Tag: New Year

The Debate Over January

I’m trying to catch some of the optimism from Steven Kurutz’s recent paean to January. Winter friends — those who, contrary to all hedonic and circadian sense, love dark days and black ice — have been forwarding the story to me, triumphant, as if once and for all it’s been settled, the pointless, perennial battle […]

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A Japanese Holiday Feast, By Way of California

The chef Sylvan Mishima Brackett’s San Francisco izakaya, Rintaro, will turn 10 next year, and in a city crowded with good places to eat, and a state with access to spectacular ingredients year-round, it still stands out. The restaurant’s courtyard, hidden from the street behind a nondescript door, is filled with fragrant fruit trees (including […]

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A New Year’s Energy Boost

It’s the first day of the year. Raise your hand if you could use more energy! That’s everybody, then? For months, I’ve been researching ways that people can restore and maintain their energy levels. Today begins what we’re calling the 6-Day Energy Challenge, where we will share evidence-based tips and inspiration so you can feel […]

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It’s 2024. Here Are the New Laws That New Yorkers Should Know About.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed roughly 900 bills in 2023. Those laws — many of which are scheduled to take effect in the new year — touch nearly every aspect of New Yorkers’ lives. There are measures recognizing additional school holidays (the Lunar New Year and Diwali), and others that establish broader protections for freelance workers […]

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How to Start the New Year? Keep the Sea Goddess Happy.

Each New Year’s Eve, more than two million revelers — twice as many as typically fill Times Square — dress in white and pack Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro to watch a 15-minute midnight fireworks extravaganza. The one-night hedonistic release is one of the world’s largest New Year’s celebrations and leaves Copacabana’s famed 2.4 […]

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N.Y.C. Officials Reassure Revelers Ahead of New Year’s Eve Festivities

New York officials on Friday tried to reassure people planning to take in Times Square on New Year’s Eve that there were “no specific credible threats” against Sunday’s festivities. The Police Department is preparing for hundreds of thousands of attendees at the annual ball drop in Times Square and will deploy thousands of officers, including […]

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Rosca de Reyes, a Sweet Bread for Three Kings Day

Mexican bakeries begin their preparations for Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day, weeks before the holiday’s Jan. 6 arrival. At La Monarca Bakery & Cafe in Los Angeles, bakers have been mixing and freezing bread dough since early December for the celebration’s signature treat: rosca de reyes, or three kings bread. For […]

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The Morning Readers’ Favorite Things of 2023

Earlier this month I asked you to send along your highly specific personal best-of list for 2023. I requested lists not limited to the usual categories like “best movie” or “best book” but that included, say, the best walk you took, or the best idea you had, or the best change you made to your […]

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