‘Housewife of the Year’: Contestants Look Back in Dismay
There’s a temptation, when making a documentary about some obviously retrograde practice from the past, for filmmakers to treat their subject like something to gawk at. Can you believe how…
Too Sentimental to Declutter? Start Here.
Kim Allen doesn’t like clutter. But when it comes to some of her most sentimental items, she finds it hard to let go. Near the top of the list is…
‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Carrie Coon on What Being Worthy of Love Really Means
In the movie “His Three Daughters,” Carrie Coon’s character, Katie, has rigid ideas about who her sisters are and what they’re capable of. When the women reunite to care for…
Do Elon Musk and His Father Get Along?
Errol Musk wants the world to know that he and his son Elon are actually on very good terms. “Always have been,” he said in an interview on Friday, just…
Why Allison Janae Hamilton Turned Her Studio Into a Family Archive
In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most prized collection. Allison Janae Hamilton is greeted by seven generations of women in her family every time she enters her Chelsea,…
‘Just Use It’ – The New York Times
Joan Didion once said that she used her “good” silver every day, because “every day is all there is.” That line, which was uttered to a reporter from my newspaper…
Mom’s Gripes About Sister-in-Law Put Daughter in a Bind
My mother is hypercritical of my brother’s wife, to the point that she blames my sister-in-law for my brother’s “failings” (not getting a better job, not taking better care of…