RSPCA warns parents over gender reveal party craze that is killing birdsThe RSPCA has issued a warning about a new gender reveal craze that is harming birds. Parents-to-be have been using pigeons dyed pink or blue to reveal the gender of their unborn child, but one animal hospital said the trend may have contributed to the death of a bird last month.
How to Make Better Joint Decisions With Your PartnerThis is how to sidestep the most common — and frustrating — parts of decision-making and come together as a unit.
How a Virtual Assistant Taught Me to Appreciate BusyworkI recently downloaded a virtual assistant that promised to ease the burdens of modern parenthood. The app is called Yohana, and it offered to handle a pile of tasks on my behalf.
How do you get siblings to be nice to each other? Latino families have an answerThe Science of Siblings is a new series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very molecules. We'll be sharing these stories over the next several weeks.
We Left Our Child With His Grandpa and a Teenage Babysitter. I Wish I Didn’t Have to Say the Rest.Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I’ve never really liked my father-in-law, “David,” but up until last week, I thought my feelings just represented ordinary not-getting-along-with-the-in-laws.
The Unexpected Hero of My Baking RepertoireOne day last year in Paris, I went to the Musée de Cluny, a temple to the tactile esoterica of medieval France. I remember seeing braids of wooden hair, a marble gown sculpted in almost calligraphic lines, and a rose made out of gold, all of which seemed to defy conventional physics.
Use the Shade in Your Garden to Grow More VegetablesOver time, you’ll get to know your garden like a close friend. Where the high parts are that dry out, the low parts that are always waterlogged, which parts get early sun, and which beds the squirrels love the most.
I'm the son of a billionaire. Here's how my family's wealth affected how I made friends and dated.I know there are people who only see me as an asset, but I'm happy with my friendships and trust in my ability to read people.
Lauren Oyler and the Critic in the Internet AgeIn No Judgment, the novelist and critic explores the perilous activity of literary criticism in the era of social media. Like many great literary critics before her, Lauren Oyler wrote a novel as her first book.
Will Historic Job Growth Bring an End to the “Vibecession”?For months now, one of the key questions—perhaps the key question—in American politics has been when, and if, good economic news will feed into the polling data on the Presidential race. Growth in employment and G.D.P.
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: 'The Tortured Poets Department'Taylor Swift released a new album this week. While the singer is 34 years old—practically middle-aged—her music speaks to young people directly, and they are speaking back. Less mainstream young people are becoming huge fans of a Chinese industrial chemical company.
The Women Who Run HarlemSince the Harlem Renaissance, Black women have shaped the culture uptown: In 1948, Jean Blackwell Hutson was appointed curator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and in 1968, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer founded the National Black Theatre.
Women in Menopause Are Getting Short ShriftThey could benefit from a diversity of hormones, empathy about their experience, and a frank approach to sexuality—all hallmarks of trans health care. Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration.
The Dada Era of Internet MemesLast December, a factory in the Chinese province of Hebei called Donghua Jinlong posted a marketing video to TikTok showing aerial clips of its campus set to a jaunty tune. A caption proudly declared, in English, “Since 1979, Glycine comes from here.
How to Grow Vines on Your Pergola or Trellis (and What to Grow)I’m a big believer in growing your garden up using trellises, arbors and other supports. Growing up provides three exceptional benefits in a garden. First, it provides more room to grow.