Good morning. The Kentucky Derby kicks off tomorrow at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., two minutes of excitement bracketed by drinks and snacks, a prelude to dinner with as many people as you can fit around your table. The race is a reminder that while our young nation may have birthed itself in opposition to…
A little over two years ago, the actor Jeremy Renner was run over by a seven-ton snowplow. In a new memoir, he wrote that as he lay near death, he experienced something extraordinary. He could see his entire life at once, and felt an “exhilarating peace” and a connection to the world. He also saw…
Instead of soaking in the sun poolside or lounging around a luxurious hotel, more travelers are spending their vacations creating trails in the Faroe Islands, digging into the earth of Patagonia or maintaining rugged paths in the mountains of Eastern Europe. They are trading relaxation for a sense of purpose. Volunteer tourism generated $848 million…
Stuart Brioza, a chef and an owner of the acclaimed San Francisco restaurants State Bird Provisions, the Progress and the Anchovy Bar, never imagined that switching kitchen oils could be so political. Two years ago, he stopped using grapeseed oil in favor of sugar-cane oil, which he thought was less processed and more flavorful, adding…
You don’t need to do very much to get the most succulent, tender meat. A chicken breast can be a beautiful, exciting thing with the right recipes and techniques.Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Cyd Raftus McDowell. Published May 2, 2025Updated May 2, 2025 Fans of boneless, skinless chicken breasts love their…
As soon as Dr. Benjamin Day entered the room, he could see that the 67-year-old patient was in pain. The man sat with his arms crossed, his head and shoulders bent over as if he was protecting his midsection. “I’ve got pain right here,” he told the doctor, placing his hands gently on his belly,…
This weekend, my colleagues at The New York Times Magazine are publishing a special issue all about happiness: how to define it, discover it and increase it. In particular, I loved a quiz called, “What Makes You Happy?” I had fun answering the questions, but it also made me think. It turns out that happiness…
The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications, according to interviews with more than a dozen scientists and federal officials. On poultry farms, more than 168 million birds…
The artist Do Ho Suh’s London studio is a mazelike series of spaces within a Victorian warehouse complex in the northern Islington neighborhood. In one room, a wall is covered in monochromatic mesh maquettes of sculptures that resemble his former homes in Seoul, New York and Berlin. In another, spools of rainbow-toned fiber line workbenches…
A woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, saying a man sexually assaulted her during a red-eye flight from San Francisco to Dallas last year. Barbara Morgan, a California resident, said that shortly after the flight took off and the lights were dimmed, the man sitting next to her in the middle seat started…