Some studies have suggested that older people who consistently engage in leisure activities are less likely to develop dementia than those who do not, suggesting that failure to participate in such pastimes could spur cognitive deterioration. A new study suggests another explanation: Failure to participate in leisure activities may be a consequence of dementia, not…
Betty Dodson, a feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure who taught generations of women how to masturbate in workshops, books and videos, seeing the do-it-yourself climax as a liberating social force, died on Saturday at a nursing home in New York City. She was 91. The cause was cirrhosis of the liver, said Carlin Ross,…
Dr. Philip R. Lee, who as a leading federal health official and fighter for social justice under President Lyndon B. Johnson wielded government Medicare money as a cudgel to desegregate the nation’s hospitals in the 1960s, died on Oct. 27 in a hospital in Manhattan. He was 96. The cause was heart arrhythmia, his wife,…
Seven members of the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, an elite body of wine professionals, have been suspended from all court activities, and another has resigned after a New York Times report last week on the group’s longtime pattern of sexual harassment and conflicts of interest. The men suspended — Greg Harrington, Eric Entrikin, Robert…
Making something new is like climbing a mountain without a map. Only at the end of the journey does the route come clearly into view. On the new Netflix series “Song Exploder,” based on the podcast of the same name created by Hrishikesh Hirway, the blind expeditions of popular music artists, including R.E.M., Alicia Keys…
At her home in New York’s Hudson Valley, chef Amy Chaplin keeps replanting her rainbow carrots. It’s not the rabbits and deer that get into her crop, though — it’s her 1 1/2-year-old son, Ezra, who’s in the “very active” phase familiar to so many parents of toddlers. “He’s totally into everything in the garden,…
Headliner Rolls Rice Soft, traced with sauce and enclosing various fillings, Cantonese steamed rice noodle rolls (cheung fun) have a devoted following in New York. Along with two partners, the chef Richard Chan has come up with his own interpretation, investing it with creative twists. His rolls pay homage to seven different parts of Asia,…
Women who are socially isolated have an increased risk for high blood pressure, researchers report. But men, not so much. Scientists used data on 28,238 Canadian men and women aged 45 to 85 who are participating in a large continuing study on aging. The researchers found that compared with married women, single women had a…
Words we never get tired of hearing at weddings are often open bar and buffet. But thanks to the coronavirus the open part is temporarily closed, and the buffet has gone solo. “Social distancing and safety guidelines have made everyone rethink the way we curate what guests consume,” said Amy Shey Jacobs, the owner of…
Last year Chanel promoted a reworked version of its distinctive J12 watch with advertisements featuring a handful of high-profile celebrities, including Ali McGraw, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. Arnaud Chastaingt, the designer who updated the timepiece, is decidedly less recognizable, which is exactly how he likes things. “I prefer when people speak about my creations…