Paloma Elsesser’s Holiday Gift Guide

Zoey Grossman + Design Leah Romero As one of the most influential models of the past several years, Paloma Elsesser knows a thing or two about fashion, taste, and the finer things in life. Walking the runways of fashion week(s), starring in campaigns from Victoria’s Secret to Vans, and boasting countless editorial shoots can do…

My Practice: Retelling Rituals

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. “The big center crop is known as makua,” Miki’ala Pua’a-Freitas, the owner of a taro farm in Hawaii, told me. Makua is a term for “parent” in Hawaiian culture. “All the offshoots, those are called…

How Is Everyone Making Those AI Selfies?

Have you noticed that many of your friends are suddenly fairy princesses or space travelers? Is your Instagram feed overrun with Renaissance-style paintings of people who were definitely born in the ’90s? If so, you are entitled to an explanation of what exactly is going on here (and it’s not time travel). In the past…