Once upon a time, the British monarchy exerted a unique hold over the imaginations of millions of Americans, an interest that elevated its crown-bearing figureheads above the average A-lister or Hollywood hoi polloi. Lately, however, a succession of births, deaths and marriages in the royal family, and several high-profile scandals, have collided with the rise…
Backed by over 1,200 reviews and an average 4.7-star rating, Joss & Main’s Lucia couch is our top pick for any small space. This French country-esque style will easily match a rustic theme, but it’s versatile enough to work with a variety of aesthetics. It’s made to order, so it requires zero assembly, plus it…
Why do women still clutch tiny purses at fancy parties? Don’t they want to drink, dance and wave hello without having to keep a grip on a container that’s often fragile and handle-free? What about shoulder or cross-body bags, reticules pinned to the waist, or a gown or a tux with practical pockets? There must…
“John Galliano, High & Low,” the feature-length documentary about the former Dior designer’s fall from grace after a drunken antisemitic rant in a Paris bar in 2011, and his long climb back, is interesting for a number of reasons. It is a chance to hear from Mr. Galliano himself about his struggles, for one, and…
In February, in vitro fertilization, or I.V.F., was thrown into the spotlight when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos in the state should be considered children. The decision led to a pause on I.V.F. procedures in parts of the state, and even a pause on shipping embryos out of state, to avoid potential…
I slept poorly the night before we went to the center of the world. Three a.m. found me wide-awake in my parents’ house in Accra. My parents had been slowly building this house for more than half my life. Tonight was the first time in over a decade that we had all slept under the…
Beautiful people are not spared the indignities of overextended joints, which is how the supermodel Gisele Bündchen found herself staring down the barrel of two shoulder surgeries in 2019 and 2020. At the time, Ms. Bündchen was living in Boston with the N.F.L. quarterback Tom Brady, then her husband, still recovering from an operation on…
Last year, Tracy McCubbin — who has been a professional declutterer for two decades and lives by the motto “don’t put it down, put it away” — married a man she described as “very messy.” Both acknowledged the “cosmic joke” of their unlikely pairing. Ms. McCubbin put blue painter’s tape on every drawer and cupboard…
En junio, mi marido y yo descubrimos que esperábamos un bebé. Sería el tercero que perderíamos en los últimos dos años. La llamo bebé, aunque sé que era un embrión: el latido de su corazón se quedó en silencio a las seis semanas y dos días. La llamo bebé porque puedo sentir su peso en…
The fashion house Valentino announced on Friday that Pierpaolo Piccioli, its creative director, would be leaving after more than two decades at the brand and just weeks after unveiling a much heralded women’s wear collection during Paris Fashion Week. Mr. Piccioli was instrumental in redefining Valentino for the era after the retirement of the brand’s…