No place on the planet has escaped the influence of Homo sapiens, from the rainforests cleared for farms to microplastic-laced deep oceans to climate-altered jet streams. Last November, the world population reached 8 billion. But as omnipresent as humans may be today, a team of scientists now claims that our species came very close to…
When I stepped out for coffee this morning, I was met with the most welcome surprise: crisp, 65-degree air and a breeze stiff enough to make me wonder if I’d be too chilly in shorts. I blissfully strolled to my neighborhood cafe and ordered the first hot latte I’d had in six months. By God,…
The New Spectrum of Wine Here is a brief primer to help navigate these terms if you see them in a store or restaurant. Transparent vs. Golden Whites Transparent whites generally will have been aged in steel tanks or other containers meant to protect against contact with air. They tend to be fresh, fruity and…
I ducked into Sardi’s on a recent Wednesday and made my way up to the second-floor bar. While the matinee lunch crowd began to fill the downstairs dining room, I slipped onto a bar stool upstairs and waited to speak with Joe, the New York City bartender who would retire in a couple of days…
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Finding accommodations If you found a flight but aren’t purchasing a package, you’ll most likely need a place to stay. HotelTonight is a great resource for discount hotel rooms, with the home page search defaulting to “Tonight,” though you can book 100 days out. Unlocking the Daily Drop feature, available once a day for only…
Eighteen months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, sending shock waves around the world — and through the global diamond market. Russia is the world’s biggest diamond exporter by volume, with a state-owned company, Alrosa, mining almost one third of all diamonds produced in 2021. To prevent funds from flowing into the Kremlin war chest,…
By Laura Bannister The Brazilian artist Wanda Pimentel’s “Envolvimento” paintings (1968-84) are hard-edged domestic vignettes — kitchens, bathrooms, the insides of cars — rendered in a lean, almost festive palette of mostly reds, greens and yellows. In these claustrophobic spaces, feminine-seeming thighs, ankles, feet and hands make fetishistic cameos, jutting out at awkward angles or…
To the visitor driving in from out of state, the 127 Yard Sale seems like a kind of Ironman for thrifters. The “world’s longest yard sale” is a test of endurance and attention. Spanning six states, 690 miles and thousands of stalls, it traverses dramatic landscapes, delicate cultural terrain and two time zones. Seeing it…
This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles. When Andrew Raftery, a master engraver and professor of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design, decided to make wallpaper, he chose an 18th-century French format called domino — small sheets printed on a letterpress, which were originally…