Ms. Masson worked as an IT program manager and, after cost-cutting measures at her company brought on an increased workload, found herself feeling burned out. She quit her job in March 2021 and made the most of her newfound free time. Ms. Masson chaperoned her 11-year-old daughter, Sadie, and her niece on a cross-country road…
When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so in a little black (tennis) dress with long sheer sleeves, a six-layer skirt — one tier for every U.S. Open title she has won — and a bodice sparkling…
Authentic and a bit rough But Chioggiotti take great pride in being “veraci” — authentic and a bit rough — in contrast to Venetians’ sophistication. Each year, in early August, a local theater company presents Goldoni’s play “Baruffe Chiozzotte” in the streets, and tickets get sold out quickly. Venetians mock Chioggia, by calling the city…
LONDON — The dark days of the pandemic caused many people to reflect on their lot, some more deeply than others. The Roman jeweler Fabio Salini was so shaken by the devastation he saw that he has donated more than 50 jewels, created in his signature bold and modernist style, to be auctioned at Sotheby’s…
“Inside the Dream,” a new movie about Bulgari, follows a necklace from the jewelry house’s 2021 Magnifica high jewelry collection from its inception — design, stone selection and production — to its introduction around Zendaya’s neck at the world premiere of “Dune” during the Venice International Film Festival last year. “Very little is known about…
Also, fentanyl has no smell or discernible taste, so the only practical way to check whether a drug has been laced is a test strip, which costs about $2 and takes about three minutes to show results. The leading manufacturer, BTNX, which is based in Markham, Ontario, claims an accuracy of 98 percent when used…
Blackpink in Celine, Dior, Chanel, and Saint Laurent One of the Blackpink members’ many talents is their ability to match—as expected of an ensemble—while keeping their individual style distinct. Their VMAs look was no exception, with each girl in their signature Celine, Dior, Chanel, or Saint Laurent. Black-on-black is typical, and all too often boring;…
The MTV Video Music Awards—better known as the VMAs—enjoy a long-standing tradition of particularly outrageous fashion. Over the years, the annual ceremony has birthed Lady Gaga’s meat dress, Miley Cyrus’s sexy bear leotard, multiple matching ensembles from Destiny’s Child, Avril Lavigne’s camouflage cargo pants, Pamela Anderson’s sequin pants, and Rihanna’s trench-coat ballgown. Although an occasion…
It was early in the morning when I first ate toilet paper. My mother and my brother were still asleep. It tasted bad. I cried. I went for another bite. I needed the memory. I was 7 years old, and I knew I needed the memory. I didn’t eat the toilet paper because I wanted…
“We have criticisms of the way the initial vaccine rollout happened, but there was really a very significant effort to get everyone vaccinated,” said Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, a University of Minnesota sociologist, who mentioned mandates, financial rewards and large events. “None of that really exists with boosters.” With Covid deaths having plateaued around 480 a day,…