EditorialBenny Blanco, center, the Grammy-nominated songwriter and music producer, hosts a dinner party at his home in Los Angeles, April 9, 2022. (Maggie Shannon/The New York Times)
EditorialNeena Florsheim, a 60-something resident who is vaccinated and hosting dinner parties at Boca West, a country club in Boca Raton, Fla., March 14, 2021. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialChris Gabrels sings along to the music at Lion's Roar Karaoke House, also the living room of Roberto Williams and Zaida Soler-Williams, in Brooklyn, Feb. 21, 2020. (Adrienne Grunwald/The New York Times)
EditorialJack Clark, an optometrist who spends his weekends in the Lake Como Family Nudist Resort, sets a table for a dinner party on his patio in Lutz, Fla., Jan. 11, 2020. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)
EditorialTerracotta lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (2.2 x 8 x 11 cm), Vases, In antiquity, most interior lighting was provided by oil lamps set on stands or suspended by chains or cord...
EditorialBronze patera (shallow bowl with handle), Early Imperial, Augustan, probably, early 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Bronzes, This finely worked and ornate vessel was used for serving food or drink at dinner parties or for ...
EditorialTerracotta lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (2.2 x 8 x 11 cm), Vases, In antiquity, most interior lighting was provided by oil lamps set on stands or suspended by chains or cord...
EditorialBronze patera (shallow bowl with handle), Early Imperial, Augustan, probably, early 1st century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm), Bronzes, This finely worked and ornate vessel was used for serving food or drink at dinner parties or for ...