Universal mask use could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, in the United States through next spring, scientists reported on Friday. The findings follow an assertion by Dr. Scott W. Atlas, the president’s science adviser, that masks are ineffective, in a tweet later taken down by Twitter for spreading…
In April 2018, Erik Simpanen was a graduate student at Brown living in Providence, R.I., when he swiped right on the dating app the League. He matched with Lloyd Mullings, a graduate student at Boston College Law School who swiped in the same direction. Mr. Simpanen had recently ended a two-year long relationship. Mr. Mullings,…
Last summer, as I neared 25 years in Vancouver, I concluded that I had exhausted the local dating pool. I had overfished Plenty of Fish and used up all my arrows at OkCupid. A silly hand injury forced me to retire from the gay volleyball league, and I found myself trekking alone whenever I showed…
The name Elsa Peretti carries a lot of weight in the jewelry world. Joining Tiffany & Co. as a byline designer in 1974, after a successful turn as a model, the Italian-born jewelry designer created collections so classic that they have remained best sellers for nearly five decades. Her sensual, sculptural pieces—from the Bean Design…
On him: Jacket, pants, beret, Louis Vuitton Men’s. Boots, Pierre Hardy. On her: Coat, pants, collar, belt, Louis Vuitton. Socks, Falke. Boots, Gabriela Hearst. Micaiah Carter Meteoric is the only possible term to describe Micaiah Carter’s rise. Just a few years ago, he was studying photography at Parsons—inspired by his father, who had taken pictures…
The interior designer Robert Stilin relishes a good project, and one of his favorites has been his own house — a 5,000-square-foot, L-shaped residence in East Hampton, N.Y., that he helped design and outfitted in rustic modern décor. He proudly showcases the property in a recent book on interiors. “It has a depth and warmth…
When a teenage Zaid Hassan and his family moved from Lahore, Pakistan, to Austin, Texas, in 2002, the culture shock was immediate. “We couldn’t tell north from south, east from west,” he said. Case in point: In the days after they touched down, the family saw a sign at a local deli advertising delivery. They…
Jochen Chang revealed his inner Prince Charming when he and Leigh-Ann Michelle Laughlin started dating in 2019. “I found him very chivalrous,” Ms. Laughlin said. “His language was very Jane Austen-y.” It might have been otherwise if she hadn’t put him in a royal frame of mind. “Leigh-Ann looks like Kate Middleton,” he said. “When…
Surfacing These cinematic mainstays continue to terrify. ImageCredit…Trevor Wisecup for The New York Times Credit…Landon Nordeman for The New York Times Credit…Brad Ogbonna for The New York Times When “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” came out in 1974, it was marketed as a true story, which undoubtedly added to the horror factor. The claim was…
Name: Sarah Bahbah Age: 28 Hometown: Perth, Australia Now lives: A one-bedroom “creative sanctuary” in West Hollywood, Calif., filled with art and fluffy pillows. Claim to fame: Ms. Bahbah is an Australian visual artist known for her cinematic, color-saturated photographs of young women, as well as the heartthrob actors Dylan Sprouse and Noah Centineo. She…