In the afterglow of a wedding or honeymoon, sitting down to write personalized thank-you notes can be a daunting, and often dreaded, task for most couples, especially those couples who have had large weddings. But do not fret. Etiquette experts and professional card writers have some advise for making the process a little easier. First,…
Ben Wa balls, or Kegel balls, are small, weighted balls that a person can insert into their vagina. Some believe that these balls can help a person perform pelvic floor or vagina strengthening exercises. Others say that they can improve sexual pleasure. However, there is no scientific evidence to support these claims. Ben Wa balls…
When antibiotics first came to market barely 70 years ago, they were clear evidence of modern medicine’s power. These days, they are equally potent evidence of its limitations. Experts warn that we’re entering a “post-antibiotic era” full of microbes that eat our puny drugs for breakfast while fomenting new infections that are as untreatable as…
Courtesy The Italian ReWool Overcoat Everlane everlane.com $298.00 As a true Californian, I spent my first East Coast winter assuming my frail body could not handle seasons. Little did I know that the polyester coat I wore in San Franciscan fog was not made for Manhattan blizzards. That’s the issue: You never know how bad…
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Off the main street of this small upstate city, there is a crumbling three-story mansion with an overgrown lawn and peeling paint. The roof droops. The banisters are splintered. There is no marker, but this is a kind of sacred ground, the site of an unlikely spiritual revival happening today. Sixty years…
WASHINGTON — In 2016, Andrew Knowlton, then the restaurant editor of Bon Appétit, proposed that the magazine name Washington its restaurant city of the year. It was a difficult argument to make, even to the magazine’s editor, Adam Rapoport, a Washington native. “He laughed,” Mr. Knowlton recalled. “Then he told me to get out of…
The 52 Places Traveler The 52 Places Traveler visits the Tunisian capital, where the Arab Spring began, and finds artists, entrepreneurs and activists creating the future. Oct. 29, 2019 ImageThe rapper 4LFA performing at an open-air nightclub in Gammarth, a suburb of Tunis packed with bars. Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on…
The Venezuelan performing artist Migguel Anggelo, 46, grew up two hours outside Caracas, on his family’s farm, where cows grazed and oranges ripened on a landscape surrounded by beaches and mountains. “My childhood was extremely beautiful,” he says. “I talked with the birds and the trees, and for me, that was magic.” At mealtimes, he…
Imagine a world where you couldn’t wear black. Where would that leave the beatniks and the goths? The Audrey Hepburn-wannabes? Where would it leave the fashion folk, and all the social and cultural groups that have seized on the color as an identifier thanks to its long-term associations with … well, take your pick ……
Beauty routine is a delicate thing, because mistakes can cost you a lot. The use of even the most expensive serums and creams and careful daily care may not produce the desired result if you neglect certain rules. There are several harmful beauty habits that may seem innocent, but only at first glance. So what…