February 6, 2020

The Dog Park Is Bad, Actually

Every morning, rain, shine or snow, people stand around making conversation with strangers as their dogs chase, run and mingle. Ranging from elaborate fenced playgrounds and […]
February 2, 2020

Does Your Pet Really Need Cat TV or a Dog Playlist?

This is a story about Opie and Karma. Most days the two cats cuddle on a bed upstairs in the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., home of Aray […]
September 14, 2017

Cover Story: Jon Hamm’s Second Act

I had only two or three questions for Jon Hamm. I wanted to know if fame had rattled him. I wanted to know if, more than […]
July 26, 2017

First Person: How an American in London Learned to Fear the ASBO

LONDON — Dogs cannot safely bark in this city. This troubling piece of information first came to my attention after I read an article in The […]
December 17, 2016

Encounters: Kelly Oxford Is Looking for Peace of Mind

Encounters By KATHERINE ROSMAN On a bleak-for-Los Angeles morning this month, Kelly Oxford — author, mother, social media activist and provocateur — sat in a coffee […]
December 8, 2016

Man of the World: Home Is Anywhere Jeremy Irons Drapes His Scarf

Jeremy Irons owns a pied-à-terre in London, a house in Oxfordshire and a 15th-century castle in Cork, Ireland, painted a color that complaining neighbors have called […]