On an early September afternoon in 2015, Raquel Begleiter and David Godow met while eating pizza at a mutual friend’s place in Washington. Initially, Ms. Begleiter’s focus was on her best friend, Rachel, who was about to move to San Francisco. But then the Byzantine Empire came into the conversation, a topic of particular interest…
MILAN — The news of Linda Evangelista’s cosmetic procedure trauma has been the talk not only of the internet, where the former supermodel’s Instagram post about what she said were the negative effects of a CoolSculpting treatment has sparked vociferous response, but also at the shows in Milan, where Ms. Evangelista once reigned and where…
The Public Theater held its annual gala in Central Park on Sept. 20. The gala celebrated the final performance of “Merry Wives” at the Delacorte Theater, and what would have been the 100th birthday of its founder, Joe Papp. The Museum at F.I.T. raised $700,000 at its couture council luncheon honoring Wes Gordon at Cipriani…
The Lasker awards for 2021, announced Friday, were given to scientists whose work was crucial for Covid-19 vaccines, scientists who discovered how to control the firing of neurons with beams of light, and to a researcher whose influential work and leadership changed medical science. The prizes are named for Mary and Alfred Lasker. Ms. Lasker…
Brown-edge cookies may not look like much — and their no-nonsense name certainly doesn’t do them any favors — but don’t let appearances fool you. In the great Venn diagram of cookies, this little wafer lies at the intersection of Christmas sugar cookie, vanilla wafer and French tuile. They are absurdly buttery, crisp at the…
It was ultimately a dating app that introduced Sree Arimilli and Sandheep Surendran of San Francisco. But more traditional and spiritual elements, as well as a bit of self help, also played a part. Ms. Arimilli was out to dinner with a friend in New York in late 2016. When talk turned to their love…
With that, the wheels of a Hollywood-style proposal were set in motion. But not before Ms. Gist and Ms. Brown, who is also a producer on “Our Kind of People,” figured out who they are as a couple. “We’re such lesbians,” Ms. Gist said. “We started this thing where we’d turn off all the lights…
Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado gets one question a lot about his Sept. 15 wedding to Marlon Reis. “People say, ‘You know, it took you a while to get married,’” Mr. Polis, a Democrat, said. “But what’s important to remember is that Obergefell v. Hodges wasn’t until 2015. So we really only waited six years.”…
Jack Sprat may eat no fat, but I wonder how he’d weigh in on boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Unlike the rich, sinewy flesh of the drumstick or wing — of which I doubt he’d approve — boneless, skinless thighs provide unbroken expanses of smooth, texturally unchallenging meat. While not quite as lean as chicken breasts,…
Her offhandedness is part of her charm, but it has a purpose. Leiby wants to give us a portrait of abortion not as a crisis or a moral question, but as a common and confusing medical procedure. The broader context of this show, as she reminds the audience, is a culture of silence surrounding women.…