
ALT A photo of Deb Chantson and her son baking ninja-shaped gingerbread cookies together. On an illustration of a scrap of paper, dark brown text says, "Happy National Cake Day! Writer/Narrative Designer Deb Chantson is Sticky Brain's cake-baking expert."

ALT A series of photos of Deb's cakes include apple sour cream cake with cinnamon brown sugar pecan streusel topping, carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, cherry cheesecake, chocolate birthday cupcakes, chocolate mousse cake, flourless chocolate cake, lactose-free banana cheesecake, lemon layer birthday cake, naked lemon cake, and pear sour cream cake.

ALT The photos are framed by a background illustration of ancient Chinese buildings, with red paper lanterns hanging from their roofs. Illustrations of red flower petals and a bouquet of red flowers overlap the photos, and a stylized outline of a beige cloud frames the top right corner of each image.

ALT Gloria Cazares, whose daughter Jackie was killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary, is comforted by her family as they sit beside Jackie's grave -- which is covered in flowers and brightly-colored lights and lined with sugar skulls -- after observing the Day of the Dead with other families of the victims in Uvalde, Texas. Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times.



















