Interesting Facts About Ceramic Cookware

There is some controversy surrounding nonstick cookware since nonstick frypans and saucepans are frequently coated with a material known as Teflon. Teflon coatings break down when heated at high temperatures, which can release toxic fumes into the air. Many cooks are turning to alternative cookware. A popular trend at the moment is ceramic cookware. Ceramic…

Vaping Illnesses Top 1,000, C.D.C. Says

Illnesses and deaths linked to vaping continue to increase around the country, with a total of 1,080 cases and 18 deaths, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The illnesses involve coughing and breathing trouble that can become severe enough to require that patients be attached to ventilators. Some also have nausea,…

Wait — Do You Live for Petty Drama?

[This is the weekly Styles newsletter. You can sign up for “Wait —” right here.] We usually cover fashion with our fairly serious hats on — it’s an enormous, multi-gazillion-dollar business, and also, fashion is real, because we all have to put pants and/or culottes on in the morning. But the fashion world also instigates…