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We mustn’t write off our elders as the collateral damage of Covid The well-meaning pragmatism of 'learning to live with the virus' is ageist 29 December 2020 • 7:08pm It seems like only yesterday that I sent a fan letter to Ricky Nelson and did handstands against the playground wall. Then, I turned my back for five minutes and suddenly, my children have children of their own. Apparently, I now get free prescriptions, and inside my purse has mysteriously appeared a Senior Railcard. How did that get there? Age creeps up on you as stealthily as a Japanese bullet train, and while I’m not ye...

Jan explains that it was an intentional move on her part not to name the characters brought to life so memorably by Lumley and Allam. “Firstly, I really don’t like that radio convention where the names of characters are casually dropped into the dialogue – “Hello Kate, come in. Phil darling, it’s Kate at the door” it sounds contrived and awful, so I deliberately wanted to steer away from that “But, I also wanted to make my couple ‘universal’ – I wanted people to listen in and recognize themselves, relive situations that they had been in or hear conversations that they had ...

Jan explains that it was an intentional move on her part not to name the characters brought to life so memorably by Lumley and Allam. “Firstly, I really don’t like that radio convention where the names of characters are casually dropped into the dialogue – “Hello Kate, come in. Phil darling, it’s Kate at the door” it sounds contrived and awful, so I deliberately wanted to steer away from that “But, I also wanted to make my couple ‘universal’ – I wanted people to listen in and recognize themselves, relive situations that they had been in or hear conversations that they had ...

5 Unforgettable Conversations From the Events Team Whether they broke down the news or broke up the day, The Times’s live discussions, demonstrations and performances this year offered audiences something rare: a sense of connection. Credit...Laurent Cilluffo Dec. 23, 2020 After a year that so often kept people apart, the events staff at The New York Times wanted to take a moment to celebrate the occasions that brought us together. In 2020, Times journalists hosted nearly 160 virtual events to help us cope, make sense of a world turned upside down and live our best lives (under the circumst...