Geoff Kim, Courtesy of the Brands Geoff Kim South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and beauty and fashion trends with global appeal. This week, ELLE celebrates the K-World we’re all living in. You could say South Korea has had an influence on global pop culture, but…
WASHINGTON — With a stockpile of at least 100 million doses at the ready, Biden administration officials are developing a plan to start offering coronavirus booster shots to some Americans as early as this fall even as researchers continue to hotly debate whether extra shots are needed, according to people familiar with the effort. The…
While many Denver locals head for the hills in summer — as in the nearby Rocky Mountains — others know that sticking close to home can be just as satisfying in this active, outdoors-oriented city. As events, live music and Rockies baseball games regain their status as popular draws, and patios, alleyways and newly closed-off…
“It’s Never Too Late” is a new series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. One day a couple years back, the woman who has long cleaned Russ Ellis’s house in Berkeley, Calif., showed up with a new helper. Mr. Ellis did not think to ask…
SEATTLE — After I graduated from college, I decided to take a full-time job as a cook (a move that left my mother disappointed for well over a decade, until she finally read my byline in this newspaper). My job was as a pizza-maker at Cambridge 1, a minimalist bar in Harvard Square from the…
Peppers are cosmopolitan, a vegetable that comes in far more varieties than there are nations in the world. One day you can slice a mild orange bell pepper to dip in hummus. Another you may roast red peppers and blend them into a dip or a sauce of their own, like ajvar or romesco. Poblano…
With more than 20 D.J.s on his roster at any given moment, Gary Hoffmann, who runs a D.J. company, cannot recall a single time he has had to turn an engaged couple away. “I’ve never done that,” said Mr. Hoffmann, the founder of Brooklyn-based 74 Events who has also been a D.J. himself since 2001.…
Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother — a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient — was found to have it. She said her own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mom’s history and never suggested genetic testing,” Ms. Marsh said. “She…
Many experiments on mosquito vision take place in wind tunnels, large chambers that can cost tens of thousands of dollars. In prior experiments, mosquitoes placed in the wind tunnel and given a whiff of carbon dioxide chose to fly to a dark spot over a white one. Extreme Weather Updated Aug. 17, 2021, 7:55 a.m.…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided that most Americans should get a coronavirus booster vaccination eight months after they received their second shot, and could begin offering third shots as early as mid-September, according to administration officials familiar with the discussions. Officials are planning to announce the decision as early as this week. Their…