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Tag Archives: Quarantine (Life and Culture)
The Eerie, Lunar Nothingness of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast
The stretch of coastline in southwest Africa is a strange and beautiful reminder that, in the end, we are powerless against nature and time.
Welcome to the ‘Well, Now What?’ Stage of the Story
It’s been a very long year for Joe Biden.
A Dan Barry Essay: Basketball as Meditation in the Time of Covid
Separated from his family, he launched jump shots in the driveway and wondered: Will we ever properly mourn the ones we’ve lost? Will we ever smile again? The answers were hit or miss.
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There is talk about moving from ‘containment to management,’ with fewer restrictions as spring semester progresses.
Retail Sales Fell in December, a Slowdown in a Robust Holiday Shopping Season
Despite a decline of 1.9 percent in the final month of the year, sales for the fourth quarter of 2021 jumped 17.1 percent as consumers began their holiday shopping earlier.
Boris Johnson’s Office Apologizes to Queen for Parties
The prime minister’s office said it was “deeply regrettable” that two parties took place at Downing Street the night before Prince Philip’s funeral. Mr. Johnson was not accused of attending either of them.
They Remodeled Before Covid. Here’s What They Regret Now.
The live-work space in Jersey City, N.J., should have been ideal for lockdown. But hindsight born of a pandemic taught them a few things.
How Parents With Young Children Are Coping With Work-Life Imbalance
Facing an uncontrolled surge of virus cases, parents of children under 5 are again forced to wrestle with child care crises as the rest of the world appears eager to move on.
Waiting for Omicron
I’m ready to get it over with, but it’s not that simple.
Lonely? Get in Line. A Covid Test Line.
Tales of New Yorkers singing together, getting impromptu architecture lessons and making new friends.
America Is Falling Apart at the Seams
Why are so many of us behaving so badly?
How Conservatives Could Oust Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The future of Britain’s prime minister is in doubt after he admitted attending a party while the country was under Covid lockdown. Here’s a guide to how he could be forced out, or fight on.
Finding Joy Through Art at the End of the World in ‘Station Eleven’
Emily St. John Mandel talks about the pandemic novel she wrote years before Covid-19 and the HBO Max adaptation that some viewers have found oddly life-affirming.
Manhattan Rents Break Another Record, as Market Shows Signs of Cooling
The median rent reached nearly $3,400 in December, the highest price ever for the traditionally quiet month.
Cigarettes Are Making a Comeback
Cigarettes, once shunned, have made a comeback with a younger crowd who knows better.
A Wet January, Thanks to Covid
Not drinking for a month sounded easy enough. But for some, Omicron changed those plans.
Melatonin for Sleep: How the Aid Works
The “vampire hormone” can act like a dose of sunset, tricking your body into feeling like it’s time to sleep.
Chicago Reaches Deal With Teachers’ Union to Return to Classrooms
Students in the third-largest U.S. school district will go back to classes on Wednesday.
Quiet Awards Season Has Hollywood Uneasy
Audiences remain reluctant to return to theaters. And the kinds of movies that used to rely on the sheen of awards to attract moviegoers now find themselves in peril.
Parents, It’s Going to Be a Very Long January
Less fresh air, more tween shows.
A Potato Gratin That Innovates on Tradition
This comforting potato-celery root dish from Yotam Ottolenghi is all about transforming the expected.
They Had Reasons for Leaving the City. So Why Are Their Friends Mad?
When Covid hit, some New Yorkers abandoned the city for good. They left some angry friends.
That Expensive Bourbon You Bought May Be a Fake
Counterfeiting — filling luxury bottles with cheap liquor — has hit American whiskey hard as sky-high prices raise the payoff for scammers.
Cruise Ships Are Still Sailing as Cases Rise and Criticism Mounts
One day after the C.D.C. advised against all travel on cruise ships, thousands of cruisers partied like it was 2019. But worries about onboard policies — and frustration over quarantines — is rising.
The Oscars Want Crowd-Pleasers, but Where Are the Crowds?
As contenders like “West Side Story” and “Belfast” struggle for audiences, can a blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” swing into the Oscar race?
How to Design a Home Gym That You’ll Actually Use
As the pandemic rages on, the safest place to work out is at home. Here’s how to create a personal gym you’ll want to spend time in.
Parents Grapple With Omicron as Open vs Remote Schools Debate Continues
Some want classrooms to stay open through the surge; others are desperate for a remote option. For nearly all, it’s an agonizing situation.
Office Attire That Makes a Statement: ‘OK, Let’s Hug’
Employers are desperate to figure out a way to safely get employees back to their desks. Enter the humble wristband.
For One Rockaways Couple, Lockdown Was a Creative Windfall
While many hoped to use the enforced isolation of quarantine creatively, the couple who started Locus of Occult actually did.
The Pandemic Brought Seismic Changes. They Changed With It.
From new forms of medicine to less wasteful business practices, many have adapted to Covid-19 in ways that have improved them, and society.
Goldman Sachs Follows Wall Street Rivals in Asking Staff to Work From Home
In a shift in policy as Covid cases rise, the Wall Street firm urged U.S. employees who can work remotely to do so until Jan. 18.
Want a Covid Test With Your Viagra?
A health care company known for hair loss and erectile dysfunction treatments diversifies its product line, and earns new fans along the way.
A Nation On Hold Wants to Speak With a Manager
In our anger-filled age, when people need to shop or travel or cope with mild disappointment they’re “devolving into children.”
Another Covid Winter, but Our Quarantine Comforts No Longer Work
Americans have spared little expense over the past two years turning their homes into cozy havens. That doesn’t mean they want to spend another winter in them.
In 2021, New York’s Housing Market Made a Stunning Comeback
It’s a trend that will likely continue in 2022, as momentum shifts away from the suburbs and international travel returns — unless new Covid variants interfere.
Governors Island Is Open for the Winter. Will New Yorkers Visit?
Governors Island, a popular summer retreat reachable only by ferry, is now open year-round.
Commenters Tell the Story of 2021
In a reflective mood, The Times’s Community desk sifted through some of their favorite comments of 2021.
A Frenetic Housing Market in the Suburbs, and Then a Cooling Off
By late summer, many real estate agents in the New York suburbs began to notice that the ‘crazy bidding wars’ weren’t happening quite as often.
The Pricey California Market? In 2021, It Got Pricier.
Home prices in the state far outpaced the national average, with outlying suburbs and smaller metro areas seeing the most significant increases.
Business Leaders Struggle With Endless Upheaval
C.E.O.s are trained to “shoot, move and communicate.” But the pandemic has called on them to rewrite the leadership playbook.
How to Improve Your Mental Health in 2022
Well’s most popular stories of the year offered tools to stay happy and healthy.
Travel as Healing
Wellness vacations now go far beyond massages and diet advice, instead offering a respite from physical and mental stress. Here’s what to expect.
How Will Americans Eat Next Year? Food Predictions for 2022
They see a new interest in mushrooms, a rethinking of chicken and coffee, a resurgence of 1980s cocktails — and, believe it or not, a return to civility.
Helping to Reveal a Still-Shuttered World
Our weekly photo essay series offered readers a glimpse of distant places and cultures that, for a second straight year, remained largely inaccessible.
Holiday Spirit Glimmers as New York Endures Another Pandemic Christmas
Despite a surge in coronavirus cases that dashed plans for travel and celebrations, New Yorkers did what they could to salvage the season.
The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained
“They’re like, ‘The world’s out of control, why should I be in control?’” the principal of Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa., said of some of his struggling students.
Considering a Dry January? How to Embrace Mindful Drinking
A growing moderation movement harnesses strategies from meditation to cut back on alcohol.
Are We Getting Better at Quarantining?
Maybe not, but thanks to vaccines and practice, some people are getting better at isolation.
Finding Inspiration in an Otherwise Dull Year
Books, kombucha, and a ridiculous egg spoon — the things that kept me going and fed this newsletter.