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All of Those Products Are Making Your Skin Worse

They’re breaking down the skin barrier and harming your acid mantle, and this is bad (even if you don’t know — yet — what that mantle is).

By Courtney Rubin

Move Over, Therapy Dogs. Hello, Therapy Cows.

The best therapists for silly human problems don’t say a word.

By Elisa Mala

Letting Go of the Sentimental but Not Very Comfortable Couch

When my husband died, I was soothed by the hand-designed furniture he left behind. Eventually, some of it had to go.

By Joan Lebow

Yes, Workout-Adjacent Skin Care Is a Thing

Here, we’ve done the heavy lifting to find your skin-friendly workout-adjacent routine.

By Crystal Martin

Is Cold Brew Better Than Iced Coffee?

If by “better” you mean wildly popular and unpredictably caffeinated, then yes.

By Bobby Finger

A Song in His Heart. It Was for Her.

Isaiah Rothstein is a rapping rabbi and lead singer in the band Zayah. Leah Gottfried writes a web series, “Soon By You,” which reminds some of an Orthodox version of “Friends.”

By Jonah Engel Bromwich

Finding Clarity in Their Partnerships

Olivia Landau and Kyle Simon operate the Clear Cut, an online jeweler. Both studied at the Gemological Institute of America.

By Vincent M. Mallozzi

First an E-ZPass, Then the Diamond Ring

Millicent Cooley was resigned to being single, but her attitude changed after meeting Anthony Duncan, a professional juggler. Their romance soon hit the road.

By Tammy La Gorce

Snapchat Message Leads to Longer Story for Hunter McGrady

The plus-size model found a devoted follower in Brian Keys (and the man of her dreams).

By Tammy La Gorce

A Ghost Town Wedding With 47 Guests, and Maybe a Few Others

Joelle Lamberton and Drew Murphy share a love for Colorado’s old mining towns and the stories they tell.

By Lois Smith Brady

Logan Browning Reads ‘The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy’

The “Dear White People” star reads an essay about the challenges of dating with a severe sleep disorder.

Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Should Propose, Right?’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

I Had to Know if He Was Seeing Someone Else

As the heartbroken mother of two young girls, I found myself routinely — compulsively — checking up on my ex.

By Anjanette Delgado

Marcia Cross Reads ‘I Placed Him for Adoption at 16. Could We Try Again?’

The “Desperate Housewives” actress reads an essay about the cautious reunification of a mother and son.

Seduced, Then Scorned, by My Work Wife

With my husband checked out of our marriage, I found flirtation at the office. It didn’t go well.

By Carrie Malinowski

Getting Married? Get Strong.

Here’s how to tailor a fitness routine to target specific muscle groups and look the way you want to look at your wedding.

By Ivy Manners

How to Plan a Wedding. (Or, You Could Just Elope.)

A 12-month timeline that will help you visualize what you need to do and help you stay on track with when you need to do it.

By Terri Pous

Separate Addresses Kept Them Together

Darroch Putnam and Michael Rosandich Putnam are business and life partners, but they say living alone in two different apartments adds passion and sanity to their marriage.

By Alix Strauss

A Song in His Heart. It Was for Her.

Isaiah Rothstein is a rapping rabbi and lead singer in the band Zayah. Leah Gottfried writes a web series, “Soon By You,” which reminds some of an Orthodox version of “Friends.”

By Jonah Engel Bromwich

How to Win Friends and Influence People (at Bachelorette Parties)

Tips for smoothing over any potential party conflicts or awkward moments before they even happen.

By Alyson Penn

Managing Fear After Mass Violence

It’s normal to feel anxious about your children’s safety after Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton. Here’s expert advice on how to cope.

By Jessica Grose

Parenting Is Bad for Your Face

Acne and other skin conditions can flare up during pregnancy and postpartum. Here’s what you can do about them.

By Jessica Grose

Step Away From the Healing Crystals

Parents are turning to alternative medicine for understandable reasons, but a healthy dose of skepticism can go a long way.

By Jessica Grose

Back to School Shopping Made Easy

Send your kids to school with A+ supplies that will last the year through. We worked with the experts at Wirecutter to compile this list of essentials that’ll make shopping for school supplies a breeze.

By Wirecutter Staff

Are Mom Friends Necessary?

It took me years to make close parent relationships in my community, and that’s O.K.

By Jessica Grose

Polyamory Works for Them

Having multiple partners can mean more pleasure, but it’s not always easy.

By Yael Malka, Alice Hines and Eve Lyons

‘Paris Is Burning’ Goes Global

Nearly 30 years after the seminal documentary on ballroom culture, underground queer dance competitions are an international phenomenon.

By Dustin Thierry, Allyn Gaestel and Eve Lyons

Latinx Artists Explain Their Process

These creative thinkers are incorporating family history and cultural heritage into their work.

By Natalia Mantini, Concepción de León and Eve Lyons

Traditional Dresses as Resistance

Rarámuri women in Chihuahua, Mexico, have made an indigenous style of dress a means of fighting assimilation.

By Malin Fezehai, Eve Lyons and Victoria Blanco

A Mother’s Clock

Time follows no standard when you become a parent.

By Lydia Kiesling, Daniel Arnold and Eve Lyons

Yes, Workout-Adjacent Skin Care Is a Thing

Here, we’ve done the heavy lifting to find your skin-friendly workout-adjacent routine.

By Crystal Martin

Workout-Adjacent Skin Care

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Summer Beauty, Decoded

It’s July. Your face is probably puffy, your hair frizzy. How to address your hot-weather skin and hair woes.

By Bee Shapiro

Awkwafina’s Makeup Revelation in the Subway: ‘I Looked Insane’

And the “Crazy Rich Asians” star’s yoga routine? “Basically lying down and putting a leg in the air, you know.”

By Bee Shapiro

I Never Promised You an Herb Garden: 6 Green Scents for Summer

If you smell like a kale smoothie, can true health be far behind?

By Rachel Syme

A Rising Theater Star Who Wants to Make Her Audience Sweat

MaYaa Boateng stars in the Pulitzer-winning play “Fairview” and will appear in the final season of “Orange Is the New Black.”

By Alex Hawgood

Alexis Sablone Skated Her Way from M.I.T. to the Olympics

The professional skateboarder has seven X-Games medals under her belt, as well as an architecture degree.

By Alex Hawgood

Irish Actress Jessie Buckley Is a Big Country Music Fan

She stars in HBO’s “Chernobyl” and “Wild Rose,” a film about an aspiring Nashville singer.

By Alex Hawgood

Caleel Harris, a Young Star of ‘When They See Us,’ About the Central Park Five

The teenage actor has already worked with Ava DuVernay and J.J. Abrams.

By Alex Hawgood

After Partying in Montauk All Summer, He Wrote a Memoir About It

“Out East,” a debut book by John Glynn, chronicles a Montauk summer share and coming to terms with being gay.

By Todd Plummer

Drinking While Pregnant: An Inconvenient Truth

Recommending that pregnant women not drink alcohol has been called old-fashioned and even patriarchal. So, as a feminist, my opinion may come as a surprise.

By Jen Gunter

Your Vagina Is Terrific (and Everyone Else’s Opinions Still Are Not)

One year ago I wrote about my vagina and men’s opinions of it. Things have not improved.

By Jen Gunter

Food, My Frenemy

My struggle with a binge eating disorder began at age 12. What followed were years of shame, lies, weight fluctuations and, at one particularly desperate moment, maternity clothes.

By Jen Gunter

Why I Wanted to Learn to Perform Abortions

With the future of contraception in question, looking back to recent history is instructive.

By Jen Gunter

Thank You for Not Eating Your Placenta

As an obstetrician and gynecologist, it’s hard to shock me. Or at least it used to be.

By Jen Gunter

Isabella Rossellini, Marcus Samuelsson and David Dinkins in the Hamptons

Benefits for the Watermill Center, All Star Code and Dancers Responding to AIDS.

By Denny Lee

Hobnobbing in the Hamptons

Partying for the LongHouse Reserve and the Hampton Designer Showhouse.

By Denny Lee

Donna Karan, Julian Schnabel and Laurie Anderson in the Hamptons

Partying for the LongHouse Reserve and the Hampton Designer Showhouse.

By Denny Lee

Billie Eilish in the Hamptons. And the Beastie Boys in Brooklyn.

Chanel hosts a dinner on Shelter Island, and Adidas issues a limited-edition sneaker to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Paul’s Boutique.”

Summer Flings

Benefits for the Parrish Art Museum and the Fisher Center at Bard College.

By Denny Lee