OAKLAND, Calif. — In one of the most far-ranging attempts to halt the spread of the coronavirus, Apple and Google said they were building software into smartphones that would tell people if they were recently in contact with someone who was infected with the virus. The technology giants said they were teaming up to release…
When Dr. Deborah Birx delivers indispensable information on the federal government’s response to the pandemic, she does it in Hermès. The doctor is one of two women on the White House task force trying to slow the spread of an outbreak that, at the time of publication, has claimed more than 17,800 American lives. And…
When will life return to normal, or at least a new normal? A major answer to the question of when — and how — Americans can return to public places like work and school could depend on something called an antibody test, a blood test that determines whether someone has ever been infected with the…
“Sitting around, topless on the internet, and having thousands of dollars thrown at us? Like, that’s — that’s really not how it goes. Like, I wish, man.” “Camming, in general, is doing sex work live on video.” “Webcamming is performing online in front of strangers on the internet. What those performances entail can range from…
Pascal Le SegretainGetty Images Changes are afoot at Givenchy. After three years at the helm, Clare Waight Keller has stepped down from her role as Givenchy’s artistic director. In a statement shared with WWD, Keller explained, “Focusing on a world based on haute couture has been one of the highlights of my professional journey.” The…
Sandra Lee was horrified by the contents of my pantry. “Girl, you’re in trouble,” she said, after demanding that I send her photos of every shelf. “What I love the most is how many beans you have,” she said. (I’m allergic, which is probably why they’re still there.) But Ms. Lee, the former Food Network…
The fashion world’s endless game of musical chairs doesn’t stop even for a pandemic. On Friday, Givenchy announced that Clare Waight Keller, the brand’s first female artistic director and a designer who rose to global fame as the creator of Meghan Markle’s wedding dress, was leaving the house after only three years. A successor has…
Victor Skrebneski, whose striking photographs of celebrities and models including Cindy Crawford, Bette Davis and Orson Welles were a fixture of advertising campaigns and gallery shows for more than a half-century, died on Saturday in Chicago. He was 90. The cause was cancer, his friend Stephen Rybka said through a spokeswoman. Mr. Skrebneski first became…
Coconut macaroons might just be the easiest and most forgiving of all cookies. You don’t need a mixer. You don’t need flour. The amounts are just suggestions. And you can flavor them any way you like. Plus, the fluffy little morsels are perfect for both Passover and Easter. This year, I experimented with two different…
FPGGetty Images These days, even working out seems easier than getting dressed. If you’re anything like me, sheltering-in-place has dissolved any and every desire to put on real clothes—save for the occasional Zoom work meeting top—and bras are a thing of the past. So I’ve been clinging to the one piece of clothing that brings…