How Car Rentals Explain the 2021 Economy

Prices have fallen recently but not to previous levels. The industry reflects the American economy’s long, strange trip.

Dancing Through New York in a Summer of Joy and Grief

During the brief moment when the pandemic was receding and we could be together again, all we wanted to do was move our bodies.

Opinion | After a Summer Without Butterflies, I Cling to What Endures

The ecosystem in my own yard is showing signs of both trouble and hope. 

A Menu to Savor the Final Moments of Summer

A creamy corn soup, chicken with a peppery stew and a fresh take on peach Melba round out David Tanis’s late-season menu.

We’ll Give You a Week Off. Please Don’t Quit.

“Operation Chillax”: Companies are trying to combat burnout from working remotely by offering more time off and other perks.

Opinion | I Was Euphoric in June. Look Where We Are Now.

Farewell to the heartbreaking summer of 2021.

In a Fast-Moving Pandemic, Daters Are Taking It Slow

Looking for love demands a little more discernment in the age of Covid.

Opinion | I Never Knew How Golden My Summers Were

Sometimes, what’s most important becomes clear only with the passage of time. 

New York’s Brief Hot Restaurant Summer: Bread Binges and Dance Parties

Restaurants steeled themselves for a post-pandemic summer of celebration. In June and July, they got it, but the Delta variant quashed that quickly.

Celebrating Peak Summer

A quick weeknight sauté of ripe corn, tomatoes and seared halloumi is exactly what we love about summer.

Why an East Harlem Street Is 31 Degrees Hotter Than Central Park West

If you want to map inequality in New York, you can just count trees.

Fans Find Joy in a Long-Delayed Season of Bets and Feasts

A day at the track begins with a race to the picnic tables.

Why Your Next Trip Might Be More Expensive Than Your Last

The cost of travel climbed this summer, but the Delta variant is weighing on demand. We looked into travel’s murky crystal ball to find out how prices will fare in the future.

A Better Way to Grow Bulbs

Bulbs can be the ‘easiest of all plants’ — if you choose well and treat them right. (Hint: Start with chicken wire.)

The Eternal Charm of Nathan’s Famous Hot-Dog Stand

For over 150 years, Coney Island has been a beloved summer refuge for New Yorkers looking to escape the heat — and eat the season’s best snacks.

Freedom, Wyoming

In a town called Freedom, it only feels like summer will last forever.

Are the Kids All Right? Ask the Camp Directors.

Summer camp in the middle of a pandemic has been a tech-free, joyous balm for some. For others, though, it’s a pit of anxiety.

Opinion | I Don’t Want to Spend the Rest of My Days Grieving

I remind myself to attend to what is not dying, to focus as much on the exquisite beauties of this earth as on its staggering losses.

What to Do This Summer: Chapel Hill, N.C.

This progressive college enclave, along with neighboring Carrboro, offers everything from astronomy shows and fine art to sweet-potato biscuits and miso-glazed catfish.

Communing With Redwoods on the California Coast

Every summer, the writer Barbara Jane Reyes takes a road trip in pursuit of the beauty, and the poetry, of the natural world.