The Cut - Usher’s Art of Seduction

In this week’s My Two Cents, the Cut’s financial-advice columnist Charlotte Cowles talks with experts about how to prepare financially for having a kid, from researching day-care costs in your area to writing out a new budget.

Kamala Harris’s campaign has begun to roll out policy proposals. Here’s where she stands on the economy, abortion rights, immigration, and the war in Gaza.

When Andrew met Ashley, he was clear that he didn’t want kids. But a few years later, he agreed to be her sperm donor — and after years of fertility treatment, she gave birth to his son. Andrew fell in love with the baby the minute they met.

New York Fashion Week begins: Proenza Schouler’s collection thoughtfully expanded its image, mainly toward sophisticated sportswear, writes Cathy Horyn.

For the writer Emily Gould, raising her kids in Brownstone Brooklyn sometimes feels like staring down a never-ending onslaught of luxuries — from vacations to camps to birthday parties to second homes — that she will never be able to afford.