As conservative states began passing more laws restricting access to surgical abortions, more patients opted for pills, especially because they can be taken in the privacy of one’s home. The Covid pandemic fueled that trend. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, reported that in 2020, medication abortion accounted for 54 percent…
In the 63 years since Madame Paulette, a luxury cleaner and tailoring service, opened in New York, its list of clients has grown to include Madonna, Serena Williams, Martha Stewart, Kylie Jenner and Anna Wintour. Though no boldfaced names attended a grand opening party at its new West 57th Street home on April 30, the…
Great spots to eat near the Whitney include Pastis, Cookshop, Chelsea Market, the reborn Barbuto and the lesser known Mary Lane (99 Bank Street), a breezy, West Village bistro with outdoor seating. Owned by Blackfoot Hospitality, it is open for lunch, brunch, happy hour and dinner (closed Mondays). Morsels of Jonah crab drift in puréed…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Robert Golike said he feels like the world’s most expensive food-delivery driver — but that’s probably because he uses a Cessna. On a recent morning, Mr. Golike, a pilot for Alaska Air Transit, was on the tarmac of Merrill Field, loading up a nine-seater plane with mail, produce and diapers, among other…
Catherine Howe and Patrick Walsh had postponed their nuptials three times before they finally wed on April 17. By then, they had already traveled to their dream honeymoon destination, Greece, where they spent two weeks in September. They had also accumulated plenty of furnishings for their apartment in Queens, where they had been living for…
Courtesy / Design Leah Romero “There was definitely stuff that I liked from Jessica Day’s wardrobe, but it’s not stuff I would wear now,” Zooey Deschanel tells ELLE.com over the phone. With the overwhelming return of the “twee” aesthetic, the reigning queen of saccharine silhouettes and dainty accessories spoke about its return, but she’s reluctant…
Mary Ziegler, the author of several books on the history of abortion (and a critic of the draft decision), said that part was correct. But the opinion, she and others argue, underplays the fact that for most of the first 100 years of American history, early abortions — before fetal “quickening” (generally defined as the…
Marcus Leatherdale, who made classical portraits of Manhattan’s demimonde in the 1980s — Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Sydney Biddle Barrows, otherwise known as the Mayflower Madam, all made their way to his Lower East Side studio — died on April 22 at his home in the state of Jharkhand, India. He was 69. The…
For years, she subsisted on grilled-cheese crusts, congealed oatmeal and browning apple slices the kids left behind, so it’s time to make mom something special. These simple, impressive recipes are great for all ages and skill levels, but, if you have small humans in the house, most 10- or 11-year-olds with some cooking experience can…
Young children who transition to a new gender with social changes — taking on new names, pronouns, haircuts and clothing — are likely to continue identifying as that gender five years later, according to a report published on Wednesday, the first study of its kind. The data come from the Trans Youth Project, a well-known…