This morning, The Times announced that Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan are our new chief restaurant critics. It’s the first time the job is being shared by two people and the first time we’re not trying to hide their faces. Also, they will be filing full-length, starred reviews from around the country, not just New…
Elon Musk said in a social media post early Wednesday that he regretted some of his posts and comments about President Trump last week, which had led the president to disparage the tech billionaire, a feud that played out in real time on social media. Mr. Musk said on his X platform that some of…
new video loaded: Meet Our New Restaurant Critics transcript Back transcript Meet Our New Restaurant Critics Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao are the new restaurant critics at The New York Times, succeeding Pete Wells. While the two new critics are still going to be discreet when dining out for The Times, they have decided to…
On Wednesday, The Times announced that Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan are the new chief restaurant critics, filling — and expanding — the role Pete Wells left in 2024. This appointment is one of a few changes we’re making as our food criticism becomes more national, and as we bring it to life in new…
Ask any reputable dietitian or nutrition scientist about how to eat healthfully, and they will probably tell you to avoid dieting. Many diets emphasize restriction, whether it’s of calories, carbohydrates, fats or something else. And that’s not a healthy strategy, said Alison Brown, a nutrition researcher at the National Institutes of Health. Diets like these…
After a motorbike ride down an empty road, my daughter and I found ourselves jumping off a high wooden platform into a deep lagoon with salt-white sand, healthy coral — and no one else around. As the Indian Ocean splashed, we swam, jumped again and laughed. We lost track of time. Maybe we were just…
Air-conditioners can save lives and keep us comfortable on blistering days. But they may also carry health risks — namely, those related to mold. This was highlighted again last week, when the manufacturer Midea voluntarily recalled about 1.7 million air-conditioners because of a design flaw that encouraged mold growth. While that flaw made mold growth…
By The New York Times Illustrations by Orfeo Tagiuri Finding a reasonably priced hotel with character in the heart of popular European cities isn’t always an easy task. Our Europe-based contributors scoured the hotel scene in 15 cities in search of stylish lodgings that won’t break the bank. (Some even have free breakfast and rooftop…
Years ago, when I started writing about Silicon Valley’s efforts to replace workers with artificial intelligence, most tech executives at least had the decency to lie about it. “We’re not automating workers, we’re augmenting them,” the executives would tell me. “Our A.I. tools won’t destroy jobs. They’ll be helpful assistants that will free workers from…
In Ovid’s “Pygmalion” an artist creates an ivory sculpture of a woman so beautiful that he falls in love with it. He kisses his statue, adorns it with jewels and finery, and prays to Venus for a bride just like her. Venus answers his prayer. She grants the statue life, turning ivory to flesh. Pygmalion…
