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‘People Need to Be Reminded About Flu’
With Covid surging again and vaccine fatigue rising, vaccination rates for influenza are troublingly low, especially among older Americans.
How Much for That Doggie in the Cubicle?
Everyone needs a little boundary training.
Work Advice on Avoiding Early Meetings and Bad Bosses
Plus, books by bell hooks and James Baldwin can be just the leadership read a bad boss needs.
It Really Would Help if People Learned to Email
You should never find out that you were someone’s second choice.
What to Expect at Work When You’re Expecting
Legal protections against pregnancy discrimination are one thing. Actual feelings of security are another.
Why Is Everyone Else Quitting?
Sometimes, as in a collective bargaining situation, you do have to think about other people at work. Other times, it’s better to focus on what you really want.
You Are Not Where You Work
Especially if you have good reason to stay employed by — and be concerned about — a global online retailer.
Faith vs. a Full Week of Work
You shouldn’t have to forgo religious observance to do your job.
You’re Not the Mean Lady at Work
Go ahead and assert boundaries with unvaccinated colleagues, impertinent clients and, yes, even Mom.
You Don’t Need to Like Those Vacation Pics
In fact, your boss needs some guidance on the downside to oversharing.
What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong
A new study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure by people, including the idea that metabolism slows at middle age.
Is Coffee Good for You?
Yes! But it depends on the kind of coffee and the quantity.
Debbie Gibson Is Not Going to Get Stuck in the Past
The pioneering pop singer on her beauty and wellness journey.
Sometimes the Grass Really Is Greener at Another Job
A list of pros and cons works in most situations, but there are no pros to telling your boss about your co-worker’s old D.U.I.
Feeling Socially Rusty? Try a Little Light Gossiping.
As we re-enter civilization, it’s OK — maybe even necessary — to dish about people who aren’t present. If done in the right way.
Look, Just Keep Filling the Chocolate Dish
A reminder to mind your own business and know your worth.
Terrariums Are One Thing You Can Control
In these uncertain times, what’s not to love about designing your own little world?
How Will You Look When You Emerge From the Pandemic?
Now that the masks are coming off, here are some easy approaches you can take to dress up your face.
What We Learned From a Year of Crafting
Making things — masks, quilts, ceramics, mandalas — was a practical and sometimes political response to the moment.
Those Buzzy New Collagen Products Are Risky Business
Adding collagen powder to your daily smoothie? Opting for a collagen bar as a snack? Proceed cautiously.
The Dead Moose in the Office Next Door
Sometimes you do have to draw boundaries, and sometimes you have to learn to live with other people’s predilections.
How Do I Dress Like a Boss?
A reader wonders about what to wear for a promotion.
How Do I Dress After a Mastectomy?
A reader wonders about what to wear for her new silhouette.
Email, a Modern Expression of Passive Aggression
One option that is always available: embrace the petty.
A Lawsuit Over Frozen Embryos
Elaine Meyer and Barry Prizant had given up on having more than one child. Then, in their 60s, they got a letter from the hospital where they’d long ago had IVF treatment.
What Are Neopronouns?
Are you a person, place or thing? We have good news.
Four Studies of Black Healing
Care and community take different forms after a painful year of plague and protest.
Sorry, Sometimes You Do Have to Be Uncomfortable
Confronting the things that challenge us, off-the-charts stress levels and money matters.
Weddings: A Big Texas Wedding With a First Kiss
One night, a voice told him what should become of these college students’ friendship.
Weddings: They Got Lost in the Woods Together
Dr. Anais Ovalle and Emily Black learned a lot about each other when they got lost in the woods on their second date. Three years later, they had a snowy wedding day in Vermont.
Weddings: She Would Go Anywhere For Him
Nina Umont and Ondrej Antos, who are rarely at a loss of words with each other, were married in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
How to Learn to Read Tarot Cards
Six — OK, seven — easy steps to ease your way into deeper introspection.
Do We Even Need Friends, After the Pandemic?
The pandemic shrank many social circles to a skeleton crew. Maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
How Do I Dress for My Pandemic Belly?
Vanessa Friedman, fashion director of The New York Times, takes reader questions.
Modern Love: Expecting Long Distance Relationships to End
I kept telling myself not to believe in him. And yet, believe I did.
Chrissy Teigen, Emma Grede and Kris Jenner Launch Cleaning Brand
Chrissy Teigen, Kris Jenner and Emma Grede have come together to build a saucy cleaning brand.
How People Are Dealing with Distorted Smell
Parosmia, a condition that causes phantom odors and a lingering symptom of Covid-19 for some people, has been affecting relationships.
It’s My Idea. She’s Taking Credit.
What to do about copycats on Zoom calls, a rival’s resentment and managing an intern.
I’m an Athlete, How Can I Find Clothes That Fit?
Vanessa Friedman, fashion director of The New York Times, takes reader questions.
The David Dobrik Story, Explained
A YouTuber famous for his prank videos has lost multiple sponsors this week.
The Panorama Panini Pandemic
People have a range of nicknames for the pandemic: a panorama, a pandemonium, a “pandemi moore,” a panini. Is humor a useful way to cope with incredibly difficult times?
Music to My Elephant Ears
After spending a year in isolation, plant lovers are getting funky.
Leyna Bloom on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The model and actress is the first transgender woman of color to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
The Freestyle Ski Star Eileen Gu Has a Warning About TikTok Diets
The skier, who is competing in the World Cup in Aspen, has some beauty and fitness tips, too.
Over 3 Million People Took This Course on Happiness. Here’s What Some Learned.
It may seem simple, but it bears repeating: sleep, gratitude and helping other people.
The Happiness Course: Here What’s Some Learned
It may seem simple, but it bears repeating: sleep, gratitude and helping other people.
Essential Oils May Be Wreaking Havoc on Your Skin
When it comes to clean beauty, “natural” isn’t always best. Here’s what’s safe and beneficial, and what’s best to avoid.
A ‘Blade Runner’ Version of Manhattan
Flickering screens, whizzing helicopters and repurposed patches of pavement have transformed the scene.
What Should I Wear to a Zoom Interview?
One tip: Take a note from Kamala Harris.