Common Injuries.

“GardenFit,” a new public television series, shows that gardeners need as much attention as their plants. If you want to garden smarter, you can invest in […]
April 21, 2022

Shaved Heads Have People Buzzing

Clara Perlmutter, who goes by @Tinyjewishgirl on TikTok, decided recently to shave her head and document it on the platform after seeing the Dyson Airwrap go […]