Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

June 11, 2020

Board Games for a Desert Island

Quarantining in your home is sort of like being marooned on a desert island. You’re stuck in a confined space, cut off — Zoom calls aside […]
June 8, 2020

Where Has Seal Been? Watching Your Instagram Stories (and ‘Plandemic’)

Seal has spent the last two and a half decades living largely off the royalties of a song he never intended to release. “Kiss From a […]
June 5, 2020

Coronavirus Testing for Summer Camp Kids

Even before Howard Salzberg announced his intention to open the gates of Camp Modin in Belgrade, Maine, for the summer — defying a drumbeat for cancellation […]
June 5, 2020

Brooks Bros., ‘Made in America’ Since 1818, May Soon Need a New Calling Card

In late March, Brooks Brothers was showered with praise after announcing it would use its three clothing factories in the United States to make personal protective […]
June 5, 2020

My Quarantine Boyfriend Lost Everything (but Found Me)

I met my quarantine boyfriend in early March, right before everything went down in New York City. Or possibly I met him years earlier when our […]
June 4, 2020

Finding Treasure in the Attic

When John Weiss, 38, left New York City in March to ride out the coronavirus at his childhood home in Stamford, Conn., he knew it would […]
June 4, 2020

How to Hug During a Pandemic

A Canadian woman was so desperate to hug her mother during quarantine that she created a “hug glove” using a clear tarp with sleeves so the […]
June 4, 2020

‘His Body Doesn’t Belong to Me’

When my boyfriend walks through the door of our apartment every night, he strips. While I’m still on a Google Hangout with my colleagues, there he […]
June 3, 2020

The Most Important Word in the Hospitality Industry? ‘Clean’

In February, news from the Wynn Las Vegas included plans for Valentine’s Day (among the offerings: a “Lover’s Menu for Two”) and National Margarita Day (four […]
June 3, 2020

Hoping to Buy an Aboveground Pool to Salvage Summer? It May Be Too Late

A store near Hartford, Conn., just sold its last aboveground pool. The owner said he could easily sell 100 more. Sand, a material crucial for erecting […]