Quarantine (Life and Culture)

October 30, 2020

Waking Up at 3 A.M.? You Have Company.

It was that ghastliest of hours — 3 a.m. — bedtime a distant memory and daylight an eternity away. In the silence of his Salisbury, Conn., […]
October 30, 2020

What Will You Do With the “Extra Hour”?

Welcome. Daylight saving time ends this weekend, clocks “falling back” one hour to standard time on Sunday. Depending on where you live, this may mean earlier […]
October 28, 2020

Listen to Soundscapes from Home

Welcome. I wrote a few weeks ago about the sounds of pigeons undertaking their vigorous morning drills, their wings slapping against my windows. It’s easy, when […]
October 27, 2020

In New York, Roommates Make a Comeback

In New York, where high rents, small apartments and vibrant social lives were, until recently, hallmarks of life, roommates were seen by many as a financial […]
October 25, 2020

How to Attend Black-Tie Galas From Home

It’s gala season, when nonprofit organizations host their biggest fund-raising events of the year. Many of those events have been canceled or postponed because of the […]
October 23, 2020

Ideas for Lifting Your Mood This Weekend

Welcome. Friday again, the perfect time to consult our archives of those diversions that lighten the mood, that help us feel a little more hopeful, more […]
October 21, 2020

Finding Comfort in the In-Between Season

Welcome. It’s been rainy in New York, humid, and in-between feeling. It’s the time that the travel industry calls “shoulder season” in this part of the […]
October 21, 2020

Shh. It’s Breakfast Time.

“I don’t meditate so I look to other parts of my day to become meditative, including my coffee and breakfast routine,” Nina Zorfass, 30, a New […]
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 18, 2020

Things to Do 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. […]