How cooking can help us go through the COVID-19 crisis sane, together and healthy — How cooking can help us go through the COVID-19 crisis sane, together and healthy Maria Gabriela Morán goes to sleep wondering what she’ll prepare for breakfast the next morning. It’s been the same every single day during her current four-week quarantine for her and for her family of five. That’s…

Earlier this year, Boston-based visual artist Evelyn Rydz was struggling to decide which of her Colombian mother’s recipes she would take… — Earlier this year, Boston-based visual artist Evelyn Rydz was struggling to decide which of her Colombian mother’s recipes she would take to the next “Comida Casera” dinner. Rydz has hosted these intimate, pot-luck meals since 2016, gathering strangers, neighbors, colleagues, friends, mentors — any women in her life — to…

I want to begin this piece with a confession: whenever someone asked me if I had tried Indian food, I was ashamed of answering with a big… — I want to begin this piece with a confession: whenever someone asked me if I had tried Indian food, I was ashamed of answering with a big no. When one of my classmates found out about it, he instantly suggested we should have Indian food for his upcoming birthday.

While the novel coronavirus outbreak has created uncertainty for many in the journalism industry, it has also created an opportunity to… — While the novel coronavirus outbreak has created uncertainty for many in the journalism industry, it has also created an opportunity to tell powerful stories about the effects of the pandemic. …

Something amazing happened a month ago. — Something amazing happened a month ago. Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny, Latin trap and reggaeton icon, released his brand new album, “YHLQMDLG,” at midnight on Feb. 29. The name of the album is short for the Spanish yo hago lo que me da la gana, which translates to I do…

I’ve been willing to avoid writing about the pandemic, but I’ve realized it’s quite impossible to just ignore what we are all living today… — I’ve been willing to avoid writing about the pandemic, but I’ve realized it’s quite impossible to just ignore what we are all living today. It’s just the same that happened in my city Guayaquil, Ecuador. We thought the outbreak and the crisis was far away from us, and now we…

As I do in most of the “Pizza, Press & Politics” discussions I have attended, I learn a lot and reflect on where I’m going with my… — As I do in most of the “Pizza, Press & Politics” discussions I have attended, I learn a lot and reflect on where I’m going with my journalism career. In this particular virtual session, where Dan Kennedy sponsored pizza through his phone, education was an important factor that got into…

Growing up in a Latin American family meant that more than once I heard my grandma saying to stay away from the pipi. And by pipi, she… — Growing up in a Latin American family meant that more than once I heard my grandma saying to stay away from the pipi. And by pipi, she meant the penis. “Never kiss standing up,” she said frequently, a thing I never completely understood until I discovered what an erection was…

I recently found an excellent Opinion series published in The New York Times called “On Campus,” a collection of columns written by (and I… — I recently found an excellent Opinion series published in The New York Times called “On Campus,” a collection of columns written by (and I think for) college students, professors, college officials and everyone related to university life. I enjoyed going through some of them as a college student because they…