The scent of vanilla brings back comforting memories for me. My grandmother always wore Guerlain’s Shalimar, her signature vanilla-based fragrance. That early connection made me love vanilla and want something similar, but a bit more youthful. As a teenager in the 1970s, options were limited, so, like many others, I chose Love’s Baby Soft. Fast … Read more
Michael Intrator, co-founder and chief executive officer of CoreWeave, center, appears at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on March 28, 2025. CoreWeave raised $1.5 billion in its initial public offering, a downsized deal that reflects how stock market volatility is hurting demand for even highly anticipated listings. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images … Read more
It feels like the world is one big performance. Everywhere you look, people are trying to look fine, sound fine, be fine – even when the world feels anything but. Between the headlines, the chaos, and the things we can’t unsee, it’s easy to feel worn thin before the holidays even begin. And yet, we … Read more
Hopscotch. We played the game every day after school. We played it on the sidewalks and in the playgrounds outside the 18-floor brick building that was our home in Brooklyn, New York. Hopscotch was a way to hang out with each other. To make friends. We were friends because we were the same age and … Read more
Eating at home can be better and more fun than dining out every day. In this article I share seven ways to make home food preparation interesting. For many years, it was my responsibility to feed our family of seven, three healthy meals a day. I decided to approach meal preparation as a hobby to … Read more
– credit, Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash An antibody-like compound known on land to be exclusively to be found in camelids like alpacas, lamas, and dromedaries, could be used to treat human brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The study’s focus were antibody-like proteins, aptly called nanobodies, whose small size … Read more
Exercise can be difficult, especially with arthritis and similar challenges. Dr. Howard LeWine of Harvard Health Publishing offers ideas for walking despite arthritis. Question: I try to walk every day despite my arthritis. I want to step up the intensity. What are some ways to help get me out of the door on days I … Read more
US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference on day 41 of the federal government shutdown, at the US Capitol on November 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday called for House members to begin traveling to … Read more
Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Flight cancellations were again piling up on Monday as air traffic controller shortages, worsened by the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, … Read more
Play this week’s Jumble puzzles with letters and heights. Unscramble the words and the humorous bonus answer. Start with the Jumble for Kids as a warm-up or share the challenge with a favorite youngster. Build your brain Mental exercises and games, like the Jumble puzzles, can expand vocabulary, strengthen word recall, improve working memory, and … Read more