Good morning. What’s your favorite store-bought sandwich? In New York, I’m partial to the hot roast beef from Defonte’s in Brooklyn, the Carmine’s Special at Del Fiore’s in Patchogue and the Reuben with coleslaw at the Country Store in Orient. I’ve gone straight from the airport in New Orleans to Parkway for a fried oyster…
Because of a rental car mishap, it was well after dark by the time Catherine Dupree and her father arrived in Canakkale, a city in northwestern Turkey, during a vacation in 2006. As they drove around the city, trying in vain to navigate to their hotel (this was well before the days of reliable mapping…
A few years ago, I booked an emergency visit with my dentist for a cracked molar. When he asked me how it happened, I told him I had been eating popcorn and crunched on some of the unpopped kernels, which I find weirdly satisfying. He sighed. I was not the first popcorn-loving patient he had…
Last week, Becky Hughes took over the newsletter because I was up to my eyeballs in spreadsheets filled with sandwiches. This week, all that beautiful organization came together in the form of our list of “57 Sandwiches That Define New York City,” a grand survey of all five boroughs through the lens of its most…
F.S.A.D. is technically separate from having low sexual desire, though in many cases, the two conditions overlap. It is sometimes a side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, and can also occur alongside other conditions that disrupt blood flow or nerve function, including diabetes and spinal cord injuries. Difficulty with physical arousal in women…
The castles of the German and Austrian Alps are known for their fairy-tale quality. The iconic turreted silhouette in the background of the Disney logo was, in fact, modeled after Neuschwanstein, King Ludwig II’s Bavarian palace near the border of the two countries. Schloss Fuschl, located on an evergreen-ringed, emerald-hued glacial lake 20 minutes outside…
Two climate activists were arrested in England after they sprayed an orange powder on the monoliths at Stonehenge in what they said was an attempt to bring attention to the climate impact of fossil fuels. The attack on the prehistoric site came on Wednesday as the stones would draw the attention of people marking the…
A heat wave has scorched the Northeast, South, and Midwest this week, and those dangerously high temperatures can make it hard to sleep. Studies show that extreme heat can affect both how much you sleep and how good that sleep is, said Chad Milando, a research scientist at the Center for Climate and Health at…
I’m Krysten, an associate editor at New York Times Cooking, taking over for Tanya this week. And I love sandwiches. A sandwich is one of life’s great pleasures: two pieces of crisp-tender bread, filled with any combination of deliciousness, drizzled or smeared with a glorious sauce. They’re portable, affordable and — critically, for the purposes…
Doctors and physical therapists have long incorporated aerobic exercise into treatment programs for lower back pain. Movement can simultaneously ease lower back pain and also strengthen the muscles that support your back. Still, many people with back pain can be hesitant to exercise. A new study, published on Wednesday in The Lancet, offers more evidence…
