If you can’t remember the deciphering UVB and UVA icons and SPF values, focus on the more straightforward rules for being safe in the sun. Let’s find out how to protect your skin from ultraviolet. Don’t try to save the product A big mistake is to save sunscreen, making do with a minimum (especially if…
“This is a big shift for the Reform movement,” Rachel said. A remarkable moment occurs in the film when Rachel ministers the confessional prayer, the vidui, at Eli’s bedside. It’s a moment of revelation and acceptance, allowing a dying person to rid himself of regrets and the perceived wrongdoings he committed during his life. Rachel…
Several times a week, Claudia Berroa simmers purple Peruvian corn with pineapple skins to make chicha morada for her restaurant, Claudy’s Kitchen, in Riverdale in the Bronx. As the cobs rise in the bubbling liquid, she thinks of her mother, who used to boil the beverage over a wood fire in Lima. “I wanted to…
Ms. Abbott started skin cycling because her skin was irritated from retinoid use every other day, but about one month in, her facialist told her to take just one recovery night. Together, they created a new four-day cycle: exfoliate, night off, retinol, night off and repeat. Ms. Abbott said her skin is less red and…
NEW YORK — Carly Mark, the designer of Puppets and Puppets, is known to enjoy a Surrealist “little joke.” Her best-known creation is a black leather purse slapped with a lifelike resin sculpture of a chocolate-chip cookie. (Every season she releases new iterations; most recently, they included green velvet and leopard print bags affixed with…
For tired home cooks, the boneless, skinless chicken thigh can feel like a dinnertime paragon of protein. There are many reasons to love it: Unlike its more finicky cousin — the boneless, skinless chicken breast — the dark-meat thigh is able to retain its moisture even when blasted with high heat, so it’s difficult to…
It’s hard for me to look a head of cauliflower in the florets and not immediately want to cut it up and throw it in the oven. When doused in oil and exposed to high heat, all the little crevices and fractals covering the surface — sometimes called curd because of its resemblance to cheese…
Over the past 50 years, medical advances have led to a more sophisticated understanding of the causes of Type 2 diabetes and to an abundance of new tools for managing it. But better treatments have done little to stem the rise of the disease. One in seven American adults has Type 2 diabetes now, up…
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Maybe you have a fancy dishwasher with all the bells and whistles, or maybe the fancy dishwasher is you, but either way, fewer dishes to clean is always something to love. These cozy, one-pot weeknight dishes are some of our readers’ favorites for getting a complete meal on the table with minimal cleanup. “Luscious! This…