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Recently, after a major change in my personal life, I relocated from a single-family home to a 660-square-foot apartment. Transitions are hardly ever easy. Among all the uncertainty that comes with moving from a large living space to a smaller one is figuring out what to do with all your…
There really is a difference between knowing your friends and knowing their shower schedules.I found that out, among many other things — like how one of my friends watches the same 30 minutes of “Legally Blonde” on mute before bed, or how another likes to call unofficial dibs on the…
When my husband and I first became empty nesters more than 20 years ago, we moved from our suburban Maryland home to a two-bedroom condo in Arlington, Virginia. We hoped to make some new friends as we started this chapter of our lives.The city itself was fun, and the living…
Karoline Leavitt landed a White House internship as a college student during President Donald Trump’s first term. In his second term, she served as the youngest-ever White House press secretary before announcing her departure on Wednesday.A former college athlete who spent her summers scooping ice cream in New Hampshire, Leavitt,…
This interview is based on a conversation with James Richard Cornell, 63, who has been caring for his 87-year-old mom with dementia for over a decade. Cornell built a house on his property for his mom, which has helped them avoid nursing home costs. This interview has been edited for…
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the “House of the Dragon” season three finale.Daenerys Targaryen is born nearly two centuries after the events of “House of the Dragon,” yet she haunts the narrative almost as much as the characters onscreen.There are echoes of Daenerys’ self-righteous rise to power — and perhaps, her tragic…
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for “House of the Dragon” season three.As season three of “House of the Dragon” comes to a close with characteristic fire and blood, showrunner Ryan Condal is already anticipating scrutiny of the next one.In an interview ahead of Sunday’s season three finale, Condal confirmed that HBO’s…
When most people head to a baseball game, they expect to fill up on concession-stand hot dogs or a bucket of popcorn, washed down with an overpriced beer.However, during a recent visit to Citi Field, I skipped the concession stands and booked a reservation at Pat LaFrieda’s Chop House, the…
Coordinating travel for multiple families can be a bit daunting, especially when you’re planning for 18 people. My adult daughter and her two friends, their husbands, seven children under 6, and five additional adults planned to trek to the Isle of Palms, just outside of Charleston, for a wedding earlier…
My partner and I fell in love with our first home — a two-story 1980s residence in Edinburgh — before we’d even gone inside.Sitting in a network of courtyards, each with a shared, central garden, we stepped through the wrought-iron gates to see its huge, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a patch…
