John Otis
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At the End of a Road Trip, a Romantic Detour
Elizabeth Solomon traveled the country during the pandemic. She met Gero Geilenbruegge during a stopover in Naples, Fla. — and decided to stay.
He Wasn’t a ‘Bot,’ but Quickly Became Her Partner
Veronica Fitzpatrick and Kevin Fay met through the dating app Hinge in November 2022, and less than a year later, they became engaged.
A First Date She Nearly Called Off
Blair Smith and Alec Hall met on a gloomy winter night, but their time together took a celebratory turn when he popped a bottle of...
She Swapped Her ‘Spinsterlicious Life’ for Him
Eleanore Wells loved her single, child-free life so much that she wrote a book about it. Then, at 60, she moved to Australia where she...
A Note From Irving Berlin, the ‘Nation’s Songwriter’
The lyricist and composer wrote thousands of compositions — and one stern letter to The New York Times.
Inside the ‘Shakespearean Drama’ of the Murdoch Family
The reporters Jim Rutenberg and Jonathan Mahler, experts on the Murdoch empire, reflect on the revelation and implications of a clandestine legal battle.
With Unusual Stories, He Finds a Curious Audience
Thanks to a beat without boundaries, Steven Kurutz can follow trends wherever they take him.
A Slide Show of a Neighborhood, as Some Saw It
A project from Styles charts the stages of gentrification in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with photographs of changing store fronts, street corners and performance spaces.
A High School Romance Goes the Distance
Julie Gerard and Adam Romund began dating their senior year of high school. And after each had both earned an undergraduate degree, it was clear...
They Saw Each Other at a Jazz Club and Never Looked Away
Robyn Green was drawn to Jeb Roberts during his guitar solo of a favorite song. The moment Mr. Roberts introduced himself, he knew he liked...