EditorialJoseph DeRuvo Jr., who has been barefoot for 20 years, with his wife Lini Ecker at their home in Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 6, 2023. (Joe Buglewicz/The New York Times)
EditorialJoseph DeRuvo Jr., who has been barefoot for 20 years, with his wife Lini Ecker at their home in Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 6, 2023. (Joe Buglewicz/The New York Times)
EditorialA king offered gold sandals. Miftah al-Fuzala. Mandu (Shadiabad), India, 15th century. Zarina kafsh' (royal sandals of gold). Represented by an enthroned barefooted king being offered a pair. An illustration to a glossary of rare words and proper names...