Then I met the Filipino Canadian poet J. Mae Barizo, who introduced me to the Filipino American poet Sarah Gambito, who in turn invited me to a gathering at her home of Filipino artists, writers and filmmakers. She called it the Soul Pood Salon, a wink at how native speakers often pronounce the letter “f”…
PARIS — This fashion week, Philippe Vasset, editor in chief of Glitz Paris, isn’t expecting any front-row seats. His new feather-ruffling publication, however, probably will show up in a few. Glitz, a digital newsletter focused on exposing the inner workings of the luxury business, is scheduled to debut officially on Thursday, published weekly in French…
The pharmaceutical companies Biogen and Eisai said on Tuesday that a drug they are developing for Alzheimer’s disease had slowed the rate of cognitive decline in a large late-stage clinical trial. The strong results boost the drug’s chances of winning approval and offer renewed hope for a class of Alzheimer’s drugs that have repeatedly failed…
The Try Guys, a popular YouTube crew famous for trying things like testing their sperm count, karate, raising toddlers, shaving their legs and wearing crop tops, are officially down a Guy. Ned Fulmer, one of the titular Guys, is leaving the group, effective immediately. By the time the guys announced Mr. Fulmer’s departure on Tuesday,…
Dior Maria Grazia Chiuri continues to find inspiration in the past, present, and future of femininity. For her spring/summer 2023 show, the designer referenced a Dior scarf from the ’50s with a map of Paris as a starting point, and the legendary Tuileries Garden designed by Italian noblewoman Catherine de Medici. Chiuri combined the city’s…
Experts say there is no indication that vaccines affect fertility. Most people’s periods go back to normal within one cycle.
Life in a city of more than eight million people means that at some point you will wait in a line. Some lines are (arguably) worth it, like seeing the “Girl With a Pearl Earring” on its last day at the Frick. Others are questionable, like waiting to get into Union Pool in the Year…
The Vasper It’s not on Madison Avenue, but this 120-seat restaurant and bar in the Park Avenue Mondrian evokes the 1960s “Mad Men” era with classic cocktails, chips and onion dip and lobster Thermidor for two. (Wednesday) 444 Park Avenue South (30th Street), 646-948-2464, thevasper.com. KJun Pun intended, this mash-up of Korean and Cajun, formerly…
News After the Jewish New Year I mailed my former therapist a Rosh Hashana card but never expected a reply. My heart leaped when I received one. When I opened the letter, I saw that it was from her husband, not her. My brilliant, quick-witted, huge-hearted therapist had Alzheimer’s. Her memory was so sharp that…
It’s hard to imagine anybody who will be disappointed by the new Brooklyn restaurant Laser Wolf except, of course, people who are under the impression that there will be actual lasers and wolves. The name is a joke about the Lazar Wolf character from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” He’s a Jewish butcher, and…