Kirstin SinclairGetty Images Every now and then a rare sale comes along that we have no choice but to take advantage of. Starting June 26 through the 27th, Saks Fifth Avenue is offering 40 percent off brand new select Manolo Blahnik and Gianvito Rossi styles. If you’ve ever dreamed of having a Carrie Bradshaw Hangisi…
L.G.B.T.Q. people unite every June, Pride Month, to celebrate milestones like the Stonewall uprising and the activists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of gay rights. Often overlooked, however, are the unsung heroes of color who have broken ground and continue to make strides. In a year when at least 29 transgender or…
When an 87-year-old Californian man was wheeled into an operating room just outside Phoenix last year, the pandemic was at its height and medical protocols were being upended across the country. A case like his would normally have required 14 or more bags of fluids to be pumped into him, but now that posed a…
BOGNOR REGIS, England — Little has changed in the 40 years that Jean Sheppard has been calling numbers at Crown Bingo here in the heart of Bognor Regis, one of Britain’s oldest seaside resort towns, about 60 miles south of London. The regulars still line up before the doors open at 11 a.m., hoping to…
Black Restaurant Week has kicked off in metropolitan New York, with more than 130 Black-owned food related businesses in the tristate area offering special menu items and holding events. “For the restaurants, this is just another way to showcase the excellence we see in our community that often gets overlooked,” said Falayn Ferrell, a founder…
Romulo Yanes, who in his 26 years as the staff photographer helped define Gourmet magazine’s striking visual identity by capturing the natural beauty of food without relying solely on the embellishments of ornamental props or elaborate styling, died on June 16 at his home in Tampa, Fla. He was 62. His husband, Robert Schaublin-Yanes, said…
When the chef Sheldon Simeon checks out at the Foodland supermarket near his home on Maui, he can’t resist grabbing a tray of the golden butter mochi sitting by the register. The customers at Tin Roof, the lunch counter he owns with his wife, Janice Simeon, in Kahului, are just as tempted by the peanut-butter-frosted…
I love to wear a crisp full blouse with slim pants or a spring dress when I go out. But now that we can go inside to restaurants and shows, I’m frequently chilled by the A.C. Pashminas seem to be out of fashion, a sweater is too bulky, and even a lightweight coat is too…
For some, perusing the aisles of a sex shop can be awkward, and that feeling may be exacerbated by the help of a store associate. Not for Diana de Vegh. In this week’s Modern Love essay, she writes about the attention she wished she were paid on a visit to a New York City sex…
If you missed Thursday’s last call, you’re out of luck: To-go alcohol, one of few upsides in New York’s state of emergency, is officially a pandemic indulgence of the past. And unlike most lockdown-era pastimes, the “walktail” deserves a proper eulogy. Originally intended as a lifeline to shuttered bars and restaurants, takeaway drinks became a…