Moderna on Tuesday became the latest pharmaceutical company to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full approval for its Covid-19 vaccine for use in people 18 and older. F.D.A. approval would allow the company to market the shot directly to consumers, and could also help raise public confidence in the vaccine. Full…
The skin around the eyes requires carefully chosen care. How to determine which cosmetic products are suitable for it and avoid mistakes in their application? Manufacturers often indicate on the packaging of face cream that it cannot be used on the skin around the eyes, and there are always good reasons for this. We figure…
The most reliable way to prolong the effect of your favorite perfume is to drop its travel version in your cosmetic bag. When this is not possible (anyway, forgetfulness is our second nature), simple rules will help keep its fragrance for the rest of the day. Where to store the perfume First of all, take…
There is something deeply admirable about a menu that knows how to quit when it is ahead. When the choices have been edited to the essentials, you don’t need to ask the server, “What’s good here?” and the servers don’t need to lie and say, “Everything.” A few blocks from Haeundae Beach in Busan, South…
But many patients find sleeping with a mouth guard less awkward or unpleasant than using a CPAP machine. The technical term for these appliances is mandibular advancement devices, so named because they work by pushing the lower jaw forward, which in most people helps keep the airway open. There are many variations of these gadgets…
Rihanna’s lingerie line Savage X Fenty is looking to propel its success beyond the wear-your-underwear-around-the-house WFH era with a colorful new capsule collection worth paying attention to: Savage X Pride. A first for the brand, the Pride collection features 25 new pieces, each catering to and in celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community in honor of…
In 2016, Ms. Weaver, then a Los Angeles-based author and real estate investor, traveled to Lynchburg, Tenn., to research a potential book about Nearest Green, an expert distiller whose real name was Nathan. Mr. Green, while enslaved there, had mentored a young Jack Daniel. Ms. Weaver’s ambitions quickly grew; she persuaded Brown-Forman to formally acknowledge…
“I understood that most viewers weren’t going to follow my grandma’s tips since she used non-famous brands,” Ms. Kim said. “But I thought it was a way to tell a story about her.” Ashley Kim, 30, a Korean-American who lives in Melbourne, Australia, discovered Chang Myung-sook — a.k.a. Milanonna — another YouTube creator, when searching…
Like so many renovation projects, the transformation of Keren and Thomas Richter’s 1850s farmhouse in Pound Ridge, N.Y., involved no shortage of surprises. When the couple, partners in an interior design firm called White Arrow, found a rundown house in late 2017, they assumed they could refresh it with a cosmetic renovation, and that it…
This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. Omri Moran was on time for a first date, but the young woman, inexplicably, was late. She finally arrived, but skirted the question of her tardiness, saying “Never mind, you wouldn’t get it,” Mr. Moran…