The Museum of Modern Art honored Penélope Cruz at its annual Film Benefit on Dec. 14, with tributes from fellow stars who were all dressed in Chanel. On Dec. 10, Susanne Bartsch, the nightlife queen, collected more than 5,000 gifts at her annual Toy Drive, held at Sony Hall; the toys were donated to local…
Democrats have less than a month left controlling Virginia before Republicans take over the House of Delegates and the governor’s mansion. With the clock ticking, many in the party want to seize what they see as a fleeting opportunity: protecting abortion rights by codifying them into state law. But Democratic leaders in the State Senate…
While housing discrimination is a real problem, Mr. Ortner said, “these letters convey accurate, truthful information that is helpful to the seller.” The idea that they lead to discrimination “is speculation on speculation,” he added, noting that more often than not, the letters might convince a seller to go with a slightly lower offer if…
Some day, the three-month-long Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial will become fodder not just for the pundits of the tech world, or for historians looking back on how we got to here, but for anyone considering how we shape the perceptions and subconscious prejudices of others. It has been a case study in the use of…
Name: Lia Bartha Age: 38 Hometown: Kailua, Hawaii Currently Lives: A townhouse in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn with her husband, the actor Justin Bartha, two young daughters and a French bulldog. Claim to Fame: Ms. Bartha is a trainer to the stars, helping celebs like Ashley Tisdale, Taye Diggs and Mr. Bartha (one…
Under the crush of thousands of lawsuits, Purdue filed for bankruptcy restructuring in September 2019, which automatically put a hold on all the claims against it. Nearly two years later, Judge Robert Drain, the bankruptcy court judge in White Plains, N.Y., confirmed a plan that had been approved by a majority of creditors who voted.…
On a gloomy January day, my phone lit up: Will had texted me a video. Something coalesced in my stomach. I knew what the video had captured, but I didn’t quite believe it. In the solitude of my bedroom, I hunched over my phone and pressed play. In the video, Will stepped back from the…
Days after Louis P. Di Cerbo swiped Dr. Robin G. Stafford into his world on the dating app Bumble in July 2020, they had a wide-ranging phone conversation that evolved into a chat about their career accomplishments. “She was featured in Crain’s Chicago Business,” Mr. Di Cerbo, 62, said of Dr. Stafford, who is the…
When Neah Alexandra Morton and Geoffrey Bain Hutchinson connected on the dating app Tinder in April 2017, they didn’t wait long — just five days — to meet for their first date at a tapas restaurant in Bethesda, Md. It took even less time for a chemistry to develop between them. “I knew I liked…
The next day, while driving to the airport, Mr. Wicks said he felt a pang of regret. “I didn’t want to leave,” he said. “I felt this urge of wanting to stay and wanting to get to know her better.” The pair kept in touch sporadically and, in May 2018, a work conference brought Mr.…