North America

August 9, 2024

Stroke by Wobbly Stroke, Learning to Accept Imperfection

During a recent assignment, a reporter learned the basics of calligraphy — and with it, how to practice self-compassion. Times Insider explains who we are and […]
May 29, 2024

The Ancient Art of Calligraphy Is Having a Revival

For the first time in many years, a teacher was correcting my handwriting. “Go more slowly,” Laura Edralin, a calligraphy teacher in London, told me, as […]
October 16, 2023

Gen Z Americans Embrace Nostalgia With Miffy, the Dutch Bunny

Hordes of young adults in North America are embracing joy and childhood nostalgia with Miffy, a poker-faced, fictional, Dutch bunny. Three years ago, Nancy Miah had […]
October 18, 2020

Sports to Watch This Week

The N.B.A. and W.N.B.A. titles were claimed, the N.H.L.’s Stanley Cup won and the French Open champions crowned — all in the last three weeks. But […]
October 8, 2020

That Airport Spa? It’s a Coronavirus Testing Clinic

Until recently, XpresSpa was known for offering manicures, pedicures, massages and waxing services at 25 airports in the United States and around the world, where travelers […]
July 25, 2020

True Crime Podcasts at the Intersection of Race

When people think of true crime podcasts, they inevitably think of “Serial.” But the genre is vast, and the podcasts listed here represent that diversity: a […]
January 8, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘Step Back’ From Royal Duties in Extraordinary Retreat

LONDON — In a year of gut punches to Britain’s royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, delivered a jarring blow of their own on […]