Image This is a crypto coin. Like a real coin, it is a representation of value. Unlike a real coin, you can’t hold it. To help you relate, we have anthropomorphized it. This coin’s every movement — and the movement of every coin like it — is recorded in a constantly updating, shared ledger. That…
LONDON — It seemed like the perfect pitch to a popular British food magazine that had recently reported on an increase in sales of plant-based food: a new series about veganism. But the editor of the magazine, Waitrose Food, was not at all impressed by the idea put forward last week by the freelance writer,…
Sarah Ullman Age: 30 Hometown: Simsbury, Conn. Now Lives: In a duplex apartment in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. Claim to Fame: Ms. Ullman founded a super PAC called One Vote at a Time in 2016, after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla. Her PAC writes, directs and edits campaign ads for…
Health care has been a dominant issue on the campaign trail this fall, with voters particularly worried about continuing insurance protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions. But on Election Day, they will decide a number of other important health care questions for their states through ballot initiatives. Among the most significant are referendums that…
There has probably never been an artist better known to the public than Andy Warhol. But in reality, some of what we think we know is bunkum and myth, quite often spread by the artist himself, who was famous for hiding behind a smoke screen of partial-truths and outright fibs. Here, five revisions of the…
The oncoming flu season has claimed its first lives, among them a child in Florida who had not gotten a flu shot. This year’s vaccine significantly reduces the odds of getting sick — and you should get one now if you haven’t already — but it’s far from perfect. For one thing, its effectiveness fluctuates…
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton There’s something electrifying about a collision of icons. Case in point: Louis Vuitton’s most recognizable motifs—the monogram flower and the letter V—cross paths for the first time in a high jewelry collection. Together they form a subtle, albeit luminous, coat of arms on the necklaces, chokers, earrings, rings, and bracelets of…
For decades, health experts have struggled to determine whether or not cellphones can cause cancer. On Thursday, a federal agency released the final results of what experts call the world’s largest and most costly experiment to look into the question. The study originated in the Clinton administration, cost $30 million and involved some 3,000 rodents.…
[embedded content] Is Carly Rae Jepsen hoping for a front-row seat at the next Calvin Klein show, perhaps sandwiched amid ASAP Rocky, Khalid and Billie Eilish? That would be the natural conclusion for anyone watching her new video for the single “Party for One,” which stars Ms. Jepsen and some of the most obvious product…
Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox “It’s not a concert, it’s a fashion show,” Freddie Mercury once famously said. And any superfan of the Queen frontman or rock ‘n roll devotee can attest to the rock god’s larger than life stage presence and unconventional sartorial taste, which has inspired legions of musicians, artists, and fans…