Raisa Flowers has stayed booked and busy throughout the last year, pandemic be damned. The New York City-based makeup artist is responsible for some of our favorite beauty looks—including that Rihanna Essence cover—and is a regular contributor to editorials and campaigns alike. Her artistry is instantly recognizable: flawless skin, bold and imaginative eyes, and equal…
Cookout season has finally arrived. What are you taking to the park, the backyard, the beach? Burgers and dogs may initially attract a gaggle of grill supervisors, but seasoned cookout attendees know it’s the sides that can quickly steal the show. So, don’t get caught flat-footed — after one bite of the salads, slaws and…
Good morning. It is not too early to start planning for Memorial Day. The day is, of course, a somber occasion, a chance to honor and mourn those who have lost their lives in military service to the nation. But as with many federal holidays in the United States, it’s also a chance to celebrate…
A Four-Bedroom Stone House in Wales $1.2 MILLION (875,000 POUNDS) This restored stone farmhouse dating to the 16th or 17th century sits on about an acre of land with ocean views in the hamlet of Rhosson, a coastal community in western Pembrokeshire, Wales. Known as Rhosson Farmhouse, the 2,479-square-foot dwelling of whitewashed stone, with a…
I just moved my houseplants back outside, after an interminable winter of low-humidity, low-light indoor torture, and some are the worse for wear — particularly one long-cherished fancy-leaf begonia. Also, I love Japanese food. In fact, I just picked up takeout the other day. There might not seem to be a sequitur powerful enough to…
The exercise routines were identical, intermingling brief, intense intervals on stationary bicycles one day with easier, longer workouts the next. The exercisers worked out for five consecutive days, while continuing the high-fat diet. Afterward, the researchers repeated the original tests. The results were somewhat disturbing. After the first five days of fatty eating, the men’s…
Romy Gill didn’t work with canned jackfruit until she started research for her cookbook, “Zaika: Vegan Recipes From India.” Gill, a chef who was raised in Burnpur, West Bengal, had never really needed to: The fruit grew wild around her home, along with pomegranates, mangoes and guava. Fresh jackfruits look like gigantic, scaly lumps —…
Rough night of sleep? Relying on caffeine to get you through the day isn’t always the answer, says a new study from Michigan State University. Researchers from MSU’s Sleep and Learning Lab, led by psychology associate professor Kimberly Fenn, assessed how effective caffeine was in counteracting the negative effects of sleep deprivation on cognition. As…
Adults with schizophrenia have an elevated risk of dying from suicide. Yet there’s only limited understanding of when and why people with schizophrenia die of suicide –in part because research studies have looked at relatively small groups of patients. Now a new study from Columbia that looked at a large population of adults diagnosed with…
A new study looking across a large body of research finds further evidence for the safety of vaccines that are Food and Drug Administration-approved and routinely recommended for children, adults and pregnant women. The study updates a vaccine safety review that was released by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2014. “This…