Perhaps the most famous photo of Ms. Peretti was not one from a modeling assignment but the 1975 morning-after shot by the celebrity photographer Helmut Newton, with whom she was romantically involved at the time. She stands on an apartment terrace, a cigarette dangling from her mouth, wearing a variation of the Playboy Bunny uniform…
Kent Taylor, the founder and chief executive of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, died by suicide on Thursday after suffering from post-Covid-19 symptoms, the company and his family said in a statement. He was 65. “After a battle with post-Covid-related symptoms, including severe tinnitus, Kent Taylor took his own life this week,” the statement said.…
Bobby Stuckey flipped through receipts this month, surprised to see a huge increase in cocktail sales, the highest in the 17-year history of his restaurant, even though the bar section has been closed. The septuagenarians are back. “Every night we are seeing another couple or a pair of couples in the dining room, and they…
Abstract. The research is devoted to studying of the question “supergraphics” in architecture and design. The revealed most effective methods and approaches, today in this direction of design and their application in design of interiors. Scientific problem on which solution the project – increase in comfort and efficiency of the environment is offered at design…
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The last time that Caity Weaver reported in person, she spent much of her time trying to commune with a horse. Ms. Weaver, a member of The New York Times’s Styles desk, ventured last March…
For his new photo book, “Gentlemen’s Club,” Chris Buck spent six years interviewing and taking portraits of strippers and their romantic partners. “Partners of dancers are in this inherently complicated space of dating someone who’s intimate with others for their work,” he said. In that sense, the project is a study not only of labor,…
Spring is a new beginning. At the produce stand, spring starts with “A” for asparagus, one of the most versatile of vegetables. Asparagus can be served raw, steamed, boiled, sautéed, roasted, stir-fried, deep-fried, puréed for soup or a dip, and baked in custards, tarts and soufflés. SELECTING Begin with color. Green is the most common,…
Last year, the pandemic shut the gates of many public gardens just as spring was on its way: According to a survey by the American Public Gardens Association, only about 4 percent of public gardens remained fully open as of March 30, 2020. Once public gardens began to reopen months later, they became places of…
ROME — If, as it’s said, all roads lead to Rome, then they intersect at Piazza Venezia, the downtown hub of the Italian capital, watched over by a traffic officer on a pedestal who choreographs streamlined circulation out of automotive chaos. For many Romans and tourists alike, those traffic controllers are as much a symbol…
All of which makes health care professionals who treat seniors uneasy. “Older people need to know that the data is very unclear about the safety of these medications,” Dr. Fick said. “Whether or not they actually help is also unclear.” A recent review in JAMA Network Open, for instance, looked at clinical trials of cannabinoids…