How to turn a soulless kitchen into a warm, inviting space
Whether it's with color, pattern or vintage accessories, kitchen design is (finally!) embracing personality and even imperfection.
By Laura FentonAsk Amy: My new friend’s drama is too much for me
How can this reader gracefully back away from a new friend whose drama is all-encompassing?
By Amy DickinsonMiss Manners: Why do people keep asking me why I haven’t retired yet?
A letter-writer is tired of the questions about retirement.
By Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin and Jacobina MartinCarolyn Hax: How to curb a controlling urge to drop ‘many, many hints’
Fearing that spouse will become overweight like his family, a letter-writer drops "many, many hints about healthy eating."
By Carolyn HaxFood porn, parties, Scorsese! The best and worst of this year’s Cannes.
Cannes was star-studded and packed with big debuts. Here's what stood out at the 2023 edition of the film festival.
By Jada YuanCarolyn Hax: A years-old comment comes back to haunt best friends
She is now engaged to the man who inspired her best friend to say she could "do better," and he hasn't forgotten the slight.
By Carolyn HaxMiss Manners: I wish customers would stop asking me about my red eye
Why do customers feel comfortable asking about this letter-writer’s red eye?
By Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin and Jacobina MartinAsk Amy: The man I’m seeing posts about his other dates on Facebook
They’ve agreed to see other people while dating, but the letter writer still doesn’t want to see his other dates on Facebook.
By Amy DickinsonA vegetable-packed pasta satisfies a teen — and the rest of the family
With two parents and a teenager with different dietary needs and schedules, we needed something to please and nourish everybody. Enter pasta with vegetables.
By Joe YonanI saw the shape of my heart for the first time. It changed my world view.
After the exam, I couldn’t stop thinking about my heart and how I carry it with me everywhere — in everything I do. How the heart is a constant and universal metaphor for everything that unites us.
By Pepita SándwichSolution to Evan Birnholz’s May 28 crossword, “Switch on the TV”
Small screen spoonerisms.
By Evan Birnholz6 cookout sides ready in 20 minutes or less
Last-minute summer recipes ready in about 20 minutes to bring to a potluck or cookout during the season.
By Aaron HutchersonI quit social media in college. This is how my life changed.
For me, the bad parts of social media were outweighing the good, by a lot.
By Jenna BloomAsk Amy: How do I maintain our friendship after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis?
Letter writer’s “dearest friend in the world” was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. How do they handle this?
By Amy DickinsonCarolyn Hax: Bungled divorce leads son to reject dad’s new partner
He ended his marriage “not very artfully,” and his teen son now refuses to meet his new partner.
By Carolyn HaxPasta With Vegan Sausage, Cauliflower and Kale
This hearty dish is the result of Food editor Joe Yonan’s attempts to satisfy his family’s various dietary preferences while also getting some nutritious vegetables into his teenage foster son and creating leftovers to take to work or school.
By Joe YonanJustine Triet wins top prize at Cannes for ‘Anatomy of a Fall’
The French filmmaker is just the third female director to win the Palme d’Or, after Jane Campion and Julia Ducournau.
By Jada Yuan9 summer drink recipes for backyard sipping, with and without alcohol
Whether you're chilling on the patio or hosting a party, check out these refreshing drinks, including boozy and zero-proof options.
By Becky KrystalThe anti-trans boycotts are hopelessly off-target
The free market is telling right-wingers something they refuse to hear: Transgender people exist, and they buy stuff.
By Monica HesseFor the ladies of ‘Selling Sunset,’ fashion means business
The outlandish, designer clothes worn by the brokers on the Netflix real estate reality show command attention.
By Rachel Tashjian