It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month.
À travers le monde, ceux qui espéraient que 2021 permettrait de tourner la page sur une année d’horreur prennent conscience que le plus dur est peut-être encore à venir.
À travers le monde, ceux qui espéraient que 2021 permettrait de tourner la page sur une année d’horreur prennent conscience que le plus dur est peut-être encore à venir.
Alrededor del planeta, la gente que tenía la esperanza de que el 2021 desterrara el horror del año pasado enfrentan la realidad de que tal vez los desafíos más arduos están por venir.
Around the globe, people who held on in hopes that 2021 would banish a year of horror are struggling with the reality that the hardest challenges may lie ahead.
Mi hija se escribió una carta a su yo pospandémico para no olvidar la gratitud por las cosas importantes de la vida: abrazarse, ver a los amigos y familiares, disfrutar las rutinas que antes nos parecían normales.
New Year’s Eve was mellow for most New Yorkers, and Times Square was practically empty. But some could not resist the lure of a big night out.
After a year punctuated by a pandemic and unemployment, cities around the world are celebrating 2020’s end.
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who is expected to leave office in 2021, used her last New Year’s Eve speech to address the coronavirus pandemic and deliver a message of hope.
An address that would usually cover a sweeping range of topics instead focuses solely on the pandemic, which has upended both Angela Merkel’s last year in office and life in Germany as whole.
“There’s some pieces of normalcy that I don’t really want back,” said one New Yorker. “Our normal wasn’t always ideal.”
La pandemia nos ha robado un año, pero también nos ha hecho valorar cosas que dábamos por hecho, desde un abrazo a una conversación. Su lección más valiosa debería llevarnos a replantearnos nuestra relación con el trabajo, las personas que queremos y la gestión de nuestro tiempo.
Celebrations will be muted as 2020 finally comes to an end, but they will bring much-needed touches of grace.
The year that seemed to drag on forever is finally coming to an end.
For the first time in decades, Times Square will be closed to the public on New Year’s Eve. Instead, dozens of frontline workers and their families will be honored with spots near the stage.
How will you retain gratitude for the return to normal life? “I’ve come from 2020 to remind you not to forget,” my daughter wrote to her future self.
From digital dates to festive décor and fun games, here are a few New Year’s Eve ideas that encourage intimacy and connection for couples celebrating at home.
Stores and schools will be closed, and public and private meetings will be restricted over the holidays, in an effort to bring down coronavirus infections and deaths.
The Year in Pictures project is an annual celebration of photojournalism. In 2020, photographers were living what they captured.