For many years, shortly after the flowers began to sprout, André Leon Talley would ascend the steps of a church on 84th Street and Fifth Avenue to pay homage to the gods of fashion. This year, on Friday morning, at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, the gods of fashion showed up to pay homage…
Philip J. Hilts, who as a science reporter for The New York Times in 1994 exposed a tobacco company’s decades-long cover-up of its own research showing that tobacco was harmful and nicotine was addictive, died on April 23 in Lebanon, N.H. He was 74. The cause was complications of liver disease, his son Ben said.…
To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. On the recent series finale of “black-ish,” an array of Black hairstyles was on display: cornrows, box braids, sponge-brushed curls, twists and Afro puffs. All were worn by the cast just as they had been during the…
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration laid out a tentative timetable on Friday for deciding whether to authorize a coronavirus vaccine for America’s youngest children, announcing that June 8 is the earliest date that it will present data to its outside advisers for a recommendation. The nation’s 18 million children under 5 are the…
I love to travel and am fascinated by the Instagram travel influencers in their colorful dresses, variety of hats and delightful accessories, against the backgrounds of gorgeous cities and landscapes. But I could not possibly hike to the top of the mountain in a long white billowy dress, or explore Paris in anything less than…
Back in the early 1980s, Mâcon-Villages was my gateway to white Burgundy, though I had no idea at the time. I knew it was white, French and cheap, $5.99 in the era when that price could buy a decent bottle. I might even have known it was chardonnay, though that fact had few of the…
The Girls were already generating enough buzz in the industry — thanks in part to a showcase they had done — that they were in a position to audition new managers. They decided on Simon Fuller, who at that time was managing the Scottish icon Annie Lennox. In March 1995, they met him at his…
Scones and strawberry jam is such a classic pairing that, naturally, it’s rife with debate. First, there’s the pronunciation of scone. Does it rhyme with “phone” (as in the United States, Ireland and some parts of England) or with “gone” (as said by many Britons, including Queen Elizabeth)? Then, there’s the issue of jam placement.…
When it comes to the Met Gala, nobody does it like Sarah Jessica Parker. The actress is known to take each year’s theme very seriously and puts deep thought and research into every look. Over the years, she’s worked with top designers like Alexander McQueen and Oscar de la Renta to bring her creative ideas…
Erin Sha / Design Leah Romero There’s a reason why Robin Arzón has such a devoted fan base. In fact, there are many. Whether she’s leading a live class in her third trimester of pregnancy, running a marathon, or writing two New York Times bestselling books, the Peloton head instructor and VP of Fitness Programming…