I was recently promoted at an artistic nonprofit. Though people in senior positions dress a bit more formally, I’ve slid into leggings and an oversize shirt/dress/tunic as my typical wardrobe based almost exclusively on comfort. Now that I have a senior position and a bigger salary, I want an updated look, but I don’t want…
In an effort to re-establish “authority” over the usage of her likeness, Emily Ratajkowski, the model and writer, is minting a nonfungible token, or NFT, which will be auctioned at Christie’s on May 14. The piece will be titled “Buying Myself Back: A Model for Redistribution.” As Ms. Ratajkowski chronicled in a widely read essay…
Have you been feeling guilty lately? For many people, this powerful emotion has become especially prevalent during the pandemic. There is guilt over surviving Covid-19 when family members or friends did not; guilt over potentially exposing other people to the virus; guilt about the distance we have had to maintain from those we care about…
The fresh coconut milk that made my grandmother’s chicken curry creamy and rich came from the fruit of the tall palms around her house in Sri Lanka. To make it, she first had to scrape out the bright white meat with a coconut grater. The rusty machine was screwed onto the side of a small…
Courtesy, Brandon Ruckdashel With the Oscars upon us this weekend and acceptance speeches being delivered virtually by celebs in pajamas (albeit chic ones), the lack of a red carpet shines an even brighter light on the costume designs of this year’s buzziest films. For more than four decades, New York-based Helen Uffner has been a…
Amazon is a wonderful, wonderful thing. You can reliably find anything, for any need, and get it quickly, totally negating the need to do any manner of errands you just, honestly, don’t want to. But the one category that can still feel confusing to the primest of Prime members? Fashion. Tucked in amongst all the…
If you live in D.C., you’re this close to the return of in-person panda peeping at the National Zoo. The weather is getting warmer. More people are being vaccinated. And now, in the latest sign of cultural life returning to the country, the Smithsonian announced Friday that it will reopen eight of its Washington-area institutions,…
Hi, guys. Margaux Laskey here filling in again for Em. How’s your week been? Lovely, I hope. A few weeks ago, Jessica Grose, a columnist for NYT Parenting, asked newsletter readers about their best pandemic buys, and I’m curious: What have been your favorite cooking-related purchases in the past year? For me, it’s a tie…
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton Is Louis Vuitton recruiting BTS to its army or does it work in reverse? Announced today, the famed Parisian atelier named the South Korean pop group the newest house ambassadors, and Twitter came to a screeching halt. This marks the first time the entire band is signing on together for a…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory panel is meeting Friday to review the latest findings about a potential rare side effect that led to a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. If the panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, decides that the vaccine’s benefits outweigh…