ALEX WILLIAMS

January 22, 2021

Is That a Rolex on Biden’s Wrist?

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January 14, 2021

A Gadget Lover’s Guide to a Cold, Isolated Winter

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January 12, 2021

Well, So Much for Dry January

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October 31, 2020

The Year of Blur

For Kate Baer, a poet in Harrisburg, Pa., 2020 feels like a time warp. She compared it to when she and four friends escaped to a […]
October 16, 2020

Help! My Kids Don't Want to Go Outside

Last March, when Odyscea Kian, an at-home mother in Gainesville, Fla., began warning her eight-year-old son, Roman, about a contagious and potentially deadly new virus, he […]
September 24, 2020

The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets

“On the one hand, the supermarket is the most banal, mundane place,” said Benjamin Lorr, the author of the new book, “The Secret Life of Groceries: […]
September 8, 2020

Guitars Are Back, Baby!

Not so long ago, things didn’t look so great for the guitar, that global symbol of youthful freedom and rebellion for 70 years running. With hip-hop […]
August 20, 2020

From Handshakes to Fist Bumps: The Future of the Business Greeting

The handshake has been through a lot. Forged in antiquity, the preferred office greeting of the corporate era has survived the peace-sign-as-hello 1960s; the deal-clinching high-five […]
June 13, 2020

kids children social distance coronavirus

It’s hard enough for adults to maintain social distancing — you’ve seen those photos of crowded beaches and parks — but for young children? That’s a […]
June 13, 2020

How to Get Your Kids to Care About Social Distancing

It’s hard enough for adults to maintain social distancing — you’ve seen those photos of crowded beaches and parks — but for young children? That’s a […]