EditorialEli Mashieh, left, and an unidentified friend cuddle with a parrot at his Old Village Wines and Liquors shop, which is also a parrot rescue, in Great Neck, N.Y., May 3, 2022. (Alexandra Genova/The New York Times)
EditorialA cuddle party in Kyiv on July 17, 2022. Cuddle parties started before the war, but the people taking part on this occasion said they are needed now more than ever. (Laura Boushnak/The New York Times)