It is not exactly a secret that the American dream is fraying. The cowboys are not necessarily the good guys; the founding fathers had their Achilles’ heel; the melting pot mythology is starting to come apart at the seams. That can give someone nightmares, or it can give them ideas — about where we are…
This year, Feb. 21 isn’t simply another Tuesday in New Orleans: It’s Mardi Gras. And while the prevalence of bead-related nudity is exaggerated, the sheer amount of food and drink celebrators will consume is not. In Louisiana, the traditional Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, sweet is the king cake, covered in icing and decorated, commonly,…
There is magic in the moment when you realize you’ve found a friend like no other. What if we celebrated that kind of connection more?
As I wandered through the museum, I encountered, again and again, visitors who not only were aware of the contested provenance of some exhibits, but were connected to the countries from which works had been plundered. “These are much more than just art pieces,” said Ayodeji Onime, a Nigerian of Edo ethnicity visiting the Africa…
In “How to Win a Man,” an essay published in 1903, Cosmopolitan magazine told its readers, “The clever girl does not scintillate with brilliant speeches, overshadowing those around her and making them uncomfortable by comparison.” In a 1958 article titled “129 Ways to Get a Husband,” McCall’s, a now-defunct women’s magazine, advised women to have…
I lived in Bangkok for a few years and traveled the region extensively. I love Asian-inspired fashion, but I now feel self-conscious wearing some of my Asian pieces as I am not Asian and don’t want to be disrespectful in any way. What do I do with my ao dai, Chinese jacket, Shanghai Tang items…
By the end of the 12-week study, those given naltrexone reported bingeing less frequently and consuming less alcohol than those who had been given a placebo, a change that lasted for up to six months. The most commonly reported side effect of naltrexone was nausea, although it was generally mild and resolved itself as people…
The traditional reasons for an auction are death, divorce or debt. Adam Lindemann currently qualifies for none of these, but he’s selling anyway. It is considered verboten for collectors to sell off works by living artists, lest they depress their markets. But Lindemann is doing this, too. And while the identities of living sellers at…
The traditional reasons for an auction are death, divorce or debt. Adam Lindemann currently qualifies for none of these, but he’s selling anyway. It is considered verboten for collectors to sell off works by living artists, lest they depress their markets. But Lindemann is doing this, too. And while the identities of living sellers at…
Models falling, kicking off their heels, and visibly reaching out for help while on the verge of tears are everywhere right now, and it all has to do with the runway’s newest obsession: precarious heels. The biggest offender? Arguably Valentino, where multiple models fell hard on the spring 2023 runway, and then again during haute…