Pandora x Millie Bobbie Brown Millie Bobby Brown is your normal 15-year-old girl—save for the hit Netflix show Stranger Things, fashion campaigns, red carpet moments, and most recently, her own beauty brand. But sitting across from me at the Four Seasons hotel in New York, she’s just a regular teen. “I’m really into Lizzo right…
The 52 Places Traveler The 52 Places Traveler visits Lyon and Marseille, just a quick train ride apart — but worlds away from each other. Oct. 8, 2019 ImageLyon transforms into a magical light show after the sun sets. Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019…
The first time Matthew Bremer saw the listing for the church he would eventually buy in Phillipsport, N.Y., it arrived like so many unwanted emails, as inbox-clogging spam. But rather than immediately hitting delete he scrolled down the email while eating lunch and was intrigued by what he saw: a simple white clapboard church dating…
Halloween and haunted houses go together like costumed children and epic sugar highs. This year, perhaps you would like to spend Oct. 31 with an overnight stay at a house or hotel frequented by the dearly departed. In the United States, there’s no shortage of rumored haunted accommodations, and the five options here celebrate their…
Not long ago Dr. Rangan Chatterjee had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was struggling to lower his blood sugar levels despite following an intense diet and exercise program. Dr. Chatterjee counseled him to focus on the root cause of his problem: Chronic stress. The patient, a 53-year-old businessman, had been putting in long…
The coming 25 percent American tariff on certain European foods, drinks and other products will hit a lot of people hard, but few harder than Jon-David Headrick. Mr. Headrick, who lives outside Nashville, operates Jon-David Headrick Selections, which imports French wines exclusively, focusing on small family estates in the Loire Valley and other parts of…
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have an added benefit, or risk, depending on the dose. New research suggests that a low dose of statins may protect against osteoporosis, but that high doses may increase the risk for the bone-damaging condition. Austrian researchers searched a database of patients hospitalized over two years and found 353,502 who used…
When you first meet someone and she tells you what she does for a living, it’s not uncommon to think about what that means for you. For example, when I met a man online who was in construction, I thought of all my badly needed home repairs. When I met someone who was a financial…
During pregnancy, sleeping on your back may be a bad idea. Previous studies have found that sleeping in a supine position causes compression of veins and arteries that can lead to a reduction in blood flow to the placenta severe enough to double the risk for stillbirth after 28 weeks of gestation. Now a new…
Early one summer morning, I was awakened by a hammering on the inside of my skull. It felt as if a prisoner were trying to Shawshank it out through my left eye socket. When I sat up in bed to reach for the Advil on my nightstand, I became panic-stricken. Both eyes were open, but…