Chidegar Liberty, a Brooklyn bachelor and businessman who was born in Liberia, was frequently asked by family and friends on two continents when he would settle down and get married. Tired of the never-ending nagging about nuptials that were of no one else’s concern, Mr. Liberty decided on a standard response that was equal parts…
When the designer Azzedine Alaïa died unexpectedly last November and his house decided not to name a designer to succeed him, it both made a lot of sense (“There was no one who could do what he did” being the general take) and also seemed like a risk (“But don’t houses need creative direction?” coming…
LONDON — A newly opened restaurant in an East London neighborhood is aiming to make waves by serving what looks like the perfect presentation of fish and chips, that quintessential British dish: a piece of glistening plump batter, chunky chips, mushy peas and a slice of lemon. But one major ingredient is missing. “There’s no…
Having a boss. Having a boss. As a family we were sort of fluid. We shared, we did things together. And then work was like, “Do this. And when you finish that, do this.” I hated it. I hated it. I had a definite authority problem. Is that why you’re your own boss now? I…
As airlines continue to shrink the size of their in-flight bathrooms, to make room for more seats in economy, making them all but unusable for tall and overweight passengers, more fliers may increasingly be seeking comfort in places they once avoided at all costs: airport restrooms. Those dingy, unappealing spaces — often with broken door…
Q. Does coenzyme Q10 help to reduce muscular issues and other negative side effects associated with statins? And if so, should doctors give this information to patients when statins are prescribed? A. Coenzyme Q10, a popular dietary supplement marketed as CoQ10 “to promote heart health,” probably does not reduce statin-induced muscle problems. In 1957, researchers…
This hunch — that maybe genes and genres share more than some etymological roots — resulted in a number of strange and illuminating projects, mostly for demonstration purposes, including one that created playlists of songs that are unusually popular in a given country relative to the rest of the world, called “The Sounds of Places.” There…
When I signed the lease on my Brooklyn apartment, I met my landlord in the lobby of her condo in Queens, where she appeared in hot pink fuzzy pants and shower sandals and smelling of fried fish, her hair twisted up in a turban. “Are you sure you can afford it?” she asked as I…