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The coolest plants for your apartment from NYC’s best garden shops

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed the growth of indoor plant culture in New York. Living walls—a term few of us would have recognized ten years ago—are now a common fixture in the city, from... Read More
Review: ‘Shaya: An Odyssey of Food, My Journey Back to Israel’

When did Israeli cuisine become such a thing in America? Was it Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbooks that started the craze? Our love for hummus, a section of the supermarket that just keeps spreading? The appearance of shakshuka on brunch menus... Read More
Review: ‘The Female Persuasion’

The Female Persuasion Meg Wolitzer Riverhead Books, 2018 There are a lot of things that fall into place for Greer Kadetsky in Meg Wolitzer’s new novel, The Female Persuasion. After a brief boomerang to her childhood home post-college, she... Read More
10 hours in…Crown Heights

Calling in sick from work is an art form. You’ll need to spend the day wisely. Sleep in, and then do something you wouldn’t normally be able to do on a weekend. For instance, spend the day in Crown... Read More
Southern classics and Sunday rituals redefined at Butterfunk

On an especially cold Sunday afternoon in Windsor Terrace, a long line of neighborhood regulars and newcomers stood in line good naturedly until the door at the soul food restaurant Butterfunk swung open at 5:30 pm like clockwork. It was tacitly... Read More