The naming of diseases has long been contentious and not just in Africa. In the first months after its emergence in China, the illness we call Covid-19 was unofficially dubbed “the Wuhan virus,” a designation that gained currency on social media before finding its way into the mainstream. What happened next was not entirely surprising:…
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with a car accident in Napa County, Calif., in May. As a result of the plea, which Mr. Pelosi, 82, entered in absentia in Napa County Superior Court, he…
The release of Meghan Markle’s debut podcast series is exciting in itself, but the fact that her outfit from the cover art is shoppable—and under $25? Thrilling. The first episode of the Duchess of Sussex’s Spotify exclusive series, Archetypes, premiered today. The cover features a brand new black-and-white portrait of Meghan in which she wears…
Courtesy Every so often, a trend comes along and wears down even the most skeptical critics. Just look at the catsuit, the Barbie-core aesthetic, and low-rise jeans. And now, there’s the cloud slide. The so-called “ugly shoe” has officially catapulted to full-blown trend status according to pretty much everybody, everywhere on TikTok. True to their…
Over the last decade, a gilded collection of elite hotels near Central Park have vied for the distinction of being the most expensive in New York. Several, including the St. Regis, Carlyle and the Plaza, opened more than 80 years ago. Most, including the Baccarat, a relative newcomer, greet guests with sparkly chandeliers. This month,…
Over the weekend, Harry Styles began a 15-night stand at Madison Square Garden, an impressive feat befitting one of the most popular musicians in the world. (He’ll begin a similar stretch in October at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. — his tour supporting his latest album, “Harry’s House,” consists of a series of residencies.)…
Headliner Rose Garden A trellised sidewalk enclave, dense with vines and roses, joins the lush, tunneled garden entry at the NoMo SoHo, formerly the Mondrian hotel. But the roses are not real. Rather, they’re high-quality artificial ones, the better to keep their fresh look into October when the outdoor patio will remain open under heat…
Charlie Chasen and Michael Malone met in Atlanta in 1997, when Mr. Malone served as a guest singer in Mr. Chasen’s band. They quickly became friends, but they didn’t notice what other people around them did: The two men could pass for twins. Mr. Malone and Mr. Chasen are doppelgängers. They look strikingly similar, but…
Mirrors lie. They reverse things. That face you see in the bathroom every morning, in your makeup compact: that is “opposite you” — the inverse of the face everyone else sees. We all know this, in theory. And yet, for the past two years or so, this simple fact has riveted and sometimes deeply upset…
In August 2020, the pandemic left the Minnesota State Fair’s veteran butter sculptor, Linda Christensen, stranded at her home in California. The fair that summer had been canceled, but the dairy chiseling would go on. After decades sculpting the fair’s dairy princesses, she knew of only one artist who could take her place: her apprentice,…