On New Year’s Eve 2023, while the couple was vacationing with Ms. Hinojosa’s family in Whistler, British Columbia, Mr. Bianchezi asked her parents for her hand in marriage. After receiving their blessing, Mr. Bianchezi called Ms. Hinojosa’s sister, Ana Hinojosa, a wedding photographer. “I told her that it was time for me to propose,” he … Read more
Early on in her career in Native American education, Taylor Dawn Maki accepted a role as a youth coordinator at Torres Martinez Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a social services program for Native Americans in Long Beach, Calif. On her first day at the TANF office in November 2017, Ms. Maki met Jorge … Read more
On June 28, 2016, Ms. Ng and Mr. Leung found their relationship tested under extraordinary circumstances. They had traveled to Istanbul for a friend’s wedding and were awaiting a domestic flight at Atatürk Airport when news broke of a terrorist attack. The attack had occurred just an hour earlier, in the same terminal they had … Read more
That my husband, Reed, was texting the other woman just three days into our honeymoon wasn’t surprising. He had been falling in love with her for months. What was surprising was that we had gone through with our wedding despite the mounting evidence that our relationship might collapse under the weight of everything we had … Read more
When Ye speaks, his fans listen. Even if they have no idea what the heck he’s saying. This was on display in recent weeks as the artist formerly known as Kanye West released another crop of clothes through his Yzy Supply web shop, including a number of austere pieces with Cyrillic and Greek lettering on … Read more
Whether you cherish your morning TikTok scroll or the mere mention of the video platform sends you shrieking into a sensory-deprivation pod, there is no denying that the app has fundamentally transformed culinary culture in the United States. The app has saved restaurants from closing, helped strangers form tight-knit communities and occasionally made Americans feel … Read more
Being the Restaurant Friend™ is a gift and a curse. Yes, I get to dine out to my heart’s content (pro), and I have the privilege of treating my friends and family to dinner on occasion (pro). That I even get to have this job (major pro), but an unfortunate con is the inevitable text, … Read more
Relief organizations responding to the wildfires in the Los Angeles area are expecting donations of canned food, bottled water, personal hygiene products, blankets, baby formula, kitchen supplies and other necessities in the coming weeks. They will also receive clothing. Mountains of it. As aid workers well know, many Americans are eager to donate their used … Read more
“I wish you liked soup,” I texted a friend last week. A stinging cold front had moved in, and I could think of nothing else to make us for dinner that night. His aversion to broth-based meals makes planning a cozy evening in a bit of a puzzle for me, a card-carrying soup lover — … Read more
Until fairly recently, Mexico City’s most in-demand hotels were found in one of two areas: moneyed Polanco or along the skyscraper-lined Reforma Avenue. But over the last few years, a number of small, independent properties have emerged in the trendier (and expat-heavy) boroughs of Condesa and neighboring Roma, many of them moving into the graceful … Read more