Today, witches are big business: Boutiques and chains alike are stocked with sage, crystals, spell books and other witchy accouterment, and high-end brands like Gucci have pounced. (The design house dressed models up as tarot cards for an ad campaign last year, and this year, cast Tippi Hedren of “The Birds” fame as a soothsaying…
In the fall of 1968, still aching from an assassin’s attack, Andy Warhol returned to work in the bright new offices he’d rented on Union Square. After years of stardom in Pop Art, he pondered his future. “I was confused because I wasn’t painting and I wasn’t filming there,” he recalled. Instead, he watched his…
El Espace is a column dedicated to news and culture relevant to Latinx communities. Expect politics, arts, analysis, personal essays and more. ¿Lo mejor? It’ll be in Spanish and English, so you can forward it to your tía, your primo Lalo or anyone else (read: everyone). At the end of 2016, in between jobs and…
Infertility can be distressing, and many people experience bouts of stress, sadness, or feelings of hopelessness. Some people with infertility become depressed. Research from 2015 found a high prevalence of major depressive disorder in people who were receiving treatment for infertility. In this article, learn more about infertility and depression, as well as the symptoms…
Three decades after Andy Warhol’s death, he remains one of America’s most provocative artists. His influence on popular culture is so pervasive that each emerging art movement after him has had to grapple with Warhol’s focus on surface perfections and his singular celebrity. Despite their complicated feelings, many contemporary artists say they continue to admire…
Somewhere in this great land on Thanksgiving Day, a guest on the corny side will arrive at the feast, grinning and bearing a bottle of Turkish wine. “Turkey for the turkey,” he will say. The hosts will graciously accept the prize even as they groan inwardly. And yet, the jester might have it exactly right.…
When I was 34 and single, a social services caseworker asked me if I wanted to adopt a 14-year-old girl. Wanted. The word wilted in my chest. How had my life meandered to a place where someone thought I wanted to be a mother? How could I explain to the caseworker that becoming a mother…
For years, we have been fending off invitations from a family that asks to take our young children to their weekend home. The kids are all friendly. But one weekend, my whole family went with them. I was alarmed to see the husband drinking heavily all day Saturday and Sunday, even as he prepared to…
For Savannah Guthrie, the co-anchor, along with Hoda Kotb, of NBC’s “Today” show, traveling is a regular part of the job. As much as she’s in New York presenting feel-good stories from 30 Rock, she’s also frequently in exotic locations around the world reporting on current events. This winter she traveled to Pyeongchang, South Korea…
You came round to discussing your feelings – but can you be sure that what you hear from your best guy in the world is the truth and nothing but the truth? On the contrary, you can bet your bottom dollar there will be attempts to hide the real thing. No guy can be relied…