But Mr. Catton, of the international nurses organization, said that was not the current pattern. “For nurses who are recruited, there is no intention for them to go back, often quite the opposite: They want to establish themselves in another country and bring their families to join them,” he said. Zambia has an excess of…
Are you someone that loves the classics from yesterday? It’s hard not to be, but you might also understand things need to be reinvented every once in a while. There’s nothing wrong with that, but if the idea seems daunting to you, an easy fix is just to add a little heat to things. That…
Whether you are looking for a delicate Art Deco engagement ring or a lavish antique diamond necklace, shopping for precious vintage jewelry can be as daunting as it is enticing. On a recent blustery morning in New York City, a group of high-end vintage jewelry experts gathered to discuss what prospective buyers should look for…
Every day Shelly Branch posts precisely styled photographs of vintage jewelry on Particulieres. NYC, an Instagram account she created several years ago to sell the striking gold pieces she had begun to acquire. Even though she hadn’t planned to become a jewelry dealer. “I didn’t set out to do this by any means,” Ms. Branch…
LONDON — The choker, a neck-hugging jewelry style, seems to be riding a new wave of popularity. Its appearance on women’s, men’s and couture runways and in fashion-world look books was featured in the 2021 annual roundup by Tagwalk, a search engine that tracks fashion trends. It noted that the use of chokers had increased…
Red carpet fashion events always draw attention — the celebrities! the glamour! the clothes! So it should be no surprise that the hair jewelry seen last fall at the Met Gala (like Rihanna’s bejeweled Stephen Jones skullcap) and the British Fashion Awards (with Poppy Delevingne in star-shaped Swarovski hair pins) has revived interest in the…
Side tables are among the smallest pieces of furniture, but they make a big difference in the way a room looks. “They’re like the bags and shoes of your outfit,” said Poonam Khanna, an architect who founded the Brooklyn-based studio Unionworks. “They’re accessories that are very important.” Just as knockout shoes can enhance the look…
George had known somebody with dwarfism, an old high school classmate named Kevin. One day when Jason was an infant, George happened to spot Kevin at a bus stop. George asked if he might come over for dinner, to speak with George and his wife “about what to expect.” Kevin agreed, and he and George…
Surgery to remove cataracts, which cause the eye’s normally clear lens to become cloudy, can restore vision almost instantaneously. New research suggests cataract surgery may have another benefit as well: a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. For the study, scientists looked at 3,038 men and women with cataracts who were…
The Crystal Symphony left Miami on Jan. 8, as scheduled, on a two-week cruise. On the way back, things took an unexpected turn. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Miami on Saturday, but mid-trip, a United States federal judge ordered the cruise ship seized over a lawsuit regarding unpaid fuel bills. The ship changed…