As a mother of two young children who often accompany me on my travels, I can say that most of the hotel kids’ clubs I’ve seen — that is, if a property even has one — tend to be single room spaces with little consideration to youthful interests. Most offer predictable activities like arts and…
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He used Jell-O and cornstarch at first, but the squashy gunk, poured into a vinyl bladder, was too heavy to move. And it began to stink after a few days. Then he tried water. “Rancid Jell-O Led to First Water Bed,” a newspaper headline proclaimed at the time. It was 1967, the Summer of Love,…
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Image Wendy MacNaughton is a graphic journalist based in San Francisco. You can find her via website and Instagram. More ‘Meanwhile’ Wendy MacNaughton’s illustrated column about the big implications of seemingly small things. The $0.006 Object in Your Sushi Container Is Doing an Important Job It separates flavors and comes from a centuries-old Japanese tradition.…
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Your holiday shopping list may be long, but convince yourself it’s ok to indulge in something practical (for yourself of course) like a Prada bag. Loads of crossbodies, the workhorse of your wardrobe are on sale, so check out this roundup of our favorite picks ahead.
How late is too late to become a father? The actor Stanley Tucci explores this question in his reading of Rand Richards Cooper’s essay, “Fatherhood, I Now Learn, Is a Young Man’s Game.” Mr. Cooper, whose essay was published in Modern Love in 2006, is a novelist, fiction writer and essayist living in Hartford, Conn.…
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Consider this our present to you, dear reader: a stress-free gift guide with plenty of special treats for all of the special women on your list — mother, sister, BFF or just that girl you keep seeing in the mirror. Image 1. A black purse that’s far from boring, this cross-body shearling pouch adds unexpected…
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This spring, Dior made shirts that blared «Why are there no great women artists?» The question was a quote from feminist art theorist Linda Nochlin, and though it may not be true (Frida! Georgia! Alma Thomas! Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun!), it was provocative enough to spur both Instagram snaps and clothing sales. This week as…
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Image Getting enough sleep is healthful, but getting too much might not be. Researchers gathered health and lifestyle information, including self-reported sleep data, on 116,632 people in 21 countries. Over eight years of follow-up, they recorded 4,381 deaths and 4,365 major cardiovascular events. The study, in the European Heart Journal, found that compared with people…
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Michael R. Bloomberg stood on the red carpet Monday night, smiling his tight smile and rebuffing questions about whether he planned to run for president. His hearing also seemed to fail when asked if he would wed his longtime partner, Diana Taylor. “I didn’t hear that question,” he said, all three times it was asked.…
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The distinctive and controversial Nike Vaporfly 4% running shoe is supposed to improve running ease and speed by as much as 4 percent, as its name suggests. Two new laboratory studies of the shoes suggest that those claims are credible. The new studies, which were not funded by Nike, find that wearing the shoes makes…
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