Friendship

September 27, 2020

How to Keep the Peace in a School Pod

Ivi Kolasi, a parent in Berkeley, Calif., didn’t expect that forming a learning pod for her 2-year-old daughter would take so long, or be so hard. […]
May 18, 2020

The Joy of Picking a Fight With Friends

ImageCredit…Illustration by Vincent Neuberg/The New York Times The Joy of Picking a Fight With Friends By In isolation, I’ve begun to recognize the entertainment value in […]
April 17, 2020

We All Live in Bubbles Now. How Safe Is Yours?

The problem was not the girlfriend, the singer, the drummer and the guitarist told their recording engineer. They liked his girlfriend. They trusted his girlfriend. It […]
April 17, 2020

We All Live in Bubbles Now. How Safe Is Yours?

The problem was not the girlfriend, the singer, the drummer and the guitarist told their recording engineer. They liked his girlfriend. They trusted his girlfriend. It […]
December 21, 2019

Vacations: That’s What (Making) Friends Are For

Donnajean Pierson bought two souvenirs in Patagonia a few years ago: a scarf and a field guide. She also returned from that trip — a nine-day […]
September 15, 2017

Modern Love: My Platonic Romance on the Psych Ward

Modern Love By JEANNIE VANASCO Anita and I met five years ago as roommates at a hospital just outside of New York City. According to the […]
April 7, 2017

Modern Love: From Best Man to Puzzled Woman

Modern Love By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN We took a break after the first set. My friend Laura, the lead singer, and I approached the bar. I […]
October 27, 2016

Social Q’s: Do I Fight for Child Visitation, or Pick a Job Transfer?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My wife and I divorced last year. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t “The War of the Roses,” either. The court […]
October 22, 2016

Debate-Watching With Hillary Clinton’s BFFs

CHICAGO — Donald J. Trump had just called Hillary Clinton a “nasty woman,” and Mrs. Clinton’s childhood girlfriends started laughing. “I’m so glad he said that,” […]
October 15, 2016

Cultural Studies: The Art of Making (and Not Making) Plans

Adult life is full of commitments: bills to pay, family to see and a job you probably have to show up for. But in a world […]