Some people imagine the best wines in hot weather are exclusively whites and rosés. But I have never subscribed to this thinking. I still want to drink reds with plenty of the foods that might end up on a grill at any sort of summer gathering. What changes seasonally for me is weight and temperature.…
Their beery, blueblood inhibition hangs in the periwinkle dusk. The photograph shows the two DeVos brothers, scions of the Amway multilevel marketing empire, finishing a game of golf with their dad. Two men crouch over a short putt. One nurses a can of low-cal Michelob Ultra. The third stands behind them, his stance strong, his…
Name: Alton Mason Age: 24 Hometown: Phoenix Now Lives: A hotel room on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, although he is usually traveling. “I live in Terminal 2 in Delta,” he said, jokingly. “It’s just me and my suitcase!” Claim to Fame: Mr. Mason is an actor, filmmaker and model known for doing back…
Jewelry and art have long captivated both collectors and the general public, but recently, fine minerals — topaz, quartz, calcite and more — have also been figuring in. Case in point: The multidisciplinary art fair Masterpiece London, set for June 30 to July 6 at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will have a new exhibit by…
Four Veterans Affairs clinicians, frustrated with existing treatments for addiction and PTSD, have turned to drugs the government still deems illegal.
There was nothing traditional about my grandparents, other than, perhaps, my grandmother’s rabid interest in my love life. “I just want to be around long enough to dance at your wedding,” Mopsy, as we called my paternal grandmother, told me over and over again for a decade. When, four years ago, I did finally meet…
Last December, Charles F. Sams III made history when he became the first Native American to be appointed director of the National Park Service. He had his work cut out for him. The number of visitors to the biggest parks in the United States is at an all-time high, road repairs and other infrastructure upgrades…
After surveying past studies of sleep-deprived mice, many of which Dr. Veasey conducted, the researchers found that when the animals were kept awake for just a couple of hours more than usual each day, two key parts of the brain were notably affected: the locus coeruleus, which manages feelings of alertness and arousal, and the…
I’ve been accused of reaching the age where I regularly refer to the past. It is true that I’m old enough to have built up a sizable store of memories and experiences. But I’ve been focused on the past all my life. Not because I believe in some hazy golden age from which it’s been…
After surveying past studies of sleep-deprived mice, many of which Dr. Veasey conducted, the researchers found that when the animals were kept awake for just a couple of hours more than usual each day, two key parts of the brain were notably affected: the locus coeruleus, which manages feelings of alertness and arousal, and the…