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Steve Buscemi Can’t Be Typecast
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. IN 1984, A young actor who’d been studying acting and performing in Manhattan for about five years landed his first major role, starring in the director Bill Sherwood’s independent film “Parting Glances” (1986), one of the earliest movies to realistically portray the life of a young man who was gay and H.I.V. positive.
Every Generation’s Campus Rape Story Is New
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Every Generation’s Campus Rape Story Is New Politics, technology and sexual norms change. But the power dynamics — and the outrage — are familiar. Credit...Photo illustration by Chantal Jahchan Oct. 9, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET Reading the flood of coverage about the accusations of sexual assault at Cornell University, you might feel a terrible familiarity.
‘Take These Pictures and Run’
I HAD SPENT hours looking through photos taken by Deana Lawson in the days before I’d meet her in person and, as I approached her studio in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, I seemed to start seeing faces and color through her eyes: the hot pink of the dress shoes worn by a young girl who’d stopped in her tracks on the sidewalk, her mother beside her; the dusty rose color painted on the front of a truck, along with large graffiti that read “Dink.” It was as if some of the energy and elements of...
The Intertwined Legacies of Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton
The DailySubscribe: The Intertwined Legacies of Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton Our writer discusses why, to her, the two icons are inescapably connected. Back to The Daily Previous More episodes ofThe Daily September 3, 2026 • 42:30A.I. Is Outsmarting Its Creators September 2, 2026 • 28:02The Fight for the West Bank August 31, 2026 • 32:07How Flock Cameras Took Over America August 30, 2026 • 42:18Who Will Rule the 2026 U.S. Open?
In ‘9 to 5,’ Dolly Parton Put a Friendly Face on Feminism
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Before a script for the movie “9 to 5” even existed — when it was still just a vague concept for a story about female office workers — Jane Fonda had a lightning bolt moment about how to cast it. She was in the car listening to the radio when a Dolly Parton song came on.
Someone Was Impersonating Her in Online Affairs. She Says It Was Her Husband.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. As evening approached on a Thursday in late March, Collien Monica Fernandes, a German actress and television personality, was growing restless. She was having an especially hectic day, shooting an episode of a TV series in a busy marketplace in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The extras needed wrangling; the set was adjusted and readjusted.
L’impero della caduta
Quando aveva vent’anni, Elliot Connors non faceva molto caso ai suoi capelli. Sì, forse ne stava perdendo un po’, e allora? È quello che succede agli uomini. Era spiritoso e brillante e aveva una ragazza. Ha cominciato a preoccuparsi solo l’estate scorsa, quando lui e alcuni amici dell’università a New York hanno aperto una chat di gruppo.
Ringiovanire è possibile?
Perché i bambini nascono giovani? Il fenomeno più naturale del mondo in realtà è difficile da spiegare, almeno a livello cellulare. Consideriamo questo problema: gli elementi del concepimento sono vecchi. Quando una donna rimane incinta, ha portato con sé i suoi ovociti fin dalla nascita. Lo spermatozoo che si unisce all’ovulo per formare uno zigote può essersi sviluppato pochi mesi prima, ma eredita marcatori dell’età dall’uomo che lo ha prodotto.
El rejuvenecimiento celular tiene el potencial de revertir el envejecimiento
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. ¿Por qué los bebés nacen jóvenes? El fenómeno más natural de la Tierra es, en realidad, difícil de explicar, al menos a nivel celular. Considera este problema: los componentes de la concepción son antiguos. Cuando una mujer se queda embarazada, lleva sus óvulos desde el nacimiento.
Men can now pop a pill to cure their baldness. The catch? It may also wreck their sex life
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Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity.
Why are babies born young? The most natural phenomenon on earth is actually hard to explain — at least on a cellular level. Consider this problem: The components of conception are old. When a woman gets pregnant, she has been carrying her egg cells since birth. The sperm that joins with the egg to form a zygote might have been just a few months in the making, but it inherits markers of age from the man who produced it.
Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity.
Magazine|Longevity Science Is Overhyped. But This Research Really Could Change Humanity. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/magazine/cell-rejuventation-biotech-longevity-research-altos-labs.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Why are babies born young?The most natural phenomenon on earth is actually hard to explain — at least on a cellular level.
La pastilla contra la calvicie que está redefiniendo la masculinidad
Durante la mayor parte de sus veintitantos, Elliot Connors no pensó demasiado en su pelo. Quizá estaba perdiendo un poco, pero ¿y qué? Era lo que les pasa a los hombres. Era ingenioso y divertido; tenía novia. Solo empezó a preocuparse después de que él y unos amigos del posgrado en Nueva York crearon un chat grupal el verano pasado.
‘Ozempic for Baldness’ Is Changing the Way Men See Themselves
For most of his 20s, Elliot Connors did not think a lot about his hair. He was losing some of it, maybe — but so what? This was what happened to men. He was funny and sharp; he had a girlfriend. He began to worry only after he and some friends from graduate school in New York started a group chat last summer.
Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?
Woman, Suffering from 'Overwhelming' Debt in Her 60s, Needed to Make a Life Change. So, She Sold Her Home to Live on a Cruise Ship A woman in her 60s was suffering from debt and knew she needed to make a life change. What she didn't initially realize, though, was where that adjustment would take her. Sue Barr established her photography career and raised her son as a single mom in a New Jersey home for almost 20 years, she …
Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?
AFTER I HAD lunch with Wallace Shawn, a lifelong New Yorker, he readily accompanied me across town, although it was a frigid Sunday in December and much of the city’s usual post-snow slush had hardened into ice. Shawn, who’s 82 and famously small in stature, wore a generic black parka and generic black boots. Before leaving the restaurant, he’d shoved onto his mostly bald head a dark gray wool cap, notable only for a few moth holes.
An I.V.F. Mix-Up and an Impossible Choice
Jan. 16, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET Diana NguyenCarlos PrietoLuke Vander Ploeg and Elisheba IttoopMarion LozanoPat McCusker and For millions of families, in vitro fertilization is a modern medical miracle. But the field is largely unregulated, and for a small number of parents, things can go terribly wrong. Susan Dominus discusses her story about how two families navigated an unthinkable I.V.F. mistake that will connect them for the rest of their lives.
La testosterona puede aumentar la libido de algunas mujeres
SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Tras años de un matrimonio en el que apenas había sexo, Greg Carter había aceptado en gran medida que su esposa ya no tenía ningún interés. Lo último que esperaba era que, justo cuando ambos se acercaban a los 50, su esposa cambiara totalmente de opinión. “Se abalanzó sobre mí”, dijo.
What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone Original
SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. After years of a marriage that had little sex in it, Greg Carter had largely accepted that his wife no longer had any interest. The last thing he expected was that right around the time that they both were nearing 50, his wife would have a complete change of heart. “She was pouncing on me,” he said.
Jill Sobule’s Fans Always Made Sure She Had a Place to Perform — and to Stay
The Lives They Lived Jill Sobule in 1996. Yves Beauvais b. 1959 Jill Sobule After her label dropped her, fans showed her she could still make it in music. By Susan Dominus “Thank God we finally have a straight female singer-songwriter,” executives from Atlantic Records told Jill Sobule after signing her in 1995. The industry had already seen hits from openly gay artists like Melissa Etheridge, but the executives were apparently hoping for someone with even more mainstream appeal.
Testosterone for Women: What You Need to Know with NYT Journalist Susan Dominus
In this conversation, Dr. Lucy McBride sits down with New York Times journalist to discuss her recent article “‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive—and Then Some” on testosterone supplementation in women.
‘She started having orgasms for the first time in years’: More and more women are embracing testosterone’s sex and energy jolt
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Pasa el tiempo suficiente hablando con mujeres que toman testosterona —en concreto, en dosis muy altas— y empezarás a notar que suenan mesiánicas. Suelen hablar rápido e intensamente; están exaltadas; describen lo que claramente consideran una droga milagrosa; y no tienen intención de reducir su dosis, a pesar de los riesgos desconocidos o de algunos problemas con el vello facial. Después de todo, ¿cómo pueden preocuparse por el vello facial cuando se sienten tan vivas?
What Women Should Know About Taking Testosterone: Uses, Side Effects and More
Testosterone use has recently exploded among middle-aged women because the hormone can help revive libido. But many women are taking doses that are much higher than medical societies’ guidelines recommend. Increasingly, women in their 40s and beyond are experimenting with higher levels of the hormone than they produced naturally at any point in their lives; some are even approaching the levels of a teenage boy.
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Spend enough time speaking to women who are taking testosterone — specifically, in very high doses — and you start to notice that they sound messianic.
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
Magazine|‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/magazine/testosterone-women-health-sex-libido-menopause.html Spend enough time speaking to women who are taking testosterone —specifically, in very high doses — and you start to notice that they sound messianic.
He Has Months Left. His Son Hopes an A.I. Version of Him Can Live On.
The day of the shoot, Peter sat in an armchair in his living room, one hand crossed over the other. His legs were crossed, too, so that his black-and-white polka-dot socks were well exposed. Slight of frame, Peter looked elegant, although to his wife of 30 years, Joan, and to Matt, he appeared almost gaunt: He’d spent 72 days straight in the hospital and lost 18 pounds since he started receiving treatment for his cancer in February. Joan fussed briefly with his belt, which was twisted.
Parents of highly successful kids know these 5 things that most don't, says parenting expert—good grades 'only take you so far' | Flipboard
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I spent 10 years interviewing parents of highly successful kids—5 things they did differently: 'It's not just hard work and grit' | Flipboard
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Parents of highly successful kids know these 5 things that most don't, says parenting expert—good grades 'only take you so far' Original
I've always been fascinated by families whose children seem to be on some kind of unusual streak, reaching the top of their career ladders, or, even more interesting to me, blazing trails or following their passions with spectacular results. What did their parents do differently to empower them? What do researchers really know about what's effective in giving kids the support they need to succeed? Given that siblings are often so different, what seemed to be helpful across the board?
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The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives Original
Credit... Artwork by Kensuke Koike The Great Read Parents try everything to influence their children. But new research suggests brothers and sisters have their own profound impact. Credit... Artwork by Kensuke Koike When I was 14, I spent most of my free time doing two things that I loved: I ran a lot, and I played a lot of piano, even though by high school it was clear I'd never really excel at either.
How Should a Woman Sound?
7 ways I use AI to make my life easier When you think of AI you might immediately picture someone using ChatGPT to plan their day, draft an essay or generate an image in the style of a …
What's Behind Technology's Disembodied Female Voices? Original
If you listen to the many artificial, automated voices that have become prevalent online, the answer doesn't really matter, as long as she's helping you. WERE THE NATION'S avid TikTok users ever to lose their favorite app, they - we - wouldn't just be losing a form of entertainment; we'd be losing a library of cultural signifiers that came into being there, reflections of their time but also shapers of it.
Muchos científicos creían que la felicidad era aleatoria, algo que les ocurría a las personas por sus genes o sus circunstancias. Pero décadas de estudio proponen algo distinto. Un modelo de un enlace químico con caras felices y tristes en lugar de los átomos. Credit... Ilustración fotográfica de Ben Denzer Mientras crecía en Maryland, Sonja Lyubomirsky podía ver que su madre era infeliz.
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding Original
Decades of wellness studies have identified a formula for happiness, but you won't figure it out alone. Credit... Photo illustration by Ben Denzer Growing up in Maryland, Sonja Lyubomirsky could see that her mother was unhappy. When Sonja was 9, her parents moved the family from Moscow, where her mother taught literature at a high school, to the United States, hoping to offer their children more opportunities.
IVF mixup: What’s to be done if your child gets switched with another at birth-and you don’t find out till years later
Susan Dominus | New York Times Magazine | January 16, 2025 XLinkedInFacebookRedditBlueskyThreads XLinkedInFacebookRedditBlueskyThreads Daphna Cardinale with May (left) and Alexander Cardinale at the hospital with Olivia and May (right). Credit: Cardinale family/New York Times Magazine In the days after Daphna Cardinale delivered her second child, she experienced a rare sense of calm and wonder.
Un error en la fecundaciĆ³n in vitro, un descubrimiento sorprendente y una decisiĆ³n agobiante
Los días posteriores al parto de su segunda hija, Daphna Cardinale experimentó una extraña sensación de calma y asombro. Fue un alivio después de tantas preocupaciones: ella y su marido, Alexander, habían intentado concebir durante tres años antes de recurrir a la fecundación in vitro, y, una vez embarazada, Daphna sufría frecuentes y dolorosas contracciones prematuras. Pero ahora, milagrosamente, ahí estaba su bebé, su bebé perfecta: May, de pelo negro pegado a la cabeza.
Aaric Siesco, family law attorney at Rose Law Group, comments on: An I.V.F. mix-up, a shocking discovery and an unbearable choice Original
By Susan Dominus | New York Times In the days after Daphna Cardinale delivered her second child, she experienced a rare sense of calm and wonder. The feeling was a relief after so much worrying: She and her husband, Alexander, had tried for three years to conceive before turning to in vitro fertilization, and Daphna, once pregnant, had frequent and painful early contractions.But now, miraculously, here was their baby, their perfect baby, May, with black hair plastered on her head.
┬┐Vale la pena tomarse esa copa de vino? Original
[Estamos en WhatsApp. Empieza a seguirnos ahora] Hace aproximadamente un año, una amiga empezó a evadir mis invitaciones a tomar una copa. No fue sino hasta que nos vimos para dar un paseo que me explicó que no lo hacía por ningún motivo personal: solo había dejado de beber.
How Bad Is Drinking for You, Really?
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Is That Drink Worth It to You? Original
About a year ago, a friend of mine started evading my invitations to grab a drink. It was only when we caught up for a walk that she explained she wasn't putting me off for any personal reason - it was just that she had stopped drinking. She wasn't a heavy drinker - she had a glass of wine with dinner, the occasional Aperol spritz - but she'd been hearing on podcasts and reading in the news that even a small amount of alcohol was much worse for her health than had previously been understood.
These Couples Survived a Lot. Then Came Retirement.
2 hours ago While the Boston Celtics do indeed have a problem matching the physical play of some ball clubs as a finesse team, there seems to be an erroneous notion that the Celtics are somehow soft. This idea stems from the idea that teams which do not gesticulate and ride the line of dirty play (we’ll take …
They Worked Together as Peace Activists. Oct. 7 Changed Everything.
Tamar Shamir and Mohamed Abu Jafar tried for years to bring Jews and Palestinians together. Now they wonder if they ever understood each other. "I feel betrayed on such a deep level." Tamar Shamir read the message on her phone in surprise. Another followed: "I just want to puke." Shamir, a 53-year-old peace activist, was at her home not far from Haifa, in northern Israel, on Oct. 8, the day after Hamas's deadly attack.
They Worked Together as Peace Activists. Oct. 7 Changed Everything.
‘It destroyed my heart.’ ‘Don’t watch the videos.They will traumatize you.’ ‘The majority of Israelis, and themajority of Palestinians, don’t acknowledge each other’s pain.’ ‘If I said the truth, it wouldbe hard for her.’ ‘They say nothing. They know it is genocide.’ The Peace Activists Divided by Oct. 7 By Susan Dominus Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT They Worked Together as Peace Activists. Oct. 7 Changed Everything.
They Worked Together as Peace Activists. Oct. 7 Changed Everything.
‘It destroyed my heart.’ ‘Don’t watch the videos.They will traumatize you.’ ‘The majority of Israelis, and themajority of Palestinians, don’t acknowledge each other’s pain.’ ‘If I said the truth, it wouldbe hard for her.’ ‘They say nothing. They know it is genocide.’ The Great Read Tamar Shamir and Mohamed Abu Jafar tried for years to bring Jews and Palestinians together. Now they wonder if they ever understood each other.
‘There Was Definitely a Thumb on the Scale to Get Boys’ (Published 2023)
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The scene outside a bar that is popular among Tulane students.Credit...Maggie Shannon for The New York Times Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Published Sept. 8, 2023Updated Sept. 26, 2023 In the spring of 2021, about 2,000 students on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans received an email they were expecting.
Book Review: ‘Birth Control,’ by Allison Yarrow
Book Review|The Case for Home Births in America https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/books/review/birth-control-allison-yarrow.html Nonfiction In “Birth Control,” Allison Yarrow argues that this country’s male-dominated medical industry prioritizes control instead of the autonomy — and safety — of pregnant patients. Credit...Christophe Archambault/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Aug.
A Reporter Who Puts Herself Into Perspective
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When I speak to journalism students, I usually advise them to use the first person point of view in their reported works with caution. Writing in the first person can make for facile transitions (“I met her at a crowded restaurant”) or reveal reporters’ mistaken impressions of their own significance to a story.
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You Don’t Need to Speak Another Language to Love a Bilingual Edition Treat language as a Jenga tower, moving its pieces but preserving its structure. May 16, 2023By Hasan Altaf
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