It’s the last week of the year, a time when many of us might normally be visiting with family and friends. This year has required some reconfiguring of holiday plans: You might be staying inside, with your usual brood or on your own; you might be working or looking for work; busy or looking for diversion. I love this examination, by Nina Siegal, of the life and work of the artist Ulay. Most of us won’t be visiting the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam to see the retrospective of his work, but this article is the next best thing. And don’t miss Dorie Greenspan’s tale of decades of New Year’s Eve dinners in Paris, which finishes with an all-American recipe for mulling-spice cake with cream-cheese frosting.

Source: New York Times December 30, 2020 21:00 UTC