PALO ALTO, Calif. — Last year around this time, a toy called a cryptokitty sold for $170,000. A real estate agent remade himself as CoinDaddy, producing cryptocurrency-themed music videos. The man behind a company called Ripple became for a moment richer than Mark Zuckerberg. Kids barely out of high school were buying Lamborghinis because of…
After the shouts of “Happy New Year” fade, you can take steps to help fulfill that goal. By Tara Parker-Pope Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and…
A recent review concludes that people with obesity have a reduced ability to detect and discriminate smell compared with those who are not obese. A recent review highlights a possible link between obesity and olfaction. Obesity is a medical condition characterized by an excessive amount of body fat. It is a global issue that affects…
On winter nights, the white-noise app on my phone is tuned to Air Conditioner: a raspy, metallic whir that sounds like the mechanical noise that might echo deep inside the ductwork of a huge commercial building. (Among the app’s other offerings are Dishwasher Rinsing, Crowded Room and Vacuum Cleaner.) It lulls me to sleep nonetheless,…
Image Scribble, scribble: the Pilot Metropolitan. Around 40 people had gathered on a recent weekday evening in SoHo at the Lamy store, a 600-square-foot ground-floor showcase of contemporary Germanic pen design. Packed around a table with notepads and test pens, the group, ethnically diverse but mostly men, lacked the slick appearance you expect of customers…
’Tis the season. This week the Modern Love podcast pulls together three holiday-themed essays into a playlist that is perfect for long car rides and airport delays. Tune in to hear actors Margarita Levieva, Pamela Adlon and Darby Stanchfield read stories that feature an indoor snow machine, a cuddle party and a Christmas hunting adventure.…
With unexpected and reworked fabrications, a trio of talents reclaims the mantra “Make do and mend” for luxury fashion. Paolina Russo Pablo Di Prima The inventive use of sports gear as “fabric” helped this recent Central Saint Martins grad win the school’s prestigious L’Oréal Profes- sionnel Young Talent Award. For her BA col- lection, the…
One of the most satisfying memes of the last few years celebrates macaroni and cheese. Someone on social media will write “I made him mac and cheese …” or some such and share a revolting photo of a gelatinous dish of gray noodle slop. Then everyone will freak out and pile on. Sometimes the post…
Image Kim Kardashian West wore vintage Versace to opening night of “The Cher Show.” But can you tell from what era?CreditJenny Anderson/Getty Images for The Cher Show Resale sites have come a long way since the dawn of eBay. The ever-rising secondhand site Depop is entirely app-based, functioning as a cross between Instagram and a…
Finding a good navy sweater is hard; Goldilocks-like in task-level if you think about it. Find what you believe is the perfect one and then it turns out the shape isn’t quite right. Another could be so dark that it leaves you constantly questioning whether it’s actually black or navy. But with a little bit…