Oklahoma’s highest court on Tuesday threw out a 2019 ruling that required Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $465 million for its role in the opioid epidemic. It was the second time this month that a court has invalidated a key legal strategy used by plaintiffs in thousands of cases attempting to hold the…
Home Kitchen 84 Peter Philis, whose great-grandfather founded Lexington Candy Shop in 1925, has teamed up with another restaurant industry veteran, Paul Modica, to open this neighborhood-style spot where easygoing American fare rules. 155 East 84th Street, 646-838-5102, homekitchennyc.com. Sofreh Café A brick-walled tearoom, owned by Ali Saboor and Nasim Alikhani, serves sweets like traditional…
It’s Kind of a Funny Story … So, I’m visiting my friend Donnie in Charlotte, N.C. He tells me that he has a younger sister who lives in Manhattan. I say I’d like to meet her. Soon after, Donnie’s father dies. I bring lemon chicken to the wake. Donnie calls me over to meet his…
On a brisk October morning, a crowd of 30 artists, designers and curators gathered in downtown Oaxaca, Mexico, to toast a new public art space. The curator and writer Su Wu, who has lived in Mexico City, some 280 miles northwest, since 2017, had brought the group together to celebrate, too, the boundary-breaking Cuban-born artist…
There are two doors, nearly identical, that open into the downtown Manhattan penthouse of Padma Lakshmi. One leads to her office and staff work spaces and the other to her yipping Chihuahua and the living areas. Ms. Lakshmi, the television host and producer, author and activist, moves between the two wings (and upstairs to the…
“There are so many things to remember and organize,” she said as she sat on a bench in the departure terminal, refreshing her email feed every few minutes as she waited for her negative coronavirus test result. “It’s very stressful, but I know it’s going to be worth it when I see my children and…
Last Friday night, logomania swept Rockefeller Center as the luxury fashion house Chanel celebrated the centennial of its ever-popular fragrance No. 5 (also known as Marilyn Monroe’s favorite thing to wear to bed). It was a night of Chanel everything. Its double C logo decorated the ice skating rink; behemoth mock-ups of the perfume’s familiar…
One evening, just before Halloween, a party was held at Chinese Tuxedo, a trendy Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown in Manhattan. Attendees entered through a back alley lit by yellow lanterns, past graffitied walls covered in posters of superheroes. Inside they sipped Champagne while Asian drag queens, West Dakota, Panthera Lush and Dynasty, writhed around the…
Actress, producer, philanthropist, investor, Emmy winner, Kerry Washington has always been a leading lady. And her resume just keeps building. Next up: This holiday season, the multi-hyphenate is debuting her third jewelry collection with female-founded sustainable fine jewelry brand Aurate. Featuring Art Deco details, gold finishes, and a touch of topaz, the “Be the Lead”…
Cuando las velas se queman, liberan vapores y partículas en el aire, pero las investigaciones sugieren que su uso es seguro.