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Regional - New York Times - 3 hours ago

Bublé for a Day, but He Can’t Sing and There’s Little Resemblance

Dan Perlman, a comedian, looks and sounds nothing like Michael Bublé. And yet, for some reason, he was hired to impersonate the crooner at a birthday party.

Regional - New York Times - 5 hours ago

How Clint Ramos, a Tony Winner, Spends a Day Designing Costumes

Mr. Ramos, Lincoln Center’s artist in residence, makes breakfast for his daughter before heading to the Metropolitan Opera House and a photo shoot and his own birthday celebration.

Regional - New York Times - 5 hours ago

Inside the Yearslong Push to Bring the World Cup Final to New Jersey

Winning the right to host the world’s most popular sporting event took years of planning, countless Zoom calls and a bit of luck with a broken-down bus.

Regional - New York Times - 11 hours ago

Man Accused of Setting Subway Rider on Fire Is Charged With Arson

The victim was sleeping on a train at Penn Station in Manhattan around 3 a.m. Monday when an 18-year-old man set him on fire, the police said.

Regional - New York Times - 14 hours ago

For Tekashi69, Drugs and Fight Add Up to Three More Months in Prison

The rapper, who was sentenced to two years in prison after testifying for the government at a gang trial, was ordered incarcerated for probation violations.

Regional - New York Times - 14 hours ago

Chi Ossé, NYC Councilman, Ends Primary Challenge to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Chi Ossé had hoped to ride the momentum of Zohran Mamdani to challenge Representative Hakeem Jeffries, but he failed to secure the backing of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Regional - New York Times - 14 hours ago

How Has Congestion Pricing Changed Your Year?

The tolling program, decades in the making, has shown signs of being effective after a rocky rollout.

Regional - New York Times - 15 hours ago

Robert B. Fiske Jr., First to Lead Whitewater Investigation, Dies at 94

He had overseen high-profile cases as a private lawyer and a U.S. attorney in New York when he was named to examine the role of Bill and Hillary Clinton in a failed development venture.

Regional - New York Times - 15 hours ago

Linda McMahon’s School Visit, Sponsored by Conservatives, Draws Protest

The secretary of education is barnstorming the country, talking to schoolchildren about civics and promoting patriotism. Critics claim the lessons have been crafted by partisan and religious groups.

Regional - New York Times - 17 hours ago

Rich New Yorkers Threaten to Leave. Then They Find Out How Hard That Is.

Tax accountants and lawyers detail the arduous process wealthy New Yorkers would have to face to avoid paying New York State and city taxes.

Regional - New York Times - 18 hours ago

Mamdani Woos Wealthy Donors Alongside Grassroots Givers for Transition

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has turned to crypto kings, movie stars and an oil heir, among others, to help reach his $4 million goal to fund his transition and Jan. 1 inauguration.

Regional - New York Times - 19 hours ago

‘A Christmas Carol’ Review: A Gentle Interpretation of a Classic

This production, which retains many of the charms of its 2019 Broadway staging, has lost some of its necessary darkness.

Regional - New York Times - 21 hours ago

Ex-D.E.A. Agent Charged With Agreeing to Launder Millions for Cartel

The former agent, Paul Campo, laundered money for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

A LaGuardia Terminal That Recalls the Glory Days of Air Travel

Aviation buffs want to be sure that Marine Air Terminal, an Art Deco landmark, will be protected.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

After ‘Working Girl,’ Can Christopher Ashley Bring His Sunshine to New York?

Before returning to New York to lead Roundabout, Christopher Ashley is concluding his 18-year tenure at La Jolla Playhouse with the new musical “Working Girl.”

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Rich New Yorkers Are Again Threatening to Leave. Here’s Why They Don’t.

Tax accountants and lawyers detail the arduous process wealthy New Yorkers would have to face to avoid paying New York State and city taxes.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Where Is Jacob? His Mother Won’t Say, and the Police Cannot Find Him.

Jacob Pritchett, 11, has been missing for months. A judge has said his mother must remain at Rikers Island until she reveals his whereabouts.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Grand Jury Said to Decline to Reindict Letitia James

After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

N.Y.P.D. Officers Who Killed Win Rozario Won’t Be Charged

Win Rozario, who had called 911 in distress, was holding scissors when two police officers shot him. The New York attorney general said it was unlikely the officers would be convicted.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Grand Jury Said to Decline to Re-Indict Letitia James

After a judge dismissed the Trump administration’s first attempt to indict the attorney general of New York State, a new grand jury effort failed, according to people familiar with the matter.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Days After Trump Pardoned One Honduran Politician, Another Gets 22 Years

President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president, who had been convicted for drug trafficking. Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, a former congressman, got nearly 22 years.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

N.Y.P.D. Officers Won’t Be Charged in Fatal Shooting of Queens Man

Win Rozario, who had called 911 in distress, was holding scissors when two police officers shot him. The New York attorney general said it was unlikely the officers would be convicted.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

ICE Separates Boy, 6, From Father During Effort to Deport Them to China

The child and his father fled China earlier this year and the boy had just been enrolled in school. Federal officials have tried and failed to send them back.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

2 Cocaine Cases. 2 Honduran Politicians. Only One Faces Years in Prison.

Just three days after President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president, Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, a former congressman and drug trafficker, got nearly 22 years.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

In Her 90s, a Painter Finally Confronts Her Nazi Trauma

Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Inside the Alvin Ailey Gala: Ciara, the Red Carpet and a Madonna Dance Party

Alvin Ailey’s annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”

Regional - New York Times - 1 day ago

Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s Queer Cult Classic Debuts in New York

“The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions” is a music theater piece based on Larry Mitchell and Ned Asta’s 1970s book.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Brooklyn Borough President Will Run for House Seat as Socialists Circle

Antonio Reynoso’s bid to replace Representative Nydia M. Velázquez will most likely be contested by a candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

174 Million Stolen Rides: The Cost of Fare Evasion

The M.T.A. is deploying a variety of tools to combat fare beating, and the authority says that they are working.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Homes for Sale in New York City

This week’s listings are in Kips Bay, the Upper West Side and Fieldston.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

She Was 8 When She Fled the Nazis. After 86 Years, It Inspired Her Art.

Cornelia Foss, better known as a confidante to other artists than as an artist herself, has put aside landscape painting for something far more visceral.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

As Hochul Considers an A.I. Bill, Its Sponsor Throws Her a Fund-Raiser

Gov. Kathy Hochul received nearly $250,000 for her re-election campaign from donors eager to have her sign a bill that would regulate the A.I. field in New York.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Who Is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?

The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Who is Andrew Farkas, Who Owned a Marina With Jeffrey Epstein?

The billionaire real estate developer’s relationship with Mr. Epstein is in the spotlight, with the release of emails and images of Mr. Epstein’s private home in the Caribbean.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Mel Leipzig, Painter Called the ‘Chekhov of Trenton,’ Dies at 90

He put fellow New Jerseyans at the center of his work, and a critic praised the “mysterious emotional tensions” in his pictures of ordinary people.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison

In a court filing, a lawyer for the onetime companion of the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein said she would seek to be released from her minimum-security federal lockup.

Regional - New York Times - 2 days ago

Chanel Brings a Great Métiers d’Art Show to the NYC Subway

ASAP Rocky, Jon Bon Jovi and Teyana Taylor hop aboard the C train as Matthieu Blazy brings a great Métiers d’Art show to New York.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

Trump’s Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Erases Top Loyalist’s Triumph

Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

The M.T.A. Is Counting on a Casino Windfall

A state board has recommended licensing three casinos. If they go ahead, they will provide revenues for mass transit starting next year.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

Pardon Undoes a Climactic Win in Drug Prosecutions Led by a Trump Ally

Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

How NYC Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion: Spikes, Fins, Guards

Subway and bus fare evasion cost New York’s transit system nearly $1 billion last year. Will an arsenal of new tricks turn the tide?

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

‘The President Has the Final Word’ on Pardons, U.S. Attorney Says

Jay Clayton, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, had called his office’s drug prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras a success. President Trump decided to free him this week.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

A Sidewalk Encounter Between 2 Longtime Neighbors Ends in a Death

Dean Whetzel, 82, had known Dana Escoffier, 79, for decades. When Mr. Whetzel bumped into him near their Village apartments, Mr. Escoffier shoved him, the police said, and he fell to the ground.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

James Solomon Wins Jersey City Mayoral Runoff Election, Beating Jim McGreevey

Mr. Solomon was elected mayor over Mr. McGreevey, who was hoping for a comeback after resigning in 2004 as New Jersey’s governor amid a sex scandal.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

‘I Knew It Was Him’: Officer Recalls Confronting Mangione at McDonald’s

A Pennsylvania patrolman said a superior had offered him a hoagie if he responded to a call at a local McDonald’s. The officer recognized the suspect and then played for time.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

Prosecutors Drop Murder Case Against Man Who Served More Than 25 Years

James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo in 1993, said all along that he was innocent.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Man Who Served 25 Years for 1993 Murder

James Pugh, one of two men originally convicted in the savage killing of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo, said all along that he was innocent.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of N.J. in Dispute Over Anti-Abortion Center Donor Records

A majority of the justices appeared supportive of arguments by a crisis pregnancy center that it should be able to challenge a subpoena from the state’s attorney general in federal court.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

How a Verdict by a Jury of 11 People in Queens Made Legal History

New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.

Regional - New York Times - 3 days ago

See All the Stars at the Gotham Awards: Elle Fanning, Hugh Jackman and More

It was all roast beef, chocolate cake and air kisses at the Gotham Awards in Lower Manhattan.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

What Makes a Four-Star Restaurant? Our Critics Break It Down.

As Ligaya Mishan gives highest honors to a Japanese kaiseki counter in New York, she and Tejal Rao discuss what goes into the decision.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

The B.Q.E. Headache

Zohran Mamdani will be the third mayor to confront the issue of the decaying highway. The city has neither a consensus on how to fix it nor the money to do so.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Democrats in New Jersey Ram Through Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog

A State Senate committee moved to weaken an office that investigates police misconduct and government waste. Senator Andy Kim spoke in opposition but was cut off after three minutes.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Democrats in New Jersey Ram Though Bill to Defang a Corruption Watchdog

A State Senate committee moved to weaken an office that investigates police misconduct and government waste. Senator Andy Kim spoke in opposition but was cut off after three minutes.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

The Strange Case of the 11-Person Jury

New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

School Integration Has Lost Steam. Will Mamdani Revive It in New York?

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spoken about integrating America’s largest education system in striking terms rarely heard from big city leaders.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

At Mangione’s Hearing, Giddy Fans Whisper and Prison Guards Testify

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, are asking a judge to throw out materials gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement

The settlement with Starbucks stems from more than half a million violations, including failing to give workers stable schedules.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf to Star in ‘Death of a Salesman’ on Broadway

Joe Mantello will direct the next revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” opening in April at the Winter Garden Theater.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

13 Plays to See in December Featuring Michelle Williams, Matthew Broderick and More Stars

Michelle Williams leads an O’Neill drama, Matthew Broderick stars in Molière, and plenty of stages brim with non-holiday fare, Off Broadway and beyond.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Luigi Mangione Appears in Court as His Lawyers Try to Exclude Evidence

Lawyers for Mr. Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, are asking a judge to throw out materials gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says

The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Gaming Board Recommends All 3 Bids for New York City Casino Licenses

A New York board recommended that the state’s gaming commission award licenses to Bally’s, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and Resorts World New York City. The commission is expected to follow the recommendations.

Regional - New York Times - 4 days ago

Appeals Court Says Alina Habba, Former Trump Lawyer, Is Serving Unlawfully as U.S. Attorney

The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

Will a Once Glamorous Ship Become a Reef in Florida?

The S.S. United States was an opulent passenger steamship. Now it might be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

It’s a Homophobic Slur. What’s It Doing in So Much Theater?

“Prince Faggot,” “Figaro/Faggots” and other productions use the word to shock, provoke, reclaim it for gay men or all of the above. Does that make it OK?

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

Battle for New York City Casino Licenses Reaches Final Phase

A state board is scheduled to recommend licenses for as many as three full-fledged casinos to the state’s gaming commission, which is expected to follow the recommendations.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

What to Know About Luigi Mangione’s Court Hearing This Week

Lawyers for Mr. Mangione, accused of killing a health insurance executive in Manhattan, will ask a judge to throw out evidence gathered when he was arrested in Pennsylvania.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

The Transgender Cancer Patient and What She Heard on Tape

Jennifer Capasso had endured multiple tumors. She wondered what might be said during her next cancer surgery. So, she hit record on her phone.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

James Riches, Fire Chief Who Lost Firefighter Son on 9/11, Dies at 74

He spent months searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for his son’s remains, then suffered lung illnesses attributed to toxic dust.

Regional - New York Times - 5 days ago

Storm Threatens to Bring ‘Widespread and Impactful’ Snow and Ice to Northeast

A potential nor’easter could leave as much as a foot of snow in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, the Catskills in New York, and parts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, a forecaster said.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

Mamdani, a Sharp Critic of Police Surveillance, Will Soon Oversee It

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

‘It Was the Start of a Frosty Relationship’

Discovering a restaurant host’s daring back story, a Brooklyn feud and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony

The couple legally married at a courthouse in Newark days before hosting an intimate wedding in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. They shared their wedding details exclusively with The New York Times.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine

Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy. It ravaged his Central American country.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

Several Arrested as Protesters Block ICE Agents From a Potential Raid in NYC

The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.

Regional - New York Times - 6 days ago

Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage

The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.

Regional - New York Times - 7 days ago

N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’

The new law seeks to prevent retailers from ripping off consumers by using artificial intelligence and their personal data to charge them higher prices.

Regional - New York Times - 7 days ago

How the Fortunes of a Struggling Village Became Tied to a Weed Company

Sidney, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains, hoped to attract job-creating businesses. But there was some unease when the recreational cannabis company Stiiizy moved in.

Regional - New York Times - 7 days ago

How Taylor Rooks Spends a Day Staying Fit and Finding Herself

Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness.

Regional - New York Times - 7 days ago

Julie Menin Says She Has Enough Support to Become City Council Speaker

Julie Menin, a councilwoman from the Upper East Side, was seen by some supporters as a necessary check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist with an ambitious policy agenda.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

A Fascinating Tale, Unearthed at a Sidewalk Sale

After a crowded stoop sale on a Brooklyn block caught one reporter’s eye, he traced the items to Georgia and an elusive figure known as Miss Paula.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

How N.Y.C. Is Trying to Fix This Iconic Highway

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is a vital New York City artery. But for years now it’s been crumbling, and there is no consensus about how to fix it. Our reporter Winnie Hu goes to the B.Q.E. to unpack things.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

N.Y. Lawmakers Put Pressure on Hochul to Sign Prison Reform Bills

The bills, which have already passed the State Legislature, would help prevent brutality in prisons, supporters say. But the governor has yet to enact them.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

Why Nadine Menendez Still Hasn’t Visited Her Husband in Prison

Robert Menendez, a former Democratic senator, has been in prison since June. He hasn’t seen his wife, who is set to begin serving her sentence next summer.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

At New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker,’ Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter

At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.

Regional - New York Times - 8 days ago

Labubu and KPop Demon Hunters Join Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Crowds in New York City bundled up to take in the latest version of a tradition that has run for nearly a century.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

ABBA’s Popular Hologram Show Could Come to New York City

ABBA Voyage, the popular London show, features holograph versions of the Swedish pop band when they were decades younger.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

ABBA Voyage, the Popular London Hologram Show, Could Come to New York City

ABBA Voyage, the popular London show, features holograph versions of the Swedish pop band when they were decades younger.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72

He and a partner founded Tekserve, a Manhattan emergency room for frozen hard drives, keyboards, screens and their confounded owners.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

Marriages, Kids, Careers: For 44 Years, They’ve Been Talking It Out

Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, gather twice a month without fail. They credit their close-knit families to their longstanding friendships.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

New York Sues Over Rule Barring Thousands of Immigrants From SNAP

The Trump administration says refugees and asylum seekers can never get food stamps, but attorneys general from New York and nearly two dozen other states say that is unlawful.

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

Broadway Performers Rehearse for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from “Just in Time,” “Buena Vista Social Club” and “Ragtime.”

Regional - New York Times - 9 days ago

A Moderate From Manhattan Claims Enough Support to Lead City Council

Julie Menin, a councilwoman from the Upper East Side, was seen by some supporters as a necessary check on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist with an ambitious policy agenda.

Regional - New York Times - 10 days ago

The First Thanksgiving Proclamation, 12 Years Before the Constitution

The revolutionary Samuel Adams is credited with writing the document in 1777. It referred to “a just and necessary war” against the British.

Regional - New York Times - 10 days ago

New York City’s Next Super Storm

What’s a worst-case scenario for hurricane flooding in New York City? Our reporter Hilary Howard, who covers the environment in the region, explores how bad it could get as climate change powers increasingly extreme rainfall and devastating storm surges.

Regional - New York Times - 10 days ago

How to Watch the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 99th edition of the New York parade will feature performances from Cynthia Erivo and Busta Rhymes, as well as dozens of floats and balloons.

Regional - New York Times - 10 days ago

The Race for Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat Is On, and It’s Crowded

The dozen candidates include an activist endorsed by Bernie Sanders, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and an ousted congressman running in a new district.

Regional - New York Times - 10 days ago

The Key to Their 50-Year Marriages and Close-Knit Families? Friendship.

Six women in their 70s, all married and all mothers and grandmothers, have been meeting twice a month for 44 years. They talk about everything that life throws at them.