13 Things To Do With Friends (That Aren’t Dinner)
When I was younger, I imagined that adult friendships would be all about stopping by glamorous gallery openings and spending weekends in rented summer homes and staying up until 3…
Do or Don’t: Twin Beds in Guest Bedrooms
Have you ever stayed in a guest room with twin beds? My grandmother’s house in England had this set-up, above, and I’ve slept there since I was a little kid.…
Four Fun Things, Including Track Shorts and a Summer Dessert
Next time we go to a museum, I’d love to try this idea from Ali LaBelle: “A little thing I like to do sometimes (especially when I’m in portrait galleries)…
10 Great Reader Comments on Traveling
Do you have any travel coming up? My husband Max and I have decided that this summer will be all about short road trips — think: sleepy lake towns and…
Vegetarian Cabbage Carbonara-ish by Hetty McKinnon
“Let me guess what that is,” my husband says, as I walk in the front door with a bulky brown package, my fourth or fifth in as many days. As…
Sana Javeri Kadri’s Oakland Home Bursts With Colorful Mumbai Pride
“Can you tell that my core-identity is homesickness?” laughs Sana Javeri Kadri, a 29-year-old Mumbai native who now lives in Oakland, California. “Every time I visit Mumbai, I cart back…
2023 Father’s Day Gift Guide
This year, Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 18th, and a bunch of readers have asked for a gift guide. So, here are 11 fun ideas for fathers…
When Have You Felt the Kindness of Strangers?
When Anton was three months old, I burst into tears at the playground… It was a warm fall day, and we were watching the big kids go down a secret…
4 New York City Hall Weddings
When author Julia Bainbridge and chef Alan Delgado — of double proposal fame — got engaged, they decided to get married at City Hall. “It’s so classic New York,” Julia…
Visiting My Twin Sister in California
My twin sister Lucy and I chat all the time on the phone, but we realized the other day that since we’re always surrounded by friends and relatives, we hadn’t…