If your pet is distressed and whining in its carrier, speak to the animal in a reassuring voice to let it know you are there, said Dr. Bryant, “or give them a toy or calming treat.” The best remedy, though, is prevention, she said. “With proper training, which may take at least six to eight…
The New York Times is interested in sharing pictures of readers’s nontraditional wedding attire. Did you attend (or have) a wedding where the dress code called for “creative cocktail” or “desert chic?” We’d love to see your outfit. Around 2.5 million weddings are expected to take place this year, and many of them had been…
Four months after suffering a stroke he described as a “near-death experience,” Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania acknowledges lingering problems with his speech and hearing that sometimes cause verbal miscues. He has relied on closed captions or the help of staff members to smooth his interactions with voters and reporters as he runs for…
At first, all you see is the swish of an iridescent tale and a flash of red hair. She glides gracefully through an underwater world of fish, coral, sea turtles and shipwrecks. The familiar twinkle of a Disney song settles in, and as she swims to the surface light, the princess is finally revealed. “She’s…
Melvin Sokolsky, a photographer who pushed boundaries by creating fantastical tableaux for fashion bibles like Harper’s Bazaar that seemed to defy both gravity and logic, died on Aug. 29 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 88. The death was confirmed by his son, Bing. Mr. Sokolsky was an untrained photographer who grew…
Rommy Hunt Revson was renting a house in Southampton, N.Y., in 1986, stressed from her recent divorce from a Revlon heir, John Revson, when she conceived of a hair band to hold a ponytail without damaging the hair. “I don’t know why, but I became somewhat determined to figure out an invention that used fabric…
Jeremy Moeller Everything old is new again. More specifically, the best 2000s trends. Slip skirts, platform shoes, and baguette bags (which are currently taking over the NYFW spring/summer 2023 runways) have all been among the iconic era’s revival, with designers reimagining them for here and now. If you’ve been paying any attention to celebrity street…
Three thick gold lines were splashed on the floor of a cavernous warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yards where the Gabriela Hearst show was to take place. The two on the outside were slightly curved, to enclose the inner one. “Do you recognize the shape?” Ms. Hearst asked backstage before the show. She grinned, a…
It’s an August morning in northern Wisconsin, the kind that residents of the small town of Bayfield dream about in the darkest months of winter. The sun glistens on Lake Superior, a gentle north breeze cools the 70-degree air, and the City Dock, lined by sailboats and yachts, is quiet save for a small circle…
We’re halfway through September, and I’m already starting to feel the stress and hectic whoosh of fall. Unfinished tasks are piling up like fallen leaves — and let’s not even talk about my inbox; it’s a terrifying place (current unread email total: 2,429). There’s a kid to send off to school, lunches to pack, and…