Richard Simmons’s Radical Promise: Exercise Is for Everybody
By preaching that you didn’t have to already be slim to work out, Simmons reshaped the fitness industry — and ushered in the modern era of exercise.
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By preaching that you didn’t have to already be slim to work out, Simmons reshaped the fitness industry — and ushered in the modern era of exercise.
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After months of lavish prewedding festivities that have captured the attention of onlookers worldwide, Anant Ambani, the youngest son of India’s richest man, married Radhika Merchant in Mumbai.
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“A lightbulb went on”: By building a stylish little A.D.U. in front of the main house, he realized, several generations could live happily together.
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A chef offers expert advice on yielding perfectly succulent breasts and thighs (bone-in or boneless) every time.
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How to Avoid Paying Vacation Rental Fees
It takes some work to find a rental you can book directly, but the payoff can be significant.
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, in Purple, Is a Wimbledon Winner
In her second public appearance since her cancer diagnosis, the princess once again made a considered choice.
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Is Your Condo Board Falling Short? Here’s How to Take Over.
Building administrators sometimes fail to follow their own rules. Legal action is one option, but a more direct approach can also yield results.
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Finding Closure at My Late Husband’s 50th College Reunion
A weekend of pickleball, scrambled eggs and tributes to the dead.
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People often laughed when she spoke, but Ruth Westheimer delivered a punch that challenged norms for older women.
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What Your Grocery Cart Says About You
We combed through a month’s worth of receipts from more than two dozen people across the U.S. to better understand our relationship to the food we buy.
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Are You Sure Your Ozempic Is Real? Fakes Are on the Rise.
Counterfeit versions of popular drugs used for weight loss are putting people at risk.
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ASAP Rocky, Odell Beckham Jr. and John Cleese Are All Wearing It
Why are men into the women’s wear brand Miu Miu?
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6 Beautiful, Breezy Places to Learn to Kiteboard
The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.
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The Psychic Who Predicted My Romantic Future
For a millennial with financial burdens, would a home have to be a house?
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Feeling Awkward Flirting With a Younger Woman’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Yes, Uncle Sam, We Met on Tinder
When you marry an immigrant, proving your commitment can become its own love story.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘Surrounded by Family and Fireworks, I Finally Lit the Fuse’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Renting a one-bedroom near two hospitals left a couple yearning for some quiet and a bigger kitchen. Here’s what they found.
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From an R.V. to a Condo Near Washington: Which Was Better for Their Growing Family?
After spending two years on the road and having a baby, a young couple decided to put down roots just south of the nation’s capital. Here’s what they found.
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Pandemic-Era Newlyweds Consider an Age-Old Question: To Buy or Not to Buy?
With their lease on a Lower East Side apartment expiring, two software engineers wondered if buying made more sense than renting, now that the housing market wasn’t quite so frenzied. Here’s what they found.
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It Was ‘Love at First Sight’ in the Heart of Rome. But for Which Apartment?
A recently married couple moved to the Italian capital in search of a two-bedroom with a terrace in a central neighborhood. What would their $950,000 budget afford?
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Should I Come Clean About My Old Sexual and Financial Betrayals?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the complications of confession.
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Should My Wife and I Tell Our 8-Year-Old How Much Money We Make?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the kinds of information that can be burdensome to children.
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Is It OK to Get Food Stamps When You’re Just Pursuing Your Passion?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether a starving artist with a personal safety net should receive government assistance.
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Can I Say I Have Tourette’s Without Being Formally Diagnosed?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on self-identification.
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My Mom Failed to Warn Me About an Abuser. Should I Tell My Dad?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on cycles of abuse and a heartbreaking family secret.
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Why Does Humidity Make Me So Miserable?
Heat is only part of the picture. Here’s why humid air makes us irritable and exhausted — and how you can cope.
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Is It a Bad Idea to Drink Alcohol on an Airplane?
Experts suggest caution before ordering an in-air beverage. Here’s what to keep in mind.
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I Have Incontinence. How Can I Avoid Accidents When I Leave Home?
Effective treatments and products can help manage this stressful condition.
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Is a Fiber Supplement Just as Good as Fiber From Food?
Experts explain what fiber supplements can and can’t do for your health.
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Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.”
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Soak up history, relax in beer gardens that pop open like tulips in summer, and make a pilgrimage to Fenway Park.
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Explore a whiskey renaissance, tour the country’s oldest public library and brave a brisk sea dip in the Irish capital.
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Find your favorite lobster shack, take a ferry to an island and linger in bookstores over a weekend in this classic New England destination.
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36 Hours in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Stroll along the river, explore a contemporary art scene and admire panoramic views in this scenic Central European capital.
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A Money Guru Bet Big on a Very Long Life. Then He Got Cancer.
Jonathan Clements, a longtime personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has a lot of savings. He’s not mad that a fatal illness will keep him from spending it.
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What Happens When Your Bank Isn’t Really a Bank and Your Money Disappears?
For unsuspecting depositors of online financial start-ups, the unraveling of a little-known intermediary has separated them from their life savings.
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The Election Muddle Aside, Investing Has Been a Snap Lately
Stocks prospered in the first half of 2024 but national politics clouds the outlook.
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For L.G.B.T.Q. People, Moving to Friendlier States Comes With a Cost
Laws targeting gender-affirming care have uprooted thousands. But places that are more supportive can also be more expensive.
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How to Clean Up Your Phone’s Photo Library to Free Up Space
Deleting duplicates, bad shots and other unwanted files makes it easier to find the good pictures — and gives you room to take more.
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What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data
Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are powered by artificial intelligence. Should we trust them?
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Welcome to the Era of the A.I. Smartphone
Apple and Google are getting up close and personal with user data to craft memos, summarize documents and generate images.
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Finding Your Roots With Help From Your Phone
Everyday tools and free apps on your mobile device can help you collect, translate and digitize new material for your family-tree files.
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The New ChatGPT Offers a Lesson in A.I. Hype
OpenAI released GPT-4o, its latest chatbot technology, in a partly finished state. It has much to prove.
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Sex educators, counselors and coaches recommend their favorites.
By Hope Reese
Lemon and garlic chicken; skillet meatballs with peaches and basil; and grilled zucchini with miso glaze.
By Melissa Clark
The competitions can seem almost an afterthought as the country rolls out 80 pop-up restaurants and countless dining experiences to wow spectators.
By Priya Krishna
The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body.
By Margaret Fuhrer
By employing creative techniques, cross-cultural flavors and heirloom grains, these six Parisian boulangeries will satisfy your cravings for the crustiest baguettes, the airiest brioches and the flakiest viennoiseries.
By Anya von Bremzen
Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about the cells’ promise.
By Sarah Kliff
For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues.
By Dana G. Smith
Families pay thousands of dollars to store their children’s stem cells with the hope of a healthier future. But the cells are rarely useful, and sometimes contaminated.
By Sarah Kliff and Azeen Ghorayshi
On a family tour of Greece, the writer followed the small footsteps of some of ancient mythology’s biggest fans.
By Reif Larsen
Cook anyway, for the benefit of others and yourself.
By Sam Sifton
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