LIFESTYLE

Back in January 2019, my friend Liz had the brilliant idea to start a soup group to help us get through the long, dark winter. The rules were simple: our six friends would rotate houses every couple months, the host...

What are you up to this weekend? My mom is visiting for an early Christmas celebration, and the boys are ecstatic. She arrives this afternoon, and we made shortbread last night in anticipation. Hope you have a good one, and...

What’s a vegetarian to do when the cold forecast and a skeletal greenmarket conspire to drive her into the arms of Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese or the red-wine braised short ribs of yesteryear? Well, a few years into my whole “weekday...

What are you up to this weekend? We’re decorating our Christmas tree tonight, and tomorrow I’m going to see the new Oedipus, a modernized version that follows a politician and his wife on election night. I’ll report back! Hope you...

When it comes to low-cost gift giving, I always love throwing something sentimental in a frame, but that’s far from the only option. We asked CoJ readers to share the low-spend, high-impact gifts they’ve given or received, and here are...

“Would you ever consider a Monday update?” a reader named Molly commented last week. “It could be a mini complement to the ‘Have a Great Weekend’ posts. I’m always curious how the party went, which dress you chose, how the...

Happy Thanksgiving! What are you up to this week? The boys left this morning, and I already miss spotting their random socks around the house. But my dad arrives in a few hours, which will be fun. Hope you have...

Have you ever seen the show… You Can’t Ask That? The Australian documentary series features people from different marginalized groups in each episode — say, people who live in public housing, transgender folks, Muslim men and women, survivors of sexual assault,...

What are you up to this weekend? Tonight the boys and I are ordering Thai food and watching a movie. We’re thinking Eighth Grade? Hope you have a good one and here are a few fun links from around the...

I am physically incapable of showing up empty-handed. If you say, “Just bring yourself,” my brain goes into overdrive, thinking of the perfect gift. I’m cataloging your apartment: Have I ever seen a plant that’s not on life support? Are...