“It’s not as scary as I thought it was going to be, as far as graveyards,” said Juice WRLD, the 20-year-old rapper from Chicago. He was visiting Green-Wood cemetery, the 478-acre burial ground in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was a bright and gusty April afternoon, but the spirits guided him correctly: The…
The thousands of images of Fisher-Price’s Rock ’n Play sleeper posted on Instagram include many of babies snuggled serenely in the cloth-covered cradle, free of its harness and surrounded by blankets and stuffed animals. To sleep-starved parents, the photos and videos seemed to underscore the Rock ’n Play’s ability to lull fussy infants into a…
Apr 19, 2019 When someone’s e-signature reads “digital style director,” you know they know their stuff. Being a skilled shopper and outfit-putter-together is part of the job for ELLE.com’s Nikki Ogunnaike, and amongst all the season-specific pieces you’ll see her wearing to fashion weeks around the globe, a few favorites pop up time and time…
UnitedHealth Group has been a stock market darling for much of the past decade, dependably churning out earnings increases and rewarding shareholders with staggering returns. Its latest quarterly report, issued on Tuesday, was superb, as expected. Earnings per share jumped 24 percent. Based on the news about the diversified health service company’s fundamental businesses, you…
Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes, food for busy people who still want something good to eat. Easter and Passover converge this weekend, and if you celebrate I hope the week ahead brings you Cadbury creme eggs (do we like those?) and leftover ham, Hillel sandwiches and matzo lasagna (it’s a thing, and it…
Q. What is the lowest a blood pressure should go? A. The lower limit for blood pressure is perhaps best defined by symptoms rather than numbers. In the early 1900s, life insurance companies began compiling actuarial data that established a link between increased blood pressure and increased risk of death. This insight led some doctors…
Alert: Mother’s Day is officially twenty-three days away. And for moms to be, this day is especially important. The ones you know have probably already prepared with lamaze classes and a library’s worth of parenting books, spoil her in a different way before the baby arrives. In this round up of gifts she needs, you’ll…
People have been eating from bowls since the dawn of civilization, long before “bowl food,” and there is no denying the age-old pleasure of it. It is a comforting way to dine. A bowl of rice with vegetables makes a nutritious, delicious meal, especially if the rice is whole grain. Of course, there’s nothing wrong…
As a lover of sour lemon and lime desserts, I’m always on the lookout for other ingredients to satisfy my tangy cravings. Rhubarb, passion fruit, gooseberry and red currant all visit my kitchen when they come into season. But only tamarind has permanently moved in. Tamarind, specifically the paste, has taken up residence in my…
On the very last day of March — a month that would prove very important to Mitchell Messinger and Deborah Kaplan Jacoby — the couple danced their first dance as newlyweds. The song they chose was “I Lava You,” from Disney’s 2014 animated film “Lava,” a short played before theater screenings of “Inside Out.” The…