US lifestyle

Los Angeles finally opens audacious ‘amoeba’ art museum

Works by one of the museum's walls of windows, shielded from light damage by sheer curtains.

Washington’s ‘hall of history’ gets a rare makeover

Visitors in the Rotunda at the Capitol in Washington. The National Archives has added the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment to the grand central rotunda of its headquarters in Washington, the first additions to its permanent display of founding documents in nearly 75 years.

The latest fashion is not in your closet – it is on the dinner table

Kerrilynn Pamer’s outdoor dining setup at her home in Los Angeles, March 3, 2026. Interior design and personal style are being showcased more often on dining room tables around the country. (Stella Kalinina/The New York Times)

Happier Grocery is a New York grocery store, but selling food is not the point

Branded merchandise inside refrigerators in Happier Grocery in New York, Jan. 28, 2026. Happier Grocery is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge.

Viewpoint

Want to change your neighbourhood? Start with a power walk

A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.

A love letter to grey: Lustrous. Uplifting. Stormy. Serene

The writer recently thought about her growing affinity for grey when colour authority Pantone unveiled Cloud Dancer as its Colour of the Year for 2026.

Bhavitha Mandava was discovered on the subway. Then she walked a Chanel runway

Indian model Bhavitha Mandava opened the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York City in a subway station.

Architect Frank Gehry’s essential, stunning projects

Celebrated American architect Frank Gehry left behind playful, polarising buildings across the globe.

Global Design

Feel the beat: Discover Miami’s design pulse at high-energy South Beach

rrtravel - The Colony, iconic in bright pastel blue.
Credit: RYAN RYANDALL

Like fancy Japanese toilets? You will love the sound of this

Ms Donna Burke, who moved to Japan from Australia in 1996, at her home in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2025. Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

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