Vaccinated, but still uncertain If the uncertainty of 2020 has taught us anything, it’s the unlikelihood that any travel that happens this year will be similar to the “normal” of pre-pandemic times. “Many of my colleagues in the travel industry are looking at the vaccine as a silver bullet to the situation,” said James Ferrara,…
There is an art to eating swallows: the proper thumb-and-finger pinch to pull off a bite, the almost imperceptible roll of the dough from the palm to the tips of the fingers as it’s lowered into soup to scoop a mouthful. But I am perennially out of practice. I am highly self-conscious about my swallow-rolling…
I’d never object to eating a regular cookie for breakfast. But I’d always thought a breakfast cookie for dessert would make me sad. Packed with good-for-you ingredients like whole grains, nuts and seeds, a breakfast cookie is meant to be healthful and substantial, something to fill an empty belly rather than a whimsical sweet to…
Courtesy of the brands; Bahnsen: LANA OHRIMENKO; Rentrayage: Kate Sears Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. If your life feels like a never-ending parade of concentric Zoom windows, FaceTime squares, and a thousand open tabs, the fall 2021 collections suggest you’re not alone. Perhaps inspired by our…
Rebecca O’Neal didn’t believe she qualified for a Covid-19 vaccine. She had not realized that her turn had come. Last week, when she scrolled through the eligibility requirements for the state of New York, she noticed body mass index on the list. Body mass index, or B.M.I., is technically a measure of obesity. The quantifier…
“I was definitely inspired by other people making their bread,” said Ryan Norville, a Brooklyn-based florist. She was talking about the desire that seized her, over the last year, to start making things while stuck at home during the pandemic. And while baking bread is not her thing, “I was like, ‘I can knit.’” So…
It’s hard to believe that Marine Serre, the 29-year-old French designer whose work was featured in Beyoncé’s “Black is King” visual album and who kicked off Paris Fashion Week with perhaps the most human, immersive, fully realized digital “activation” of the entire fashion month, founded her brand only three years ago. Not only does she…
The San Diego Zoo has given nine apes an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Zoetis, a major veterinary pharmaceuticals company. In January, a troop of gorillas at the zoo’s Safari Park tested positive for the virus. All are recovering, but even so, the zoo requested help from Zoetis in vaccinating other apes. The company provided…
Jean Kennedy Smith’s grand Manhattan duplex overlooking the East River, where she played host to her large, prominent family, along with luminaries from political, art and showbiz circles, is being sold by her estate. The asking price is $6.45 million, with $19,975 in monthly maintenance. Ms. Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President…
The co-op specializes in affordable vintage home goods, and has always attracted a younger clientele. Foot traffic to the stores, in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, is now close to pre-pandemic levels. But it’s on Instagram where business is booming. Before the pandemic, the store’s Instagram feed was more of a marketing tool, with most of the…