AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoArtisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Gisela WilliamsPlus: a Venetian retreat, hand-knotted rugs and more recommendations from T Magazine. Covet This Rugs That Conjure an Ancient Garden in Kabul By Gisela Williams If Indiana Jones took a turn toward the elegant and developed an obsession with textiles, he might be a bit like Louis Barthélemy, the French …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar7 hours ago4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problemsverified_publisherThe New York Times - Niraj ChokshiThe company’s issues date back years, employees said, and were compounded by the pandemic, when it lost thousands of experienced workers. Boeing has faced intense scrutiny and pressure since a panel blew off a 737 Max 9 shortly after the plane, an Alaska Airlines flight, took off on Jan. 5. The …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar7 hours agoNo Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.verified_publisherThe New York Times - Derek M. NormanOn April 8, parts of 13 U.S. states, Mexico and Canada will plunge into midday darkness. Miss this spectacle and you’ll have to wait till 2044 for the next one so close to home. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar7 hours ago‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Qualityverified_publisherThe New York Times - Niraj ChokshiIn February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off. Less than two months later, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar7 hours agoHow a Middle-Aged Introvert Got His Groove Backverified_publisherThe New York Times - Tom VanderbiltThe idea of a “guys trip” was nerve-racking. But it turned out to be a valuable lesson in friendship. It began as ideas, good and bad, often do: in a bar. My soccer club — a group of mostly middle-aged dads in suburban New Jersey — was enjoying its weekly post-match pint when we began talking about …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar2 days agoTikTok Can’t Get Enough Boeing Jokes. Guess Who’s Not Laughing.verified_publisherThe New York Times - Frank RojasSocial media users have managed to turn the troubled airplane manufacturer’s headlines into punchlines, though some play fast and loose with the specifics. One would-be passenger pretended to pack his carry-on bag with tools, in case he needed to make an in-flight repair. Someone else compared the …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar1 day ago5 New Hotels Where the Past Meets the Presentverified_publisherThe New York Times - Stephanie RosenbloomTurrets, towers and tapestries greet guests at these evocative hotels in reimagined historic buildings in London, New York and beyond. (The food’s not bad, either.) When is a hotel more than a place to sleep? When it’s in a building with a storied past, allowing guests to go back in time to the …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar2 days agoVacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprintverified_publisherThe New York Times - Elaine GlusacTravelers choosing to stay in a vacation home instead of a hotel may have to spend more time searching for sustainable lodgings, but ultimately they will have more control over their environmental impact. The following are steps short-term renters can take to shrink their carbon footprint. Search …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarBelgium or Brooklyn? 5 Bold New Places to Eat in Brussels.verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alexander LobranoExciting young chefs wielding a palette of spices from places like Korea, Latin America and Morocco are turning the capital of Europe into a culinary upstart. Brussels, long the realm of stuffy French restaurants packed with gray-flannel-suited diplomats, has suddenly gone bold and bright. Thanks to …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar2 days agoWhy Do I Feel Gassy on Airplanes?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alice CallahanQ: I often feel uncomfortably bloated during flights. Why is that, and is there anything I can do about it? A day of air travel can throw a wrench into the inner workings of your digestive system, causing gas, bloating and the need to release some pressure. That tightness you feel in your waistband on …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar2 days agoGardens of Stone, Moss, Sand: 4 Moments of Zen in Kyotoverified_publisherThe New York Times - Paula DeitzOnce, when the Buddha was asked to preach about a flower he was presented, he instead “gazed at it in silence,” according to the British garden designer Sophie Walker in her book “The Japanese Garden.” In this spiritual moment Zen Buddhism was born, inspiring the serene and eternal dry or rock …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatar3 days agoAurora Tourism in Iceland: You Can Seek, but You May Not Findverified_publisherThe New York Times - Amelia NierenbergFrom the outside, it may seem like the northern lights dance across Iceland’s skies each night. On Icelandair ads, planes fly across shimmering curtains in the sky. On social media, travelers gaze at the green bands above them. The lights are even on some recycling bins in Reykjavík, the capital: …