Jeff Rohrer was sitting at a crowded tequila bar in West Hollywood, Calif., three years ago when Joshua Ross walked in and joined a conversation already in progress. “This guy starts bragging about playing college football, and how he would have made it to the N.F.L. if he hadn’t been injured, same old boring war…
Hailey Baldwin has officially partnered with Pretty Little Thing to be its newest ambassador—and the star of its holiday campaign (the one Baldwin’s husband Justin Bieber called “so hot” on her Instagram). In the images, Baldwin models glitzy, dresses, jumpsuits, blazers, and more. And all the pieces are Hailey Baldwin-approved for any holiday party, naturally.…
On Monday, Reformation launched a collection of its best-selling denim in extended sizes 14-24. The denim was previously available only in sizes 0-12 (or waist sizes 23-31). Advertisement – Continue Reading Below The release comes after Reformation’s foray into extended sizing in March, a collaboration with model Ali Tate Cutler that carried sizes 0-22 and…
“I was a workaholic. I love to create things, grow them and solve problems,” said Meng Li, a successful app developer in San Francisco. “I didn’t really care about my mind and my body until they decided to go on strike.” Ms. Li said her stress led to insomnia. When she did sleep, she experienced…
It has been a fundamental tenet of nutrition: When it comes to weight loss, all calories are created equal. Regardless of what you eat, the key is to track your calories and burn more than you consume. But a large new study published on Wednesday in the journal BMJ challenges the conventional wisdom. It found…
What’s cooler — New York or Los Angeles? It’s always fun to debate the merits of these cultural capitals. To further arguments in favor of their city, Los Angeles fans can now tout the arrival of these new shops and labels, and New Yorkers, chagrined or not, can add them to their must-see list the…
Here is what was on view on Election Day in Jonathan Adler’s company headquarters on Hudson Street in Manhattan: a bit of Brutalism; lots of organic modernism (of the sort once seen in 1960s-era Reform synagogues); a dash of Egyptian revival (but the ’70s version); scenes from the Memphis movement; references to pre-Columbian pottery, and…
Hip pack, bum bag, belt bag—whatever you may call it, fanny packs were the accessory of the ’80s. Admittedly, we were skeptical when the handsfree style hit the runway, but now we’re finally seeing them with new eyes. The new crop of classic belt bags are a chicer breed that won’t make you feel like…
Many people believe that the health benefits of Thai massage include lowering stress, boosting energy, and improving athletic performance. Thai massage uses gentle pressure and stretching techniques to relax the whole body. This is an ancient healing practice that originated in India. It dates back to around 2,500–7,000 years ago. The technique that Thai massage…
Naomi Breslau, one of the first scientists to study how the experiences of everyday life can cause serious psychiatric syndromes like post-traumatic stress disorder, died on Oct. 13 in hospice care in Pittsboro, N.C. She was 86. The cause was complications of uterine cancer, her husband, Dr. Glenn C. Davis, said. Dr. Breslau, who was…