Recipe: Russ and Daughters’ Potato Latkes
These comforting potato pancakes have traditionally been served during Hanukkah, though latkes have come to represent celebration in all its forms.
17/02/2015
All Stories
The Science of Scribbling
Doodlers, rejoice! Scrawling stick figures and pyramids in afternoon meetings may actually make us concentrate more on the tasks at hand, not less.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Educators
By dreaming up new ways to coach the creative community, these humble scholars are teaching fresh ideas to eager students of all ages.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Renters and Lenders
Sharing bikes, swapping homes and lending funds to small businesses: These three companies make a living through temporary transactions.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Store Owners
Neighborhood shops don’t just provide goods and services: They can also become valuable support structures within creative communities.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Online Communities
With so many people turning to the internet for a modern sense of community, the challenge becomes connecting those users in real life too.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Food Enthusiasts
Food can be used to enrich, strengthen and connect people of all societies and cultures: All you need is a passion for tasty morsels and tradition.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Do-Gooders
Good business isn’t always about financials and selling products: These social enterprises inspire us to give more to our communities and take less.
17/02/2015
The Community Entrepreneurs: The Makers
Whether they create products with a conscience, revive classic communication or give choice back to consumers, makers can also be social doers.
17/02/2015
Home Tour: The Evergreen Cottage
For this home tour, we look inside a festive house in a cobblestoned corner of Copenhagen.
25/11/2014
Aurora Folklore
The northern lights have awed communities through the eras, and many fantastical theories have been imagined to explain the sky’s shifting glow.
25/11/2014
The Meaning of Light
The daily rise and fall of the sun is one of the few reliable occurrences in our lives.
25/11/2014
A Cup of Goodwill
The Neapolitan custom of caffè sospeso brings a community-minded meaning to “two cups a day.”
25/11/2014
The Hunger Games
Chocolate dominoes, shortbread Jenga and Turkish delight checkers—who says playing with your food shouldn’t be creative?
25/11/2014
Duel Intentions
With rain beating against our windows, going inside for some physical recreation may be safer than slipping on a sidewalk, even if it involves swords.
25/11/2014
Unexpected Pairings
We asked two culinary connoisseurs to tell us about some unusual flavor combinations that have won them over.
25/11/2014
Recipe: Leftover Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry Chutney
No need to be bored by leftovers—this variation on the turkey sandwich will make you anxious for your lunch hour to arrive.
25/11/2014
The Solace of Soaking
Nothing revitalizes tired bodies and minds more than a morning spent bathing in healing mineral water.
25/11/2014
All Wound Up
When the right scarf finds the right neck, it can add more to its owner’s character than warmth.
25/11/2014
Winter’s Kitchen
When the crisper months drift in, we are drawn to the home’s culinary heart.
25/11/2014
Before the Day Starts
Making the most of morning’s predawn hours can be the best way to start the day, whether it’s for reading, ruminating or romanticizing.
25/11/2014
How to Hibernate
Humans may not be able to hibernate in the way some animals do, but we can find moments of brief respite from the season’s chill.
25/11/2014
Recipe: Sole and Brussels Sprouts with Almonds, Tomato and Tarragon
This recipe is from Mikkel Karstad’s cookbook, Spis (meaning “eat” in Danish). This fish dish can be served with potatoes, a salad or cooked greens.
25/11/2014
A Day in the Life: Mikkel Karstad
Some folks seem to get that work-play-swim-life balance just right. Copenhagen chef, daily swimmer and father of four Mikkel Karstad is one of them.
25/11/2014
Neighborhood: Peckham
Home to art schools, small businesses and a vibrant local community, Peckham is one of the most transformed parts of London.
25/11/2014
Covering Our Commute
The daily commute can be made more bearable with a good coat, a decent book and a patient traveling companion.
25/11/2014
Coloring the Gray
The foundations for a winter wardrobe begin with cool neutrals, but adding bursts of color can enliven even the coldest of days.
25/11/2014
My Bedside Table: The Editor
The editor in chief of Milk Decoration magazine in Paris discusses what she likes to have at hand while slumbering.
25/11/2014
Allergic to Christmas
Some piney afflictions can be overcome using the powers of a hot glue gun, some tumbleweeds and a bit of motherly ingenuity.
25/11/2014
Shape Shifters
When the temperature drops, our bodies change: the way we hold them, the way we dress them and the way we move in them.
25/11/2014