The Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs
Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York, from mom-and-pop shops to some of…
‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met
The Met recently acquired “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” a 19th-century Louisiana portrait with a secret: For over a 100 years, the image of an enslaved child was erased. This…
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities. {read} Renfrew Christie, a South…
The 1990s Were Weirder Than You Think. We’re Feeling the Effects.
In “When the Clock Broke,” John Ganz shows how a decade remembered as one of placid consensus was roiled by resentment, unrest and the rise of the radical right. {read}…
chamomile tea cake with strawberry icing recipe
IngredientsYield: One 9-inch loaf½ cup/115 grams unsalted butter2 tablespoons/6 grams chamomile tea (from 4 to 6 tea bags), crushed fine if coarse1 cup/240 milliliters whole milkNonstick cooking spray1 cup/200 grams…
We Need to Talk About the New York Times with Tuck Woodstock
New York Times coverage of Trans Rights
House Tours: A Couple’s 800 Sq Ft Apartment in Brooklyn, New York
What do you get when you put a painter and musician in a 2 bedroom apartment? A lot of compromising, love and growth. Described as “Virginia Woolf’s Monk’s House meets…
Opinion | There Has Never Been a Better Time to Have a Headache
Research into these often mysterious and debilitating disorders has languished. That’s changing.
A Vaccine Side Effect Leaves Women Wondering: Why Isn’t the Pill Safer?
Scientists were alarmed by blood clots possibly linked to the J&J vaccine. Some women wondered if there shouldn’t be more concern about oral contraceptives.
Michigan’s Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients
Even as vaccines roll out, more younger people in Michigan are being hospitalized than at any other point in the pandemic. And they’re coming in sicker. {read} {over the paywall}