Life&Love

The first time I cried during the pandemic, I was sitting on my future in-laws’ white couch in their Manhattan

As the COVID-19 crisis continues and health care practitioners attempt to divert non-essential traffic to local hospitals and clinics, U.S.

I was born in Indiana, in a village so remote our closest neighbors grew popcorn. After my birth, in a

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m not even playing the lottery,” my father Jerry P. Jackson said to my startled ears.

When social distancing guidelines were first introduced in the Pacific Northwest, Phoebe’s family thought she would be fine. “I’m super

This Mother’s Day will look a lot different from what we’ve come to expect. For most people, there won’t be

For Melissa, a 29 year old resident of Tampa, happy hours look much different now: They’re more frequent, start earlier,

“The biggest day on the internet ever,” at least according to Jumperoo62, a commenter on the British gossip forum Tattle.life,

They weren’t even going to take the cruise—they were too busy. But at the last minute, Katherine Codekas and her

The month of Ramadan is a time for social connection and celebration. It’s a time for religious reflection and volunteering,

I fell in love with my roommate. We got engaged in the house and, funnily enough, we got married in

We did it. We have officially reached who-the-hell-knows week of quarantine. Our roots have grown out, our makeup has been

If you ask newlyweds Abena and Ade to pick a song to represent their journey so far, they’ll say “The

Author My daughter is four years old and has questions. She always has questions. That’s the nature of being four.

“Casually dating during COVID-19 is like musical chairs,” says Vicky, a 38-year-old creative producer from Scotland. “Whoever you’ve been dating