Worry-day off
My weekly ritual. No worrying for 24 hours. What a relief.
Illustration by Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber
Allure of moisturizer
I’ve really upped my skincare budget during the pandemic.
The New Yorker cartoon by Ngoziu
In need of a redo
Today, someone left a bag of trash and recycled bottles in front of my building. With irritation, I picked up the bags up to haul to the recycling bin. And in the process, I dropped one of the bottles, which splattered across the pavement.
Illustration by Grace Miceli
Season of Miracles
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff lights the Hanukkah candles at the White House. (File this under things not to be taken for granted!)
Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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