At Airbnb, New Services and ‘Experiences’

For 17 years, Airbnb has taken on the hotel industry, and now, two billion guests later, the company is upping the competition. In an announcement today, Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive, said the company will offer the kinds of services typically found at hotels, including room service, spa treatments and personal training, all bookable on…

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Meals for Maycember – The New York Times

Hi, friends! Margaux filling in for Emily today. Tickled to be here. If you’re a parent, you might be in the thick of Maycember, that end-of-spring flurry of activities that requires SEAL-Team-Six-level logistics and planning: school concerts, graduations, sports tournaments, dance recitals, field trips, themed dress-up days, classroom parties, teacher conferences, summer child-care planning. (What…

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Do Women Need More Protein Around Menopause?

Q: I’ve seen various claims online that eating a lot of protein is important for women in perimenopause and beyond. Is that true? In an Instagram post to her 1.3 million followers, Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon in Orlando, Fla., describes how she consumes at least 130 grams of protein per day. Among…

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Should You Fly Through Newark Airport? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest airports, has been struggling with major delays and cancellations amid technological disruptions, staffing shortages and a runway closure. Communication problems, including a brief radar outage at the air traffic control facility on Friday and an outage last month, have left travelers wondering how safe it is…

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