Many people face hair loss, but only a few experience it from as early as childhood. This occurs in a rare hereditary condition called hypotrichosis simplex. Now, finally, researchers have been able to identify the gene responsible for this form of hair loss. One gene may drive the mechanisms behind a rare form of hair…
In a landmark move bound to further shake the tobacco industry, the Food and Drug Administration plans to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes next week as part of its aggressive campaign against flavored e-cigarettes and some tobacco products, agency officials said. The proposal would have to go through the F.D.A. regulatory maze, and it…
In her highly anticipated memoir, “Becoming,” former first lady Michelle Obama mostly sticks to her long-stated principle of staying positive in the face of political and personal attacks: “When they go low, we go high.” But she doesn’t hold back entirely. Mrs. Obama denounces President Trump for his sexism and misogyny and, most forcefully, for…
Little bowls of red jiggly Jell-O were a common sight in our family’s refrigerator. Cool, bouncy, sweet and light, there’s always room for it, or so the advertisements proclaim. And its name, though trademarked, is now even listed in the dictionary, jello, a gelatin dessert. The glue that allows red sugar water to become a…
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President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters on Friday morning, said that the Thousand Oaks gunman who shot and killed 12 people and injured at least 20 others at a bar Wednesday night was a “sick puppy.” “He was a war veteran, he was a Marine, he was in the war,” Trump said. “He saw some…
Image From top: Wada’s glass cubes; Takahashi’s wall sculptures; vases from the couple’s Toumei line.CreditKana Okada T Introduces: The Glass Artists Baku Takahashi and Tomoko Wada Glass melts above 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, at which point it resembles sun-bright lava with a taffylike pull — and often necessitates that its handlers work with a partner, lest…
Getty Images All hell could freeze over and you would still find me in a summer dress. This aversion to pants turned me into a black tights expert, and I’ve tried them all. Some ripped too easily, were dull in color, or encased my legs like a constricting torture device. But many prevailed, and I’ve…
Name: Jameel Mohammed Age: 23 Hometown: Chicago Now Lives: In a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Chinatown with two roommates. Claim to Fame: Mr. Mohammed is a designer and the creative director of Khiry, a luxury jewelry line inspired by the African diaspora. He founded the company in 2016 as a student at the University of…
In a perfect French pommes aligot, it’s hard to know where the potatoes end and the cheese begins. A molten, creamy mass of potatoes permeated with mountain cheeses, aligot combines the stretchy pull of fondue with the silky suppleness of potato purée. Soft, gooey and eminently soothing, it’s just the thing to make on an…